Irish Wildbird Conservancy (BirdWatch Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Wildbird Conservancy

Date published 14 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details General Election 2024

Intended results To ensure that the manifestoes of the political parties were ambitious for the environment especially Ireland's wild birds and other biodiversity. That the Programme for Government would be more ambitious for biodiversity and the environment than some of the manifestoes

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Linda Lennon

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?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? We wrote to our members and asked them to download our election asks from our website, send them to their general election candidates and to tell them that birds and nature are important and they want them to do more.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

An introductory email with a letter attached and our general election asks attached.

Letter (1)

Letter outlining the biodiversity emergency and how government must do more to protect people, nature and climate.

Social Media (2-5)

Email (1)

Further advocacy on our election asks to ensure more ambition is in the Programme for Government

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.

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

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

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Christopher O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Finance)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Heather Humphreys TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGahon Senator (Seanad)

Seán Kyne Senator (Seanad)

Paschal Donohoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Cummins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGahon Senator (Seanad)

Matthew Lynch Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Clare Mungovan Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Padráig Mac Lochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rebecca Moynihan Senator (Seanad)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jess Spear Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pippa Hackett Senator (Seanad)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ossian Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamonn Fahey Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Kate Ruddock Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Dónall Geoghegan Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Anna Conlon Joint Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

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

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP (European Parliament)

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)