Seal Rescue Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Seal Rescue Ireland

Date published 07 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Draft Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020

Intended results Greater public consultation and involvement in matters regarding the environment, in line with the Aarhus Convention which the Irish Government ratified on 20th June, 2012.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jeshua Taucher, Project Manager

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.

Submission (1)

Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin requested we write a newspaper article for him to submit tot the Gorey Guardian, regarding the many thousands of trees that were forced to be destroyed.

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.

Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Councillor (Wexford County Council)