Friends of the Irish Environment (Friends of the Irish Environment)

Lobbying Organisation Friends of the Irish Environment

Date published 13 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Communication with the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment concerning the consultation on regulation of costs payable under the Planning and Development Act 2024, seeking withdrawal of the consultation on fair procedures/access to justice grounds.

Intended results To secure the withdrawal of the public consultation on the proposed regulations concerning costs payable under the Planning and Development Act 2024, on the basis that the consultation process was inadequate and raised access-to-justice concerns in environmental proceedings.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tony Lowes, Chairperson FIE

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Communication was by solicitor’s letter on behalf of Friends of the Irish Environment CLG and An Taisce.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

James Browne Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)