Environmental Pillar

Lobbying Organisation Environmental Pillar

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Marine

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Meeting to discuss Sustainability in the marine ecosystems

Intended results To ensure that the Minister and his Dept are driving a truly sustainable strategy for the marine environment

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Oonagh Duggan

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)

1. Ending overfishing 2. Pair-trawling/sprat fishing 3. Supertrawlers 4. Marine Protected Areas 5. Lough Foyle Aquaculture and Xborder work 6. Review of the ' multiannual national strategic aquaculture plans’ or NSPA in Ireland

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.

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Cecil Beamish Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Jonathan Hoare Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)