Coillte CGA

Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Damien J. Flynn (Assistant Secretary General), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; David Moloney (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Barry O'Brien (Assistant Secretary), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Sinead McPhilips (Assistant Secretary), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: To ensure Coillte’s perspectives particularlyin relation to maintenance obligations andassociated safety concerns, and existingarrangements are considered in the context ofthe drafting of this Bill

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Fintan O'Brien (Assistant Secretary), Department of Rural and Community Development

Intent: Agree the details of said successor programme with key features, deliverables and a joint funding structure

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Sinead McPhillips (Secretary General), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Paul Savage (Assistant Secretary), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications

Intent: To ensure Coillte’s perspectives particularly in relation to maintenance obligations and associated safety concerns, and existing arrangements are considered in the context of the drafting of this Bill

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development; Darragh Gallagher (Special Adviser), Department of Rural and Community Development; JP Mulherin (Special Adviser), Department of Rural and Community Development

Intent: Improved understanding of Coillte’s Strategy and the impact of Storm Éowyn on Coillte’s recreation infrastructure.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Delany (Director), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Temporary derogation from EU Cabotage rules to permit bringing in additional Haulage capacity to deal with emergency situations pursuant to Storm Eowyn

Methods: Informal communication

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Healy-Rae (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Jackie Healy-Rae (Councillor), Kerry County Council; Paul Savage (Assistant Secretary), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: A request to the Department to consider a reconstitution grant for its farm partners given the impact of Storm Éowyn.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Savage (Assistant Secretary), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Seeking to progress afforestation licences relating to native woodland sites.

Methods: EmailMeetingPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Pippa Hackett (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Paul Savage (Assistant Secretary), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: 1. To gain improved understanding of the new Afforestation Programme.2. To promote the provision of additional training.3. To expedite forestry licensing.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Francis Noel Duffy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: 1. To highlight the climate and environmental benefits of building with wood and the regulatory and policy barriers that are currently limiting the use of wood in the built environment. 2. To discuss opportunities to drive the increased use of timber via the introduction of embodied carbon legislation.3. To seek support to assist with the formal launch of a Forest Industries Ireland consultants report on policies supporting the use of wood in construction throughout Europe.

Methods: Meeting