Natural Capital Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Natural Capital Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details NCI Exec Coordinator Deirdre Lane emailed Galway Mayor FG Cllr Eddie Hoare to invite him to our Galway event for European Sustainable Development Week, also emailed to invite and spoke to Catherine Connolly TD Independent, and Green Party Senator Pauline O'Reilly, who both attended the event highlighting our work

Intended results Highlighting the benefits of the natural capital approach for nature and society and developments in NCI's work and opening up the possibility of discussion and collaboration on potential natural capital focussed projects in Galway.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Deirdre Lane

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? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Email inviting these politicians to attend our meeting on natural capital and environmental topics in Galway's JE Cairnes Institute of Economics on September 27th

Informal communication (1)

Informal in-person meeting with named DPOs on natural capital and environmental topics in Galway's JE Cairnes Institute of Economics on September 27th

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.

Eddie Hoare Councillor (Galway City Council)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)