Christian Aid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Christian Aid Ireland

Date published 15 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Letter to the Joint Committee on Climate Action on the Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia.

Intended results To ask the committee to question ESB’s continued reliance on Colombian coal at Moneypoint Power station

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jennifer Higgins

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)

Letter sent in September to the Joint Committee on Climate Action on the Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia (in coordination with other NGOs)

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.

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Deering TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Imelda Munster TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Daly Senator (Seanad)

Máire Devine Senator (Seanad)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

Ian Marshall Senator (Seanad)

Michelle Mulherin Senator (Seanad)

Grace O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)