Misean Cara (Misean Cara)

Lobbying Organisation Misean Cara

Date published 21 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill - to support passage of a strong bill

Intended results to divest the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund from its investments in the fossil fuel industry. urge the Government to support the passage of a strong Bill, and to make a statement acknowledging the urgent need for furhter ambition and action on ending Ireland's dependence on fossil fuels

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity We were a signatory to a letter sent by Trocaire to various Ministers (listed below)

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.

Letter (1)

Misean Cara was a signatory to a letter sent by Trocaire urging various Ministers and Deputies to support passage of a strong Bill on Fossil Fuel Divestment. The full list of DPOs to whom the letter was sent by Trociare is below.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael W. D'Arcy Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Burton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Grace O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

Eoghan Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)