Opportunity Green

Politician(s) lobbied: Cáit Moran (Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union), Department of Foreign Affairs; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: To share our briefing on CORSIA to inform the Irish permanent representation

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: Secure a meeting with the Minister for State, Thomas Byrne.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Meeting with Ciaran Ahern TD, and member of the JOC on Climate, on our research into aviation taxation and carbon pricing.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: Invitation to attend an event we are organising at the European Parliament in advance of the review of ETS, co-hosted by MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú on June 4th in Brussels.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026

Methods: EmailMeetingSubmission

Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: A hearing at the Joint Oireachtas Committee for EU Affairs regarding our publication on the Emission Trading Scheme and some recommendations to Ireland for the upcoming revision of the ETS.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: Meeting with Irish MEPs sitting on environmental, and transport committee at the EU parliament

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Meeting with members of the Committee on climate, environment, and energy

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance

Intent: Share Opportunity Green's new report on Aviation taxation and secure a meeting with the Minister

Methods: MeetingEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Adam Monaghan (Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: To share our research on upcoming review of the EU ETS, and secure a meeting with the permanent representative of Ireland to the EU.

Methods: EmailMeeting