Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Carroll (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: The introduction of changes in VAT to heating oil, including HVO that would reduce the cost to consumers and boost the uptake of renewable fuels for home heating.
Methods: Email
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To communicate TAZCH pre-budget submission proposing the equalising of VAT on home heating oil
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including HVO to the rate applied to gas
Politician(s) lobbied: Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Brian Carroll (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To ensure RHO legislation supports the appropriate use of low carbon liquid fuels in the RHO
Methods: Email
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To inform stakeholders and members of the Oireachtas of TAZCH policy document communicating the importance of low carbon liquid fuels in planned legislation to indroduce a Renewable Heat Obligation Scheme (RHO)
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Brian Carroll (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: To ensure that the bill to introduce the RHO supports the appropriate use of low carbon liquid fuels
Methods: MeetingEmail
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To discuss the development of planned legislation to introduce a Renewable Heat Obligation Scheme (RHO)
Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: To ensure that awareness is raised about the key role of low carbon renewable liquid fuels and that an RHO is introduced that is workable and effective
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The role of low carbon renewable liquid fuels in home heating and the introduction of a Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO)
