Dónall Geoghegan

Lobbying Organisation Dónall Geoghegan

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Ireland's positioning on Climate Change in advance of relevant EU meetings and COP21 negotiations.

Intended results Gaining the support of Ireland for a strong position on climate change mitigation policy in its positioning within the EU and internationally, in advance of negotiations for COP21.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dónall Geoghegan

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Greenpeace (European Unit)

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 199 Rue Belliard, 1040, Brussels, Belgium

Main business or activity Lobbying

Company website http://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/en/

Contact email address stef.van.den.eynde@greenpeace.org

Contact phone number +32 (0)2 274 1908

Contact address

Mass communications

Phone call All MEPs Phone calls to all MEPs, or their offices, regarding EU Energy Union proposals.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister for Environment regarding Ireland's positioning for COP21.

Informal communication (2-5)

Informal discussions on EU Climate and Energy policies and Ireland's positioning regarding these.

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.

Alan Kelly Minister (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)

Lorcan Fullam Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)