2026-05-12
5 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Timmy Dooley (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: The objective was to encourage consideration of measures that could help households and businesses manage the additional financial burden, including potential supports or interventions that would ease the cost pressures arising from higher energy prices.
Methods: Meeting
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To ensure that policymakers understood the factors contributing to the rapid increase in oil prices following the conflict in Iran
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and to highlight the impact of these price rises on consumers.