Irish Wildbird Conservancy (BirdWatch Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Wildbird Conservancy

Date published 20 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Advocating for a Hen harrier Threat Response Plan that can address pressures and threats such as forestry, wind energy and agriculture.

Intended results That the government will adopt and implement a Hen Harrier Threat Response plan that is compatible with EU and Irish law and is capable of restoring Ireland's breeding population of Hen harrier to historic levels

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 (6-10)

Tweeting DPOs to highlight the urgent need for the government to adopt and implement a Hen Harrier Threat Response plan that is compatible with EU and Irish law and is capable of restoring Ireland's breeding population of Hen harrier to historic levels

Email (2-5)

Emailing DPOs to highlight the urgent need for the government to adopt and implement a Hen Harrier Threat Response plan that is compatible with EU and Irish law and is capable of restoring Ireland's breeding population of Hen harrier to historic levels

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.

Josepha Madigan Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Andrew Doyle Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)