Mary Fitzpatrick

Ensure compliance of legislation with the Aarhus Convention, in particular compliance with wider Access to Justice legal obligations and compliance with relevant EU Directives. ::Understanding of the public’s right to access to justice in matters of planning and development.

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Additional resources for An Bord Pleanála.::Additional resources for the Foreshore Unit in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.::Additional resources for the NPWS.

To highlight the need for rigourous Pre-legislative Scrutiny, PLS, and Oireachtas Scrutiny for the changes to the Planning and Development Act arising from: the Attorney General's Review including in respect of concerns on Judcial Review; changes associated with the Action Plan…

To engage with relevant politicians and policy makers about the need for greater levels of marine protection in Ireland

To inform the DHLGH joint committee on the issues surrounding new MPA legislation which they will be dealing with in the coming year.

To highlight how farmers are the custodians of the environment and understand their responsibility to comply with regulations to protect and improve water quality. Farmers understand that water is a critical natural resource, a resource they need a constant supply of for their…

Communications setting out CLM’s concerns in relation to the outline of the Planning and Development Bill, specifically conditions and qualifying criteria for taking a judicial review.

Referendum on Housing: Right to adequate housing and appropriate shelter is fundamental to a fair and inclusive transition

The roadmap, developed through extensive stakeholders engagement, includes a comprehensive set of policy recommendations to decarbonise Ireland's built environment across its whole life cycle. A copy of the roadmap was sent to politicians and senior officials to inform them of…

Take action to address Whole Life Carbon in Ireland

Views of the Institute would be considered in the legislation review

To support Ireland's progress towards the 2030 agenda by engaging further with the SDGs and policy proposals on how to implement them at local and national level.

The RIAI 2030 Climate Challenge asks architects to commit to four key targets: • Reduce operational energy demand by as far as possible, before notional offsetting • Reduce embodied carbon by at least 40%, before notional offsetting • Reduce potable water use by at least 40%…

To welcome the decision at Committee stage in the Seanad to accept two amendments to the Climate Action Bill.::To acknowledge the FG and FF senators, whose amendments were put down and followed up, which have now been accepted by the Government.::To highlight that there are…