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Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)
Emails to members of the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, and to other TDs to encourage their support the passage of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill.
Informal communication (2-5)
Met informally with Deputy Martin and Deputy McGrath during our attendance at an event that they were also attending (the Divestment and Beyond Forum organised by the Cork Climate Action Group in Cork City); and met informally with Minister Denis Naughten and Brian Carroll at two events that they and ourselves were speaking at (an ICTU seminar on Energy, and an IMPACT event on 'Just Transition'.)
Letter (2-5)
Letters sent to the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, the members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, and to Party Spokespersons on Climate and Environment to encourage them to support the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill.
Meeting (2-5)
Met with each of Deputy Dooley, Deputy Ryan and Senator Horkan regarding the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance.
Social Media (2-5)
Sent tweets to Deputies Michael Martin, Micheal McGrath, Donnchadh O’Laoghaire, Mick Barry and Senator Grace O'Sullivan following their participation in an event in Cork to thank them for their support for divestment. Tweeted all members of the Finance Committee, the Taoiseach, Minister for Finance, Minister for CCAE, Party leaders, Party spokespersons and a number of other TDs and Senators ahead of the hearing of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill in June to encourage them to support the passage of the Bill.

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.