10 March 2017 Kate Ruddock, Deputy Director of Friends of the Earth Ireland, has been appointed to the board of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten T.D., appointed Ms Ruddock to the Board of SEAI this week. She was selected after Read more…
June 14th, 2016 Campaigners in animal costumes today demonstrated outside the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, in a call for the protection of water and wildlife to be included in the remit of the department. The campaigners were delivering a 14,000 strong petition to Minister Denis Naughten calling for the reinstatement Read more…
June 2nd 2016 Minister Denis Naughten has told the Dáil this week that the name of his department will be the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. This brings back the title of ‘environment’ to a government department after it was lost when the new ministers were first announced in Read more…
A Department of Environment is needed to prevent severe losses to biodiversity, and damage to the natural systems that provide us with clean air and water, and support food production. A strong and well-funded Department dealing with all natural environment issues – natural heritage, wildlife, water, air, waste, forestry, soil and climate change
Close to 12,000 people have now singed a petition to ask the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to reinstate the Department of Environment. The petition has been online for less than two weeks after it was started by a number of concerned environmental groups. Friends of the Earth, VOICE, An Taisce, BirdWatch Ireland Read more…
