What does the Pillar do?
- 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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Environmental Pillar’s letter to Minister Hogan on action to improve air quality
Posted on April 10, 2013 | No CommentsRe: Upcoming discussion on “air quality and urban environment” during the meeting of the Informal Council of European Union’s (EU) Environment Ministers of Monday 22 April 2013 9th April 2013... -
The Access Initiative – National Coalition for Ireland
Posted on March 26, 2012 | No CommentsDownload: Rio 2012 – Zero draft negotiations Date: 26 March 2012 By E-mail To An Taoiseach, The Minister for the Environment and the Government of Ireland The Access Initiative –... -
Rights at Risk at the United Nations
Posted on March 26, 2012 | No CommentsDownload: Rights at Risk in Rio Open Letter to the Secretary General for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), Co-Chairs of the Bureau for Rio+20 and Member-States of... -
Right to Water Letter
Posted on March 21, 2012 | No CommentsDownload: Right to water letter We the undersigned representatives of civil society organizations and social movements, Seeking to protect the United Nations historic recognition of the Human Right to water... -
Letter calling for the establishment of a European Whale and Dolphine Sanctuary
Posted on February 28, 2012 | No CommentsDowload: Proposal for a pan-European Whale Dolphin Sanctuary Towards a Pan-European Whale and Dolphin Sanctuary The Environmental Pillar calls upon the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Members States... -
Three Demands campaign for Rio 2012
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsDownload: Three Demands Campaign for Rio 2012 Date: [ ] 2012 By E-mail: Click to reveal email To the government of Ireland The Access Initiative – National Coalition for Ireland... -
Letter to An Taoiseach regarding proposed incorporation of the Heritage Council with the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht
Posted on November 17, 2011 | No CommentsFull text of letter to An Taoiseach Ref: Proposed incorporation of the Heritage Council with the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht cc. Minister Phil Hogan, Minister Jimmy Deenihan ... -
Levy on Incineration: letter to Minister Hogan
Posted on August 31, 2011 | No CommentsPDF of Letter to Minister Hogan re Levy on Incinerators – with appendices Full text of letter to Minister Hogan Ref: Levy on Incineration Dear Minister Hogan, It must be... -
A letter to the editor of the Irish Daily Mail
Posted on December 17, 2009 | No CommentsMany Daily Mail readers may oppose plans to survey the frog population of Ireland. The Environmental Pillar respects those views, which spring from a deep sense of the importance of...









