Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
Environment
Period
1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017
Specific Details
Climate Activation Programme
Intended results
That the Government would introduce further measures to avoid climate fines and reduce Ireland's greenhouse gas emmissions
That a Climate Activation Programme would focus on the following areas:
The announcement of a biomass development programme, which would displace electricity generated from peat and coal. This would eliminate 64% of greenhouse gasses created when generating electricity.
The re-opening of the Green Low Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme. This would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an additional 65,000 tonnes each year.
The announcement of a zero carbon electricity tariff for community based renewable projects. This should be used over time to displace electricity production from gas, which accounts for 35% of greenhouse gasses emitted when generating electricity. This is part of IFA’s recent call for a €100m prosumer strategy, which ring-fences 20% of the PSO levy paid by homeowners to encourage homeowners and farm families to replace their fossil fuels with renewables sources, such as roof-top solar and mi
The scaling up of on-farm emission reduction programmes identified in the National Mitigation Plan, such as Smart Farming, Origin Green and the Carbon Navigator.
A full review by the Department of Agriculture’s Forest Services division of the new forestry programme and a commitment to remove all barriers, as planting is down 14% year on year.
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Thomas Cooney IFA Environment Chairman
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.
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.
Jackie Cahill
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Pat Deering
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Martin Kenny
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Charlie McConalogue
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Willie Penrose
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Thomas Pringle
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Paul Daly
Senator (Seanad)
Tim Lombard
Senator (Seanad)
Pádraig MacLochlainn
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Michelle Mulherin
Senator (Seanad)