Registrant : Organisation or self-employed individual
Sections
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III - Non-governmental organisations |
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Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar |
Person with legal responsibility
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
Michael K Ewing
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| Position: |
Coordinator |
Permanent person in charge of EU relations
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
Michael K Ewing
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| Position: |
Coordinator |
Contact details:
| Contact details of organisation's head office: |
1 Green St
Dublin 7 Dublin 7
IRELAND
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| Telephone number: |
(+3531) 8780116 |
| Fax number: |
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| Other contact information: |
The Environmental Pillar was included as the fifth pillar of Ireland’s Social Partnership in April 2009, and is made up of 27 national environmental NGOs, acting together as one social partner alongside the Trade Unions, the Employers, the Farmers and the Community and Voluntary Pillars. Although the national arrangements for Social Partnership are not functioning at present, the Environmental Pillar is working through Social Dialogue with the other social partners and government at the national and local levels to:
• promote the protection and enhancement of the environment, together with;
• the creation of a viable economy and a just society; without compromising the viability of the planet on which we live for current and future generations of all species and ecosystems.
Our basic premise is that:
The continuing success of human society and social systems depends fundamentally on the preservation of the overall productivity, health, and long term sustainability of the ecosystems and environmental services that underpin and supply many of the most basic components of human welfare such as a healthy biodiversity, productive soils, clean water, and clean air.
Member Organisations of the Environmental Pillar:
An Taisce, Bat Conservation Ireland, BirdWatch Ireland, CELT (Centre for Environmental Living and Training), CoastWatch, Coomhola Salmon Trust, Crann, ECO-UNESCO, FEASTA, Forest Friends, Friends of the Earth, Global Action Plan (GAP Ireland), Gluaiseacht, GRIAN, Irish Doctors' Environmental Association (IDEA), Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT), , Hedge Laying Association of Ireland, Irish Natural Forestry Foundation (INFF), Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Irish Seal Sanctuary, Irish Seed Savers Association, Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, Sonairte, Sustainable Ireland Cooperative (Cultivate), The Organic Centre, VOICE, Zero Waste Alliance.
For further details please contact:
Michael Ewing, Coordinator.
Environmental Pillar.
Tullyval, Knockvicar, Boyle, Co Roscommon, Ireland
Telephone: 00353 (0)71 9667373
Mobile: 00353 (0)86 8672153
Email: michael@environmentalpillar.ie
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Goals / remit
| Goals / remit of the organisation: |
It creates and promotes policies that advance sustainaibility.
It provides a channel for government and the other social partners to engage with the environmental sector on policy matters.
It provides an access point into government policy making at national, regional, and local levels.
It provides a public profile for the environmental sector on policy matters.
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The organisation's fields of interests are:
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- sub-national
- national
- European
- global
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Number of persons engaged in activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register
| Number of persons: |
3
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Complementary information:
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Persons accredited for access to European Parliament premises
Activities
Main EU initiatives covered the year before by activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register:
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We are represented on the ESCE/EESC by Siobhán Egan.
We have made a number of submissions including on on the CFP, CAP the 7EAP, the 2020 Strategy. We meet wit DG Environment on their package trips to Ireland, and with the Environment Committee of the Parliament likewise.
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Fields of interest for e-mail alerts on consultations and roadmaps;
| Fields declared by the organisation: |
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Budget
- Climate Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Food Safety
- Justice and Fundamental Rights
- Public Health
- Taxation
- Transport
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Structure
| Total number of members that are natural persons: |
3 |
| Number of member organisations: |
27 |
| Member organisations (Number of members) : |
- An Taisce (6,000 members)
- Bat Conservation Ireland (300 members)
- BirdWatch Ireland (15,000 members)
- CELT (Centre for Environmental Living and Training) (300 members)
- CoastWatch, (500 members)
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (150 members)
- Crann (1,000 members)
- ECO-UNESCO (3,000 members)
- FEASTA (300 members)
- Forest Friends (200 members)
- Friends of the Earth (3,000 members)
- Global Action Plan (GAP Ireland), (1,000 members)
- Gluaiseacht (100 members)
- GRIAN (150 members)
- Irish Doctors' Environmental Association (IDEA), (200 members)
- Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) (3,000 members)
- Hedge Laying Association of Ireland (100 members)
- Irish Natural Forestry Foundation (INFF), (500 members)
- Irish Peatland Conservation Council (2,000 members)
- Irish Seal Sanctuary (500 members)
- Irish Seed Savers Association (2,000 members)
- Irish Whale & Dolphin Group (1,000 members)
- Sonairte, (1,000 members)
- Sustainable Ireland Cooperative (Cultivate), (2,000 members)
- The Organic Centre (1,500 members)
- VOICE (1,000 members)
- Zero Waste Alliance. (50 members)
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Complementary information:
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Networking
Information on (i) organisation's membership of any associations/federations/confederations or (ii) relationships to other bodies in formal or informal networks.
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Financial data
| Financial year: |
01/2011
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12/2011
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Total budget:
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215,000
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€
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of which public financing:
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215,000
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€
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- from European sources:
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- Procurement:
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€
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- Grants:
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€
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- from national sources:
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215,000
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€
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- from local/regional sources:
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€
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from other sources: |
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€
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- donations:
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€
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- contributions from members:
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€
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Estimated costs to the organisation directly related to representing interests to EU institutions in that year:
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< 50000
€
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Other (financial) information provided by the organisation:
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