Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

Lobbying Organisation Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

Date published 20 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details #ProtectWater - An NGO-led campaign which asked citizens across Europe and beyond to take a stand for Europe’s rivers, lakes and wetlands, and the strong law which protects them, the EU Water Framework Directive, during the European Commission’s ongoing fitness-check.

Intended results To get as many signatures for the campaign to call on the European Commission to defend Europe’s strong water law - the Water Framework Directive (WFD).

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sinead 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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Email to members of our organisation indicating they should email their MEPs re the #ProtectWater campaign. Also Facebook posts (on various dates) and Twitter tweets (on various dates) calling for people to sign up to the campaign.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Email to members of our organisation indicating they should email their MEPs re the #ProtectWater campaign. Also asked each organisation to communicate to their own contacts about this campaign.

Social Media (11-20)

Various Facebook posts and Twitter tweet during February and March asking citizens across Europe to sign up to the #ProtectWater campaign and to take a stand for Europe's rivers, lakes and wetlands, and the strong law which protects them, the EU Water Framework Directive.

Social Media (1)

Facebook - Reposting of #ProtectWater campaign post on 28th February @jospehamadigan tagged in original post.

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.

Josepha Madigan Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)