Tearfund Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Tearfund Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Implementing the Paris Agreement on Climate Action

Intended results Improving access to public transport from the midlands to Dublin, to limit the use of cars.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emma Lynch, Tearfund Ireland Church & Supporter Relations Co-ordinator spoke to Robert Troy TD and Peter Burke TD about improving access to public transport from the midlands to Dublin to limit the use of cars. Both TDs were attending Stop Climate Chaos event as part of a group of about 40 TDs and were asked to sign letter dated December 2018, addressed to Richard Bruton TD.

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Stop Climate Chaos event held in Buswell's Hotel Dublin 2 on December 5th 2018. About 40 TDs attended and were asked to sign letter dated December 2018, addressed to Richard Bruton TD. (Stop Climate Chaos will be providing more details lobbying report on this activity.)

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.

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)