Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Cody (Chairman), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Implementation of the Single use cup levy
Methods: Letter
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Letter
Asking to examine how Levy can be collected
Letter
Letter to the minister outlining the importance of the levys introduction
Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Support for an ambitious approach to the European Circular economy act during the Irish presidency.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Meeting in the ministers office to discuss circular economy measures, and to highlight the importance of an ambitious approach to the European Circular economy act during the Irish presidency.
Politician(s) lobbied: Philip Nugent (Assistant Secretary), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: attendance at the roundtable ahead of the Irish presidency.
Methods: Email
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Email
Invitation sent to Philip Nugent ahead of the meeting to take part.
Politician(s) lobbied: Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Discuss the Single Use Plastics Directive as implemented in Ireland.
Methods: EmailMeeting
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Meeting
Discuss the Single Use Plastics Directive as implemented in Ireland, and the obligations under the PPWR.
Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Update the minster on the programme to date.
Methods: MeetingEmail
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Meeting
meeting at the ministers office to discuss the Programme, invite the minster to a Photo-shoot related to the programme 25/26 and discuss the programme for 26/27
Email
update the minister on the progress of the programme.
Politician(s) lobbied: Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Single Use Cup levy implementation timeline be raised as a ministers question.
Methods: Email
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Email
Email to request to include a question to Ministers on when the levy was coming in
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: The proposed single use cup levy to be implemented
Methods: Letter
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Letter
Submission of a an open letter signed by community groups across the country calling for the implementation of the cup levy.
Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Create awareness of the issue of textiles waste
Methods: Email
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Email
Contacted Barry Hennigan as a member of the Environment committee to request the committee be updated on the report and it's findings
Email
Copy of report sent to the Ministers office to ensure they are aware of the report and inviting them to the webinar.
Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Public awareness of the programme
Methods: Event / ReceptionEmail
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Event / Reception
Photo call with Minister Alan Dillon to Launch the DCEE funded PickerPals programme.
Email
coordinating the event with the ministers office
Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Advocate for ambitious treaty position to be taken by Ireland and the EU in the negotiations at the INC5.2 in Geneva including : A cap and eventual phase-down of plastic productionRegulation of harmful chemicalsRestrictions on problematic and single-use plasticsDesign standards for reuse and circularityA strong financial mechanismEffective decision-making rules
Methods: Email
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Email
VOICE letter ahead of INC5.2 on a Global Plastics Treaty
