Fair Seas Ireland (Fair Seas Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Fair Seas Ireland

Date published 17 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Fair Seas online email tool, allowing the public to quickly email the Taoiseach and Minister Dooley that they want to see MPA legisaltion progressed as soon as possible

Intended results To showcase the public's appetite for strong marine protected Area legsialtion and to encourage MPA action in Government

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jack O'Donovan Trá

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? For people to use our online tool to directly email an Tasoieach and Minister Dooley asking them to prorgess the MPA Bill as soon as possible

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (100+)

Approx 2000 emails have been sent from the Irish general public to an Taoiseach and Mininster Dooley calling for MPA action in Ireland.

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 Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)