Irish Wildbird Conservancy (BirdWatch Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Wildbird Conservancy

Date published 16 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Marine

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

Intended results Ensure that sufficient funding goes towards ensuring that European Union fisheries are environmentally sustainable

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fintan Kelly

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.

Social Media (2-5)

Social media posts were made to ask the relevant DPO's to ensure that sufficient funding goes towards ensuring that European Union fisheries are environmentally sustainable

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.

Seán Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Liadh Ní Riada MEP (European Parliament)