Natural Capital Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Natural Capital Ireland

Date published 05 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details NCI Executive Coordinator Deirdre Lane was on way to a meeting with NPWS and IEN and presented a copy of the Funding Nature Restoration Report for deliberation to Roderic Gorman..

Intended results To share this report and the role of Natural Capital and the remit , with note to the NPWS and the IEN meeting discussed https://www.naturalcapitalireland.com/fundingnaturerestorationreport IEN as commissioned. Policy shift to support Natural Capital initiatives.

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.

Meeting (1)

The day of a meeting with NPWS Deirdre Lynn and Ainle Ni Bhriain together with the Irish Environmental Network Fintan Kelly and Ní Lochlainn we happened to meet Roderic in the Dail Outside and posed for a photo, gifted him this report https://www.naturalcapitalireland.com/post/nci-ien-npws-invited-to-discuss-funding-nature-restoration-findings-with-minister-for-nature

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.

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