Coalition 2030

Lobbying Organisation Coalition 2030

Date published 04 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Coalition 2030 letter to Minister Eamon Ryan requesting an all-of-Government launch of the second National Implementation Plan for the SDGs

Intended results That Minister Ryan, then Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and then Taoiseach Mícheál Martin together launch Ireland's second National Implementation Plan for the Sustainable Development Goals.

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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Text of email: Dear Minister Ryan, I am writing to you on behalf of the Steering Committee of Coalition 2030. The Committee is comprised of two representatives from each of the Coalition's four sectoral pillars; environment, international, domestic anti-poverty, and trade union, plus additional academic expertise. Please see attached a letter addressed to you from the Committee. The members urge you to publicly launch the next National Implementation Plan on the Sustainable Development Goals together with the leaders of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in order to meaningfully demonstrate to the public the commitment to take a whole-of-Government approach to achieving the SDGs. Additionally, the Steering Committee would welcome a meeting with you in the coming months to discuss progress on the SDGs. Kind regards, Meaghan Carmody Coalition 2030 Coordinator A letter was attached to the email expanding upon the rationale for our request.

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)