GIY Ireland (GIY Ireland CLG)

Lobbying Organisation GIY Ireland

Date published 13 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Shared GIY's Pre Budget Submission with Minister and government officials & representatives

Intended results Support & funding for GROW at School as a garden-based learning programme under Budget 2024 Review of existing primary school programmes to review their relevance in supporting an 'environment-first' policy in support of Ireland's climate targets

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nell Ward

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 (21-30)

Email & copy of GIY pre-budget submission for budget 2024 requesting support for same.

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.

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Bernie McNally Secretary General (Department of Education)

Aine Doyle Special Adviser (Department of Education)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

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

Caoimhin O'Ciaruain Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)

Mark Griffin Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Paul Melia Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Hildegarde Naughton Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Amii McKeever Adviser to Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

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

Aisling Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lynn Boylan Senator (Seanad)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Roche Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)