Christian Aid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Christian Aid Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020

Intended results Urge changes to strengthen the Bill and raise the level of climate ambition within it

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor O'Neill

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.

Email (2-5)

Sharing policy proposals from the Stop Climate Chaos (SCC) coalition, urging that the Bill be strengthened to show greater climate ambition

Virtual Meeting (1)

Virtual meetings with Deputy Brid Smith, Deputy Richard Bruton, Senator John McGahon and Senator Alice Mary Higgins to discuss the Bill and proposals to improve it Virtual meetings with Deputies Richmond, Browne, Kehoe, Murphy, Mythen and Senator Byrne & groups of constituents to discuss the Climate Bill and climate policy more generally, as part of SCC lobby day in December

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.

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGahon Senator (Seanad)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Verona Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Johnny Mythen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)