Catherine Connolly

For the relevant deregation to be applied to Sika deer, and the removal of Sika and Fallow deer from the list of invasive allien species, to avoid unintended consquences.

To highlight concerns of the EEB on proposals for the MFF, and lack of ringfencing of funding for nature, and on the negative impacts of the proposals to Life+ funding and consequential impacts for nature and civil society organisations capacity, and to seek awareness and…

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

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 seek the Deputy's support to raise concerns in the Dáil on the re-opening and weakening of EU Sustainability Legislation via EU Commission's Omnibus Proposal

To secure information on the issues with compromise of Oireachtas oversight given Government's approach to passage of legislation and its review and signing by the President

Highlighting the benefits of the natural capital approach for nature and society and developments in NCI's work and opening up the possibility of discussion and collaboration on potential natural capital focussed projects in Galway.

That TDs would speak favorably of An Taisce in the debate

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

To propose provision of capital grant funding to support the construction of viable on-farm Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plants and the storage of digestate from AD plants on-farm.::To propose Government-backed finance (similar to current SBCI lending structures) to be provided to…

To propose that this scheme, which was introduced to promote environmentally sustainable farming methods, and significantly reduce nitrogen fertiliser while maintaining forage yields has proven particularly popular among farmers and should be extended, with increased eligible…

Support for stronger access to justice provisions in legislation and discussion of the concern around denigration of members of public who seek better public participation in planning matters.

To gain popular support for Fair Seas key asks for the forthcoming MPA legislation

That Irish elected representatives support greater ambition for within the negotiations with the European Commissions on the proposal for a regulation on Nature Restoration