Fair Seas Ireland (Fair Seas Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Fair Seas Ireland

Date published 17 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Continuation of Fair Seas online petition calling on Government to publish MPA Bill as soon as possible without further delay

Intended results To garner as much public support and generate political pressure for the Government to progress the Marine Protected Area Bill

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jack O'Donovan Trá

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? To sign a Fair Seas petition calling on the Government including Ministers O'Brien and Noonan to progress the Marine Protected Area legislation as soon as possible

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

We emailed Minister Noonan again about the increase in numbers to our petition making him aware of the public appetite for the Marine Protected Area Bill

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.

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

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