Climate and Health Alliance

Lobbying Organisation Climate and Health Alliance

Date published 12 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Invitation to Minister Pippa Hackett, Oireachtas members, and Councillors to attend a conference on Sustainable Diets

Intended results Secure the attendance of Minister for State Pippa Hackett to attend and speak at the Sustainable Diets conference. Invite all members of the Oireachtas, and Councillors from various county and city councils to attend the conference on Sustainable Diets.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Murphy

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Email invitation to all members of the Oireachtas to attend the conference on Sustainable Diets, with a follow-up email to those who registered to attend the conference.

Email All Councillors Email invitation to the Councillors of the following County and City Councils to attend the conference on Sustainable Diets, with a follow-up email to those who registered to attend the conference. o Dublin City Council o Fingal County Council o South Dublin County Council o Dun Laoighaire County Council o Cork City Council o Cork County Council o Louth County Council o Galway City Council o Galway County Council o Limerick City and County council o Waterford City and County council

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (11-20)

Email invitation to Minister for State Pippa Hackett to attend and chair a session at the conference on Sustainable Diets, with follow-up emails managing logistics of the day with the Minister's office.

Email (1)

Email invitation to Special Adviser Paul Kenny to attend the conference on Sustainable Diets.

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.

Paul Kenny Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Pippa Hackett Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)