Stop Climate Chaos coalition (Stop Climate Chaos)

Lobbying Organisation Stop Climate Chaos coalition

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Progression of the Climate Emergency Measures Bill in the Dáil.

Intended results The purpose of the briefing and letter was to urge targeted TDs to support a motion put forward by People Before Profit, to allow the Climate Emergency Measures Bill progress to Third Stage - Committee Stage in the Dáil.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Catherine Devitt, Head of Policy, Stop Climate Chaos coalition

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

Mass communications

Social Media All TDs Using Twitter, tweets were made to the list of TDs below asking that they support a motion to progress the Climate Emergency Measures Bill to the next stage in the Dáil. These were: Labour party: Deputy Howlin and Deputies Kelly, Burton, O'Sullivan, Penrose, and Sherlock. Sinn Fein party: Deputy McDonald and Deputy Stanley, Fianna Fáil: Deputy Martin, and Deputies McGrath, Calleary, O'Brien, Collins, Byrne, O'Dea, Cowen, McConalogue, and Troy. Deputies Dooley, Kelleher, Rabbitte, Chambers, O'Callaghan, Smyth, Browne, Lahart, and Donnelly.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Briefing on "Five Reasons the Climate Emergency Measures Bill must move to Third Stage without delay" and Letter to TDs urging them to support a motion to allow the Bill progress in the Dáil. The Briefing and Letter were both administered via email. Targeted TDs were: Labour party: Deputy Howlin (cc-ed to Deputies Kelly, Burton, O'Sullivan, Penrose, and Sherlock). Sinn Fein party: Deputy McDonald and Deputy Stanley, Fianna Fa´il: Deputy Martin, and cc-ed to Deputies McGrath, Calleary, O'Brien, Collins, Byrne, O'Dea, Cowen, McConalogue, and Troy. Deputies Dooley, Kelleher, Rabbitte, Chambers, O'Callaghan, Smyth, Browne, Lahart, and Donnelly.

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.

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Burton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie Penrose TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Finian McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Rabitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)