Community Law & Mediation

Lobbying Organisation Community Law & Mediation

Date published 16 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Email to inform of climate litigation

Intended results To flag a legal challenge of Climate Action Plan 2023 and its associated Annex of Actions, specifically the failure to show with a sufficient level of specificity that it will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with Ireland’s legally binding carbon budgets.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Elizabeth Devine

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 (1)

Email and explanatory memorandum to flag a legal challenge of Climate Action Plan 2023 and its associated Annex of Actions, specifically the failure to show with a sufficient level of specificity that it will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with Ireland’s legally binding carbon budgets.

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.

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)