MKC Communications

Lobbying Organisation MKC Communications

Date published 21 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Waste Policy Priorities for Government

Intended results That consideration be given to the IWMA's suggested waste policy proposals for government. To provide an overview of the current waste policy context, as well as suggested actions to ensure Ireland meets future EU recycling targets.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor Walsh (Officer of Wastemanass Ltd)

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)

Gerard Howlin (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)

Stephen Fitzpatrick (Former DPO) Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

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 Wastemanass Ltd trading as the Irish Waste Management Association

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 7 Dundrum Business Park, Windy Arbour, Dublin , D14 N2Y7

Main business or activity Representative Body

Company website http://iwma.ie/

Contact email address cwalsh@slrconsulting.com

Contact phone number 01 296 4667

Contact address 14 Centrepoint Business Park, Oak Road, D12 E2N2 Dublin

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (21-30)

Meeting (1)

A follow-up meeting was held with Jack Chambers TD to discuss the IWMA's suggested waste policy proposals for government.

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Carroll Head of Unit (Department of the Taoiseach)

Sarah O'Neill Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Mark Griffin Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Philip Nugent Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Owen Keegan CEO (Dublin City Council)

Philomena Poole CEO (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

AnnMarie Farrelly Chief Executive Officer (Fingal County Council)

Danny McLoughlin Chief Executive Officer (South Dublin County Council)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Verona Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sean Canney Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Fitzpatrick TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Shanahan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Berry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)