An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Support for motion in Dail on Earth Day

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister), Department of Education

Intent: Information to ministers on use of public funding

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: Feedback to Minister on energy efficiency of public buildings

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad

Intent: To clarify the schedule and deadline for amendments

Methods: Informal communication

Politician(s) lobbied: Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To highlight issues with correspondence from Minister Chambers to Minister O'Brien on the matter of JR and the absence of data and evidence to support assertions made on the impact of JR on infrastructure delivery; to highlight concern on Minister Chambers' focus on the scale of fees proposal and associated regulations based on narrative and assertions absent real evidence. To seek to draw these matters out in the hearings with a focus on the real issues blocking infrastructure delivery.

Methods: EmailPhone callVirtual Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad

Intent: To highlight the importance of the EU Commission's Letter of Formal Notice commencing infringement proceedings against Ireland for its failure to exit the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), and the increasing risks for Ireland in the delayed exit, and to encourge focus on the need for us to exit and to clarify the mechanisms and timeframes for that, and to share information. To hightlight the relevance of this issue on other deals with clauses which create the same risks, but across even more sectors

Methods: EmailPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To highlight concerns on the limited nature of the Pre-legislative scrutiny proposed for the General Scheme (GS) and associated risks of poorly considered legislation having a counter-productive effect of same given uncertainty for investors and complext litigation resulting delays it would precitate in the delivery of housing and critical infrastructure including for energy, transport, water. With a view to promoting as robust as possible scurtiny of the GS.

Methods: EmailInformal communicationVirtual Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: To highlight concerns on the compliance of the General Scheme (GS) with EU law and international law obligations, including EIA, Habitats & Birds Directives, Water Framerwork Directive, Seveso Directive, Aarhus Convention, wider sustainability and security of supply issues, and non-compliance with the energy security policy objectives. To support the conduct of a rigorous Pre-legislative scrutiny of the GS given invitation to appear before the JOC at its PLS hearing.

Methods: EmailPhone callVirtual Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To highlight serious concerns on the implications of the General Scheme (GS) in particular for Judicial Review, and particularly for environmental Judicial Review and environmental proceedings given proposals on Discovery, Jurisdiction of the Courts, and new rules on Judicial Review. To highlight the need for robust PLS and considerations to assist the JOC in preparing for and organising the PLS. To highlight issues which arose from the PLS hearing.

Methods: EmailPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Highlighted the implications of reduction/cuts in Life+ funding not just for nature and the environment, and many important social, economic and environmental projects in Ireland, but for the operating grants for very effective EU based eNGOs who are key to engagement on EU policies and legislation. To request a copy of the JOC Climate Energy Environment Political Contribution on the EU Commission Proposal on COM 555 COM(2025)555 on establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’)

Methods: EmailInformal communicationPhone call