The Community Foundation for Ireland

Lobbying Organisation The Community Foundation for Ireland

Date published 12 Mar, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Heritage

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Expansion of existing partnership between Community Foundation Ireland and the National Parks and Wildlife Service on Biodiversity Action

Intended results An expansion of the existing partnership which has empowered more than 200 communities to draw up and begin implementing local action plans to protect and promote plants and wildlife.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Denise Charlton

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Jerry O'Connor (Former DPO) Adviser to Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

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.

Submission (1)

Submission to Minister outlining success of existing programme and how philanthropic giving has responded to the call, and exceeded public funding. Now seeking to build this programme to deliver 1m Euro a year, within 5-years, to respond to the Biodiversity Emergency.

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.

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Hannah Hamilton Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)