Friends of the Earth

Lobbying Organisation Friends of the Earth

Date published 19 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Seanad Amendment to Climate (Amendment) Bill

Intended results Reconsideration of Seanad Amendment to Climate (Amendment) Bill re emissions removals

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jerry Mac Evilly

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.

Email (2-5)

Email with SCC briefing re proposed FF-FG amendment re removals sent to P Daly, T Dooley, D Gillane, E Murphy, M Byrne

Virtual Meeting (1)

Online meeting with P Kenny and other civil society reps re proposed Seanad amendment to Climate Bill

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.

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Eugene Murphy Senator (Seanad)

Timmy Dooley Senator (Seanad)

Paul Daly Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Paul Kenny Special Adviser (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)