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Environmental Pillar endorses Talamh Beo statement on destruction of UAWC seed storage facilities at Hebron
1 August 2025
Environmental Pillar endorses Talamh Beo statement
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Environmental Pillar letter regarding the EU Mercosur trade deal
13 December 2024
Dear Taoiseach, Tániste and Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, We, th…
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Meeting request to discuss the Strategic Agenda and Climate, Nature and Social Priorities, ahead of the Brussels informal Council Meeting of 17-18 April 2024
16 April 2024
Dear Taoiseach, Congratulations on your appointment. It is a huge honour and pri…
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Letter regarding the Commission’s weakening of the EU’s Green Deal and Common Agricultural Policy
10 April 2024
Dear Minister McConalogue, We, the undersigned Irish coalitions and civil societ…
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Letter to Ministers re: the need to reform the legal mandates of Coillte, Bord Na Móna and other public bodies
16 February 2023
Dear Ministers, We, the Environmental Pillar, Stop Climate Chaos and the Sustai…
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Environmental Pillar Letter to PEFC International Calling for the Suspension of Draft PEFC Irish National Forest Standard Public consultation on behalf of PEFC Social and Environmental Stakeholder Group
14 December 2022
To the Directors of PEFC International. I am writing to you on behalf of the Env…
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Environmental Pillar sign letter calling on MEPs to reject EU Canada trade deal
12 January 2017
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International Aviation and Shipping to be exempt from emissions cuts in Paris negotiations
15 October 2015
International shipping and aviation, huge sources of emissions, were dropped fro…
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Concerns over European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, letter to Minister Simon Coveney
30 April 2015
Dear Minister Coveney I am writing to highlight to you issues raised at a meetin…
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Report from the 7th Meeting of the European Advisory Committees on Biosafety in the field of contained use and deliberate release of GMOs, Amsterdam 16th-17th October 2014
20 October 2014
Sadhbh O’Neill In attendance as member of EPA advisory committee on GMOs, repres…
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Letter to TDs on the definition of ‘public authorities’ in the Freedom of Information Bill
27 August 2014
The Environmental Pillar sent this letter to all TDs on 5 November 2013, asking…
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Environmental Pillar calls on EU to provide transparency on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
27 March 2014
The Environmental Pillar has joined the calls to ask EU Commissioner De Gucht to…
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Letter to Minister Quinn: Third Level Campuses as Living Laboratories for the Green Economy and a Sustainable Ireland
7 February 2014
Dear Minister Quinn, The members of the Environmental Pillar are asking you to s…
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Letter to TDs on the definition of 'public authorities' in the Freedom of Information Bill
5 November 2013
The Environmental Pillar sent this letter to all TDs on 5 November 2013, asking…
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Minister Coveney urged to extend agri-environment scheme into 2014 to fill ‘gap’
23 October 2013
On Thursday 17 October 2013, the Environmental Pillar sent the following letter…
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Urgent action: ask our MEPs to support mandatory environmental impact assessments for fracking
9 September 2013
In just 2 days time, the Plenary Assembly of the European Parliament will make i…
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Correpondence with Minister Deenihan on Councillor John Sheahan’s appalling call for an ‘open season’ on hen harriers
31 July 2013
On 25 July 2013 the Environmental Pillar sent this letter to Minister Deenihan i…
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Aquaculture licencing appeals fees contrary to access to justice provisions of the Aarhus Convention
4 June 2013
31 May 2013 Dear Minister Coveney, (cc. Minister Hogan) During the month of May…
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Environmental Pillar’s letter to Minister Hogan on action to improve air quality
10 April 2013
Re: Upcoming discussion on “air quality and urban environment” during the meetin…
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The Access Initiative – National Coalition for Ireland
26 March 2012
To An Taoiseach, The Minister for the Environment and the Government of Ireland …
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Rights at Risk at the United Nations
26 March 2012
Open Letter to the Secretary General for the United Nations Conference on Sustai…
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Right to Water Letter
21 March 2012
We the undersigned representatives of civil society organizations and social mov…
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Letter calling for the establishment of a European Whale and Dolphine Sanctuary
28 February 2012
Towards a Pan-European Whale and Dolphin Sanctuary The Environmental Pillar cal…
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Three Demands campaign for Rio 2012
22 February 2012
To the government of Ireland The Access Initiative – National Coalition for Irel…
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Letter to An Taoiseach regarding proposed incorporation of the Heritage Council with the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht
17 November 2011
Full text of letter to An Taoiseach Ref: Proposed incorporation of the Heritage…
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Levy on Incineration: letter to Minister Hogan
31 August 2011
Full text of letter to Minister Hogan Ref: Levy on Incineration Dear Minister Ho…
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A letter to the editor of the Irish Daily Mail
17 December 2009
Many Daily Mail readers may oppose plans to survey the frog population of Irelan…
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Requesting Environmental Pillar representation on the Independent Advisory Committee for Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan
1 January 1970
