Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment

Lobbying Organisation Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment

Date published 17 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Waste shipment regulations provisions on the shipment of plastic wastes

Intended results The endorsement of the Waste Shipment Regulation text agreed at Trilogue by the Agriculture and Environment ministers.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tad kirakowski

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine requesting the minister to support the text as agreed at Trilogue stage in the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting on 26 March 2024.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister for Transport and the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications requesting the minister to support the text as agreed at Trilogue stage in the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting on 26 March 2024.

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.

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Paul Kenny Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)