Politician(s) lobbied: Graham Doyle (Secretary General), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Ensure nature restoration measures are deliverable, evidence-based and aligned with infrastructure delivery and renewable energy objectives.
Methods: Submission
Politician(s) lobbied: Doncha O'Sullivan (Secretary General), Department of Justice
Intent: Promote a proportionate, risk-based cyber security framework that supports critical infrastructure operators and alignment with NIS2.
Methods: Submission
Politician(s) lobbied: Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Support development of a regulatory and policy framework for hydrogen storage and wider hydrogen economy.
Methods: Submission
Politician(s) lobbied: Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Sinead McPhillips (Secretary General), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Ensure strategy supports sustainable bioenergy development and broader climate and decarbonisation objectives.
Methods: Submission
Politician(s) lobbied: Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Strengthen planning and consenting reform, grid delivery, storage deployment and renewable energy investment.
Methods: Submission
Politician(s) lobbied: Ken Spratt (Secretary General), Department of Transport
Intent: Recognition of strategic ports as critical infrastructure, support timely port investment and delivery of offshore wind infrastructure, support Phase 1 offshore wind deployment.
Methods: Submission
Politician(s) lobbied: James Nolan (Director of Services or Equivalent), Kerry County Council; Fearghal Reidy (Chief Executive Officer), Kerry County Council; Kevin Kelly (Chief Executive Officer), Mayo County Council
Intent: Discussion on Listowel Local Area Plan consultation, the importance of Tarbert Next Generation Power Station as enabling infrastructure in supporting regional economic development and future energy infrastructure in North Kerry. Also, consultation responses submitted to various regional consultations, details below.
Methods: SubmissionEvent / ReceptionVirtual Meeting
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Consultation responses also provided to Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) for the Southern Region Issues Paper, Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) for the Eastern & Midlands Region, Regional Spatial Economic Strategy (RSES) for the Northern, Western Regional Assembly and Proposed Draft Variation No.2 Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Renewable Energy.
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Politician(s) lobbied: Pat Casey (Senator), Seanad; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peir Leonard (Councillor), Wicklow County Council; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Discussion providing an update on the Arklow Bank Wind Park 2 project. Prioritisation of grid infrastructure as critical infrastructure to support the timely delivery of strategic energy infrastructure.
Methods: EmailMeeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Pragmatic implementation of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in the context of the Single Electricity Market, and the importance of alignment between the EU and UK Emissions Trading Systems to support efficient cross-border electricity trading and regulatory certainty.
Methods: EmailEvent / Reception
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Politician(s) lobbied: Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Gillian Toole (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sharon Keogan (Senator), Seanad; Sarah Reilly (Councillor), Meath County Council
Intent: Discussion on the role of flexible power generation in Ireland's energy system, specifically with reference to Platin Power Station, supporting security of supply, system resilience and the integration of renewable energy, as well as the policy and infrastructure requirements needed to facilitate the energy transition.
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