National Traveller MABS

Lobbying Organisation National Traveller MABS

Date published 28 Nov, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details NTMABS joined with other organisations to send a joint letter to the Oireachtas Climate Committee outlining our concerns regarding the lack of civil society organisations being called as witnesses for their session on energy affordability.

Intended results That the Committee invite representatives nominated by the co-signing organisations to take part in thesession on energy affordability on December 10th.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Clare O'Connor Friends of the Earth Ireland

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 (1)

1 letter was sent via email to the Oireachtas Committee Members and clerk co-signed by NTMABS and Friends of the Earth, Irish Rural Link, National Women’s Council, INOU, Irish Cancer Society, Community Work Ireland, Polio Survivors Ireland, Irish Green Building Council, Disability Federation of Ireland, Society of St Vincent de Paul, Social Justice Ireland, Centre for Environmental Justice, Community Law and Mediation.

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.

Naoise Ó Muirí TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Naoise O'Cearúil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciarán Ahern TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Clendennen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Mark Duffy Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Noel O'Donovan Senator (Seanad)