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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 6)
2023-09-25
Politician(s) lobbied: Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: To seek support for the delivery of the recommendations of the Wicklow Mountains Path Condition Survey and seek support to fill the Conservation Ranger vacancies.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To have the recommendations of the Wicklow Mountains Path Condition Survey implemented and to have the Conservation Ranger vacancies filled. |
2023-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: To support Minister for State Thomas Byrne TD and his Department staff in delivering sport and physical activity in the areas of hillwalking, climbing and outdoor recreation.
Methods: Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Mountaineering Ireland offered its support to the new Minister upon his appointment in the new Government in his ministerial brief towards sports and physical activity the areas of hillwalking |
| — | climbing and outdoor recreation and also offer the Minister an opportunity to meet with Mountaineering Ireland to discuss these areas further. |
2023-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: To support Minister Heather Humphreys TD and her Department staff in delivering the new National Outdoor Recreation Strategy, concerning the areas of hillwalking, climbing, access, environment, sustainability, and outdoor recreation.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Mountaineering Irelands expressed its thanks to Minister Heather Humphreys TD at the launch of the National Outdoor Recreation Strategy |
| — | for giving her full support to the new strategy and also to her department’s staff in supporting Comhairle na Tuaithe over the past two years in the development of the plan. Mountaineering Ireland also offered its support to the Ministers moving forward in the areas concerning hillwalking |
| — | climbing |
| — | access |
| — | environment |
| — | sustainability |
| — | and outdoor recreation. |
2023-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; James Browne (Minister of State), Department of Justice
Intent: To support the work of the Minister of Justice, Helen McEntee TD and Minister of State, James Browne TD regarding proposed changes to the Occupiers Liability Act, particularly in relation to Section 4(4).
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | A written submission was delivered to Minister of Justice |
| — | Helen McEntee TD and Minister of State |
| — | James Browne TD regarding the proposed changes to the Occupiers Liability Act |
| — | particularly in relation to Section 4(4). |
2022-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: The intended purpose of the site visit was too: - To view the poor condition of upland habitats, especially peatlands, in Wicklow and most other parts of the country, focusing on issues which included overgrazing (sheep and deer), illegal burning, off-road vehicle damage. - The potential of achieving a Results Based Payment Schemes for farmers to improve environmental condition and delivery of ecosystem services was discussed. - The Wicklow Mountains Path Condition Survey was discussed, focusin
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | A site visit was arranged with Minister Noonan |
| — | Helen Lawless |
| — | Access & Conservation Officer |
| — | Mountaineering Ireland and Alan Lauder |
| — | Chair. of Mountaineering Ireland’s Access & Conservation Committee |
| — | as part of an event hosted by Wicklow Mountains National Park to view a pilot peatland restoration project. |
2022-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: To successfully raise awareness and gain support from National Government towards having sustainable and responsible management of upland environments and habitats in place, to support initiatives involving hillwalkers and climbers in helping to deliver conservation projects, to ensure walkways are maintained and to minimise our impact on all wildlife in the uplands.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To raise awareness and aim to seek support from National Government for the purpose of sustainable and responsible management of the upland environments and habitats |
| — | on how hillwalkers and climbers can help in conservation projects |
| — | on ensuring walkways are maintained and on minimising impact to all wildlife. |
2021-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: For National Government to review their current Covid-19 Guidelines on carpooling for hillwalking and climbing as they engage in outdoor recreational activities.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To seek support from National Government |
| — | to open transport of private cars to allow carpooling for hillwalkers and climbers |
| — | ahead of the Governments ongoing Covid-19 review of Guidelines. |
2021-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To have clarity from the Department of Agriculture of the hill fires in Wicklow in 2020, regarding the action taken by DAFM on the reports, and details of penalties applied by DAFM for the burned land.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To seek support for a Parliamentary Question to be put on the Dáil Record |
| — | seeking clarity from the Department of Agriculture on the hill fires in Wicklow |
| — | as cross-reported to DAFM by NPWS in 2020 |
| — | requesting the actions taken by DAFM on these reports |
| — | and details of penalties applied by DAFM for the burned land. |
2021-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: To have the opening of travel beyond the 5km current limits and open the outside of county boundaries in Levels 3 and 4 for organised club activities, on the hills and mountains. This revision would then be reflective in both Level 3 and 4 of the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021, the Plan for Living with Covid-19, as approved by Government.
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To support and ask that National Government in their reviewing of the current Restrictions over Level 3 and 4 |
| — | to consider some amendments |
| — | which would enable people participate in physical activities and experience wellbeing in the outdoors |
| — | outside of their 5km and County boundary restrictions currently in place |
| — | ahead of the development of and review of new Restrictions. |
2021-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: To have allowances brought from Government, to allow the opening of travel or 5km and outside of county boundaries in Levels 3 and 4 for organised club activities, on the hills and mountains. This revision would then be reflective in both Level 3 and 4 of the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021, the Plan for Living with Covid-19, as approved by Government.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To seek support from National Government in their reviewing of the current Restrictions over Level 3 and 4 |
| — | to allow for some amendments |
| — | which would enable people participate in physical activities and experience wellbeing in the outdoors |
| — | outside of their 5km and County boundary restrictions. |
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