Stop Climate Chaos coalition (Stop Climate Chaos)

Lobbying Organisation Stop Climate Chaos coalition

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details National Mitigation Plan

Intended results Enhancement of the National Mitigation Plan in line with Ireland's international, EU and national climate change commitments, as well as further consideration of the Plan by the Government.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Catherine Devitt

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.

Meeting (1)

18/5/2017 Meeting with Minster Denis Naughten to present analysis and discuss the draft National Mitigation Plan, with aim of discussing how principle of climate justice could be addressed before finalisation.

Letter (1)

12/06/2017 Letter to (then) Minister Varadakar requesting meeting to urge for Government consideration on the draft National Mitigation Plan.

Meeting (1)

13/06/2017 Meeting with Timmy Dooley TD to present our analysis of the draft National Mitigation Plan, and to request for Government debate and vote final Plan.

Meeting (1)

13/06/2017 Meeting with Brid Smith TD to present our analysis of the draft National Mitigation Plan, and to request parliamentary question and speaking time on status of and need for vote on the Plan.

Meeting (1)

20/06/2017 Meeting with members of Independents for Change: Catherine Connolly, Thomas Pringle, Joan Collins, to present our analysis of the draft National Mitigation Plan, and to request parliamentary question and speaking time on status of and need for government vote on the National Mitigation Plan.

Letter (1)

12/06/2017, Letter to Minister Coveney a meeting to hold discussion on our analysis of the draft National Mitigation Plan, to urge for stronger, more ambitious approach to climate policy in Ireland, and to identify how SCC could help support this process.

Letter (1)

14/06/2017 Letter to Taoiseach (from the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition, Environmental Pillar, Dochas and the Students Union of Ireland) requesting meeting with the purpose of urging the Government to give careful consideration of the National Mitigation Plan and if the Plan was deemed inadequate, that the necessary time be allowed to modify the Plan before its final adoption. Meeting was requested also to urge for a stronger, approach to climate policy in Ireland, and to identify how SCC could help support this process.

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)

Leo Varadkar TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)