Climate and Health Alliance (Climate and Health Alliance)

Lobbying Organisation Climate and Health Alliance

Date published 05 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Sent email letter to Minister Eamon Ryan requesting that his department part-fund, up to 50%, the ESRI report that the CHA will be commissioning examining the health costs of climate change in Ireland, as well as set out the health co-benefits of the main mitigation measures set out in the Climate Action Plan

Intended results The Department of the Environment to fund 50% of the CHA-commissioned ESRI report

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Murphy

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 letter to Minister Eamon Ryan requesting that his department part-fund, up to 50%, the ESRI report that the CHA will be commissioning examining the health costs of climate change in Ireland, as well as set out the health co-benefits of the main mitigation measures set out in the Climate Action Plan. (cc’d Brian Carroll, Assistant Secretary, Environment and Climate Action Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and Paul Kenny, Special Adviser to Eamon Ryan)

Informal communication (1)

Text message to Paul Kenny, special adviser to Eamon Ryan, following up to the email letter

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)

Brian Carroll Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

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