Dónall Geoghegan

Lobbying Organisation Dónall Geoghegan

Date published 21 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Ireland's positioning on EU Climate Policy

Intended results Taoiseach's support for the EU Commission to prepare an upward review of EU climate policy, in keeping with the ambition set out in the Paris Agreement

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dónall Geoghegan

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)

Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO) - (-)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Greenpeace (European Unit)

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 199 Rue Belliard, 1040, Brussels, Belgium

Main business or activity Lobbying

Company website http://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/en/

Contact email address european.unit@greenpeace.org

Contact phone number 0032 (0) 2 274 1900

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Email correspondence in advance of the Taoiseach's attendance at the EU Council meeting in March and for other contacts the Irish Government and its officials have with EU Commission and other member states regarding EU Climate Policy.

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.

Rory Montgomery Second Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)

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

Lorcan Fullam Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Michael Manley Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)