Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment

Lobbying Organisation Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Met with Dail officials and TDs re: the Environmental Pillar's budget proposal

Intended results adopting of our proposals by the DAIL

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mindy O'Brien

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 (2-5)

Testified before the Dail Joint Budget Committee and met with Fianna Fail staff and budget committee staff before hearing. Spoke with Ministers at the National Economic Dialogue

Letter (1)

Letter to the Department of Finance on behalf of the Environmental Pillar re: our budget proposals.

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.

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)