Malcolm Noonan

Aquaculture & Water Quality::To stress that it is important that public discussion around aquaculture and water quality is grounded in evidence. There is often an assumption that aquaculture is primarily a pressure on marine water quality. However, that narrative is incomplete…

Urgent Marine Protected Areas Bill publication with management plans to give strong protection

To propose that Government considers funding mechanisms made available by the European Commission to assist Irish aquaculture operators affected by significant production losses coupled with increasing input costs.::To propose that a ‘Temporary Crisis Scheme' to allow for…

Ensuring the ocean was included in the EU Strategic Agenda, that marine conservation was included in parties election manifestos and that there was good coherence with the Nature Restoration Law and Common Fisheries Policy, requesting EU Commissioner to contact Irish Minister on…

Publication of the Marine Protected Area Bill before the summer recess

Timelines for the release of Irish MPA legislation. Continued support for the EU nature restoration law in the final plenary vote. Information on Irelands protected area pledge and roadmap for the EU fisheries action plan.

Information on Ireland's protected area pledge for the EU Biodiversity Strategy. Timelines for the release of Irish MPA legislation. Continued support for the EU nature resotration law during and after trilogue negotiations

Put in place the necessary procedures to ensure at this late stage we are fully consulted on these and similar issues and that this does not happen again. We are also requesting that you fully liaise with other relevant government departments, such as the Department of…

For the Marine Protected Area Law to progress quicker with asks that were highlighted by NGOs addressed. These asks are:::1. Strengthen language defining the 30% MPA by 2030 target::2. Include a 10% strict protection target for Ireland’s waters::3. Include and clearly define…

For the Irish Government to support the extension of conservation objectives (including the seafloor, among others) at the North Atlantic Current and Evlanov Sea basin Marine Protected Area during the OSPAR (Regional Convention for the protection of the marine environment of the…

Raise awareness of Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy and advocate for a comprehensive response to implement it. To share discussion points and key takeaways from an Article 17 workshop held in 2022. ::To request a meeting to discuss in further detail.

Raise awareness of the issues of 'legal overfishing' caused by setting unsustainable fishing quotas that ignore scientific warnings and advice, and referred to discussions from the UN Ocean Conference that highlighted the issues associated with this

To make progress on MPAs

Ensure this critical piece of legislation is future-proofed to protect and restore Ireland's marine biodiversity and is developed with full participation of communities, groups and individuals

For govt to work towards protecting seabeds as well as water.