Tom Tynan

Intent: To provide feedback on the National DMAP process and encourage consideration of electricity grid constraints, infrastructure readiness and renewable energy delivery requirements in finalisation of the national DMAP.

Details: Offshore renewable energy

Intent: specific eligibility criteria of such a scheme for the specific needs of aquaculture producers and how the basis of fuel consumption will be calculated for aquaculture producers given they are users of both marine diesel for vessels at sea and agri diesel for vehicles on land.::Temporary Crisis Scheme to allow for financial compensation to operators in the aquaculture sector for their income forgone and additional costs incurred must be made available to aquaculture operators affected by significant fuel costs

Details: Impact of increased cost of fuel on Irish Aquaculture - Fishing and Aquaculture Registered Vessel Fuel Support Scheme

Intent: The aim of discussions at the Informal will be to consider the factors that can influence – both positively and negatively – generational renewal in fisheries and aquaculture and what can be done at collective EU level to better facilitate and enable generational renewal.

Details: Informal Meeting of EU Fisheries Ministers July 2026 - “Enabling Generational Renewal in Fisheries and Aquaculture''

Intent: OUTCOME OF THE INFORMAL MEETING ON EU FISHERIES MINISTERS

Details: IRELAND'S EU PRESIDENCY

Intent: INVITE MINISTER TO A MEETING OF THE SEAFOOD IRELAND ALLIANCE

Details: GENERAL FISHERIES POLICY ISSUES

Intent: Fuel Relief Scheme for the Fishing Industry - Update on scheme and timelines involved

Details: Fuel Relief Scheme for the Fishing Industry

Intent: To secure support in principle for geological energy storage as part of Ireland’s energy system; to advance consideration of the policy, regulatory and market frameworks required to enable the Kestrel project; and to support recognition of the project’s role in strengthening energy security, economic resilience and the transition to green hydrogen and net zero.

Details: To secure support in principle for the Kestrel project and for geological energy storage as a component of Ireland’s future energy system; to advance consideration of appropriate policy, regulatory and market frameworks for strategic gas and hydrogen storage; to support recognition of the project’s , ... Read more

Intent: Communicate the relevance of the financial services industry in Ireland, its economic impact, its competitive opportunities, and its strategic objectives for the next 5 years. Also, to highlight the importance of establishing a retail investment culture in Ireland through Savings and Investment Accounts.

Details: Financial services industry strategy 2026-2030

Intent: The aim is to build awareness and secure support in principle for Kestrel as part of Ireland’s energy security and Net Zero transition. Kestrel supports Ireland’s energy security by reusing the Ballycotton gas field for large-scale gas storage, helping establish a strategic gas emergency reserve. Over time,it can transition to storing biomethane and green hydrogen from renewable sources.

Details: Meetings and Information sharing regarding Kestrel Energy Storage project at Ballycotton, Kinsale.

Intent: The aim is to build awareness and secure support in principle for Kestrel as part of Ireland’s energy security and Net Zero transition. Kestrel supports Ireland’s energy security by reusing the Ballycotton gas field for large-scale gas storage, helping establish a strategic gas emergency reserve. Over time, it can transition to storing biomethane and green hydrogen from renewable sources.

Details: Meetings and Information sharing regarding Kestrel Energy Storage project at Ballycotton, Kinsale.