Barry Ward

To raise awareness about the newly identified Important Bird Areas for seabirds in Ireland

A formal hearing with the committee on EU affairs regarding the upcoming review on of the EU Emissions trading Scheme with regards to aviation during Ireland's presidency of the EU.

Presentation at Oireachtas Committee

TD's were asked to attend a Lobby event with their constituents to hear about they care about climate change and the actions they want their representatives to take.

To provide updates to elected representatives on the Deposit Return Scheme and its progress to date. To provide updates to elected representatives on the community and charity fundraising activity being facilitated by the Deposit Return Scheme.

The intended outcome of “Debate Your Decision Makers” was to ensure that students had a chance to express their views on sustainability and climate action, elevate voices of young people, particularly in relation to environmental/education policy. We hoped to achieve meaningful…

Getting MPA commitment in the Programme for Government

Request for enough time to be allocated to the Report Stage to allow for proper scrutiny of the new amendments given the scale and complexity of the Bill and that the Bill undergo an independent assessment against Aarhus Convention requirements

To highlight that Carbon sequestration solutions enhance climate action and, if implemented correctly, bring incentives and additional income potential to landowners. The importance of soil carbon sequestration must be taken into account in the calculation of carbon…

To propose that grant aid from the Climate and Nature Fund be made available to all farmers with 70% grant aid for manure/ slurry storage facilities.::That the slurry separation equipment grant is aided by 70% to assist in reducing storage capacity requirements on farms.::That…

To propose that the inclusion of agricultural tyres in the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme is postponed and that funding is allocated in the budget to organise a series of national bring centres to deal with legacy issues on farms before the inclusion of…

To propose that The Commission for Regulation of Utilities reverse the tariff increases and recognise the challenges facing the sector and introduce further transitional arrangements for farmers to minimise tariff increases.::To propose significant continued investment in water…

To propose that, given the strategic importance of nutrient storage infrastructure for water and air quality, a planning exemption is provided for the construction of nutrient storage facilities on farms to facilitate the construction of stores of significant size without…