Coalition 2030

Lobbying Organisation Coalition 2030

Date published 19 Aug, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details This entailed the dissemination of a 2-page briefing from Coalition 2030 pertaining to the draft National Implementation Plan on the Sustainable Development Goals. This draft was published in May 2022 by DECC. An email was sent to all senators, TDs and Ministers one day after the publication of the draft, outlining the criteria that Coalition 2030 would be using to assess the ability of the plan to help Ireland reach the Sustainable Development Goals. The email also shared a press release.

Intended results Response to Coalition 2030 from elected official, acknowledging receipt. This would indicate that they read the email and materials and so they would be more information of national CSO activity on the SDGs. That the advocacy would result in an increased motivation to strengthen the final National Implementation Plan to be published later in 2022 in line with our analysis.er in 2022, in line wit

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Meaghan Carmody

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

Mass communications

Email All Senators

Email All TDs

Email All Oireachtas Members

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

A letter was sent to Eamon Ryan via email, outlining our 7 tests, shortly before the publication of the Draft National Implementation Plan. We also requested a meeting which was denied.

Email (1)

An email was sent directly to Marc O Cathasaigh TD with the 7 tests document.

Email (1)

An email was sent directly to Jennifer Whitmore TD with the 7 tests document.

Email (1)

An email was sent directly to Denis Naughten TD with the 7 tests document.

Email (1)

An email was sent directly to Richard Bruton TD with the 7 tests document.

Email (1)

An email was sent directly to Senator Lynn Boylan with the 7 tests document.

Email (1)

An email was sent directly to Senator Alice-Mary Higgins with the 7 tests document.

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.

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lynn Boylan Senator (Seanad)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)