Trócaire

Lobbying Organisation Trócaire

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Encouraging greater action on climate change

Intended results Increasing Ireland's action on climate change

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Niamh Garvey

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? Asked grassroots campaigners to contact their TDs in relation to the use of the Money Message and to support attempts to revise the Money Message procedure in Dáil Standing Orders

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Informal communication (1)

Informal meeting with Deputy Smith during a Stop Climate Chaos public debate on the need for legislation on Fossil Fuels in Ireland.

Event / Reception (2-5)

Trócaire presentation alongside external experts from Carbon Tracker at an AV Room briefing and to the Joint Committee on Climate Action in order to highlight the need for greater action on climate change and transition out of Fossil Fuels.

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.

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Daly Senator (Seanad)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Eamon Scanlon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brassil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

David Healy Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Máire Devine Senator (Seanad)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michelle Mulherin Senator (Seanad)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)