Ged Nash

Highlight our concerns regarding the National Development Plan review and associated consultation, notably that there was no assessment against the legal obligations regarding carbon budgets and that very significant funding for public transport and active travel need to be…

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

To enquire as to what specific steps the Department of Finance had taken to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the preparation of Budget 2026, and how alignment with the 2030 Agenda is being assessed during the budgetary process.

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…

Support for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and a Bill to create a Future Generations Commissioner for Ireland.

Sharing insights and maintaining the courage of Irish and European convictions that business can be a force for positive change.

To secure: 1 opposition to the Planning and Development Bill, 2023, during the guillotined debate on Wed Oct 9th; 2 Rejection of the 626 amendments made in the Seanad to this Dáil Bill, with reference to Article 23 of the Constitution and Dáil Standing Order 228; 3. to secure a…

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…

Asked senior spokespeople for political parties / Government formation negotiation teams to commit to policies which would see increased State action on climate change.

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…