Coalition 2030

Lobbying Organisation Coalition 2030

Date published 19 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan, 2026 to 30 Apr, 2026

Specific Details Met with the Taoiseach on my departure from Dept of the Taoiseach. Discussed Coalition 2030, Sustainable Development Goals, AI and its resource usage, AI and its security implications, AI and its ability to return information in an instant.

Intended results Recognition of my career as a Civil Servant and awareness of my new role as Co-ordinator of Coalition 2030

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Niall McGuirk

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting took place in Department of the Taoiseach as I had previously worked there as a Civil Servant. The purpose of the Taoiseach meeting me was to thank me for my service.

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.

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)