DCC plc

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Minister of State), Department of Health; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Intent: Implementing a practical trail of HVO use inkey community facilities at constituency level.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To outline DCC's priorities regarding the RHO Bill and how the impact of the bill could be realised to its full potential.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Defence; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Intent: To outline the impact of including HVO alongside diesel in emergency fuel supports.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To engage with members of the Oireachtas on DCC’s priorities regarding the Private Wires Bill, and to highlight the ways in which decarbonisation could be maximized through the bill.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: John Cummins (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: To outline the impact of the NORA 80:20 rule under the RFTO on moveable generators.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To outline the impact of exclusion of HVO from the Diesel Rebate Scheme.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Intent: To engage with members of the Oireachtas on DCC’s priorities regarding the Renewable Heating Obligation, and to highlight the contribution of liquid fuels and renewable gases to the decarbonisation of the heating sector.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport

Intent: To share LGI's key priorities for rural consumers including the need to deliver a 'Just Transition' to decarbonisation, champion a 'mixed technology' approach and note the impact of the proposed Renewable Heat Obligation on energy costs and supply.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Christopher O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To share LGI's Manifesto from the 2024 General Elections and brief selected representatives on LGI's policy priorities for Political Parties to support the decarbonisation of rural, off natural gas grid energy users, and to call for a ‘Just Transition’ to decarbonisation in Ireland, in light of Government formation talks.

Methods: Email