Friends of the Earth

Lobbying Organisation Friends of the Earth

Date published 18 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2017

Intended results To support the passing of a bill to keep fossil fuels in the ground in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Oisin Coghlan

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 with Brid Smith at a conference 25th November ensuring support for legislation to keep fossil fuels in the ground 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.

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)