Ryan Meade

Lobbying Organisation Ryan Meade

Date published 21 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details National dialogue on climate change

Intended results To brief government on innovative approaches to dialogue on climate change undertaken by the Climate Gathering and its partners, and to encourage such approaches to be adopted in the proposed national dialogue on climate change

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ryan Meade

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Ryan Meade (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)

Eamon Ryan (Currently employed as a DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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)

Presentation to Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Action by representatives of the Climate Gathering, Trócaire, Friends of the Earth Ireland, PeopleTalk and the Environmental Pillar.

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.

Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Martin Fraser Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Ross Elwood Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Mark Griffin Secretary General (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)

David Walsh Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)