Meetings
Citizens' Assembly on
Biodiversity Loss
Session 1
Saturday 5 November 2022. 9.05 a.m.
Freshwater – From the Mountains to the Sea
9:05 am Prof. Mary Kelly Quinn, Associate Professor, School of Biology and Environmental Science, UCD. High-level Overview – Water Quality and Biodiversity Pressures in Ireland’s Freshwaters [Presentation]
09:20 am Donal Daly, Catchment Scientist and Hydrologist (formerly EPA). Freshwater catchments in Ireland – Issues & Challenges [Presentation]
09:30 am Dr Bernadette White. Local Catchment Assessment in Ireland – Findings and Actions to Reverse Declines. [Presentation]
09:40 am Roundtable discussion
10: 00 am Questions and Answers session
Session 2
Saturday 5 November 2022. 10.50 a.m.
Voices from the Community (catchment management and community taking ownership)
10:15 am Colm Gallagher, Chairman, Cloghaneely Anglers Catchment Plan [Presentation]
Barry Deane, Chief Executive Officer, National Group Water Scheme [Presentation]
Trish Murphy, Project Officer, Rivers Trust (Inishowen Rivers Trust) [Presentation]
Bernadette Connolly, Water Network (SWAN) [Presentation]
10:35 am Roundtable discussion
10:55 am Questions and Answers session
11:10 am Coffee
Session 3
Saturday 05 November 2022. 11.25 a.m.
Freshwater
11:25 am Prof. Ian Montgomery, Professor of Animal Ecology, Queens University Belfast, member of the Expert Advisory Group. Overview of Invasive species and freshwater. [Presentation]
11: 35am Dr Ken Whelan, Fisheries Scientist. Cross-over talk. Freshwater fish in Ireland – how to protect & restore biodiversity. [Presentation]
11: 45am Roundtable discussion
12: 05pm Questions and Answers session
Session 4
Saturday 05 October 2022 12.30 p.m.
Children and Young People’s Assembly on Biodiversity Loss
12: 30 Children & Young People’s Assembly present on their work and their recommendations
13.00 Lunch
Session 5
Saturday 05 November 2022. 2 p.m.
Marine & Marine Environments
14: 00 Richard Cronin, Chief Policy Advisor for the Marine Environment, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. High-level overview – broader marine biodiversity current status and potential measures. [Presentation]
14: 15 Dr Ciaran Kelly, Director of Fisheries Ecosystems Advisory Services, the Marine Institute. Biodiversity in our Ocean – A scientific perspective. [Presentation]
14: 25 Roundtable discussion
14: 45 Questions and Answers session
3.00p.m. Voices from the Community & Sectors
Sean O’Donoghue, Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation. [Presentation]
Dr Donal Griffin, Policy Officer, Fair Seas Campaign – NGO coalition. [Presentation]
Dr Simon Berrow, lecturer in ATU, Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
15:25 Roundtable discussion
15:45 Questions and Answers session
16:00 Coffee
Session 6
Saturday 05 November 2022. 4.15 p.m.
Industry, energy production and biodiversity
16: 15 Prof. Jane Stout, Professor of Botany, Trinity College Dublin. Climate Change Projects and Biodiversity. [Presentation]
Voices from the Sector
Pat Smith, Managing Director, Local Power Ltd.
Dr Val Cummins, Operations & Projects Director, Simply Blue Energy Group.
16: 40 Roundtable discussion
17: 00 Questions and Answers session
Closing Session
Saturday 05 November 2022 5pm
Closing Session
17: 15 Reflections on the first weekend in September
17: 55 Manchán Magan, Writer and Documentary Maker. Irish language and Mythology as primers for sustainable living.
6.10pm Conclusion of day’s proceedings
Session 1
Sunday 06 November 2022. 9.00 a.m.
Plenary Session
09:05 am Art O’Leary, Secretary to the Citizens’ Assembly. The Citizens’ Assembly process and plenary feedback session from yesterday’s roundtable discussions.
09: 10 Dr James Moran, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, ATU, member of the EAG. Replies to members’ questions on Agriculture.
Session 2
Sunday 06 November 2022. 9.30 a.m.
Urban environment and infrastructure
09:20 Dr Michael Lennon, Associate Professor of Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin. High-level overview of Planning and Biodiversity in our Urban/Built-Up Areas. [Presentation]
09: 45 Dr Marcus Collier, Associate Professor of Sustainability Science in the School of Natural Sciences in Trinity College Dublin. Nature-based solutions in urban environments, biodiversity & human perspective [Presentation]
09:55 Jeroen Schenkels, Green Advisor, City of Utrecht, Netherlands. A Green Future in Utrecht. [Presentation]
10: 05 Roundtable discussions
10: 25 Questions and Answers session
10:40 Coffee
Voices from the Community
11: 00 Hans Zomer, CEO, Global Action Plan GLAS Community Garden Ballymun. [Presentation]
Dr Paul Holloway, Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Ecology, University College Cork. Cork Urban Biodiversity study. [Presentation]
Ricky Whelan, Project Officer, Birdwatch Swift Project [Presentation]
11:20 Questions and Answers session
Closing Session
Sunday 06 November 2022.
Closing Session
11: 35 Summary of October meeting, and Roundtable review – where are we?
12: 45 Complete evaluation forms
12: 45 Conclusion
