Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
Environment
Period
1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015
Specific Details
Request to our volunteer Leaders to lobby their local politicians re COP21 Climate Summit
Intended results
To urge politicians to play a key role in ensuring a strong and binding climate agreement at COP21 Climate Summit being held in Paris from 30th November to 11th December
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Fiona Murdoch, Communications Officer
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?
Yes
What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners?
to write to politicians urging them to play a key role in ensuring a strong and binding agreement at COP21 Climate Summit
Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client?
No
Mass communications
Letter All TDs
Not all TDs were written to, but we know the following were - Taoiseach; Tanaiste; Alex White TD, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources; Olivia Mitchell TD; Dr James Reilly, TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs; Finian McGrath TD; Richard Bruton TD; Alan Kelly TD, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government; Jan O'Sullivan TD, Minister for Education and Skills; Councillor Ian Doyle, Fianna Fail Councillor for Fermoy; Terence Flanagan, Aodhan O'Riordain; Councillor David Healy; Senator Shane Ross; Alan Shatter and Peter Matthews.
Alex White TD visited a Guide Unit meeting in Dundrum to hear the girls' and Leaders' views on climate change. The girls told him that they wanted global warming to be kept to below 2 degrees Celsius, but preferably below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Lobbying activity
No lobbying activity recorded during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area.
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.
Enda Kenny
Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)
Joan Burton
Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Social Protection)
Alex White
Minister (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)
Olivia Mitchell
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
James Reilly
Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)
Finian McGrath
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Richard Bruton
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Alan Kelly
Minister (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)
Jan O'Sullivan
Minister (Department of Education and Skills)
Ian Doyle
Councillor (Cork County Council)
Terence Flanagan
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
David Healy
Councillor (Fingal County Council)
Shane Ross
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Alan Shatter
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Peter Matthews
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)