Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Briefing on Wind Energy Ireland's new corporate strategy and seeking support for the vision of building an Irish electrostate.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Joe Neville (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tony McCormack (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Gareth Scahill (Senator), Seanad; Chris Andrews (Senator), Seanad; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Johnny Mythen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Natasha Newsome Drennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: General update on wind energy development in Ireland with a specific ask to increase investment in our planning system, especially An Coimisiún Pleanála and local authorities.
Methods: MeetingEmail
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Annual briefing on wind energy for Oireachtas members.
Meeting
Individual meetings with TDs.
Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Accelerating in the delivery of onshore wind energy projects through the planning system.::Finalisation of the planned Wind Energy Development Guidelines.::Finalisation of the Regional Renewable Energy Strategies.
Methods: MeetingPhone call
Politician(s) lobbied: Matt Collins (Assistant Secretary), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: That the coming National Ports Policy does not prevent State investment in Irish ports where a credible business case for this can be made.
Methods: Meeting
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Discussion during the Offshore Wind Delivery Task-force.
Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Matt Collins (Assistant Secretary), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Change in the timeline for introducing mandatory scoping of environmental impact assessment reports.
Methods: EmailInformal communicationMeeting
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Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Government to enable as much volume as possible to successfully compete in the next RESS onshore auction.
Methods: Phone call
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; John Shaw (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Graham Doyle (Secretary General), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Transposing Articles 15b and 16b of Renewable Energy Directive III as quickly as possible.
Methods: Meeting
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Raised with Government as part of the Taoiseach's Offshore Wind Clearing House.
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Matt Collins (Assistant Secretary), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Support for accelerating the reinforcement of Ireland's electricity grid.::Investment in grid infrastructure to reinforce the country's electricity grid.::Acceleration of the roll-out of Long-Duration Energy Storage.
Methods: Informal communicationMeetingPhone call
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Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Change to system for payment of Maritime Area Consent levies to facilitate phased payments.
Methods: Phone call
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (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; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Senator), Seanad; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad; Noel O'Donovan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Support for the passage of the Private Wires Bill 2025::Changes to the Private Wires Bill 2025 as will be finally drafted in line with Wind Energy Ireland's submission to the Pre-legislative Scrutiny: https://windenergyireland.com/images/files/20260206-wei-input-into-pre-legislative-scrutiny-process-of-the-private-wires-bill-2025-1.pdf
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Correspondence sharing WEI’s consultation response to the Oireachtas Committee on Energy’s public consultation on the General Scheme of the Private Wires Bill 2026 which included WEI's suggestions on how the general scheme should be amended. Also included a presentation to the Committee.
Email
Follow-up emails with additional information to Oireachtas members and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Energy and the Environment as part of pre-legislative scrutiny of the Private Wires Bill 2025
Meeting
Meeting with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Energy and the Environment as part of pre-legislative scrutiny of the Private Wires Bill 2025.
Informal communication
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