Bord Gáis Energy Ltd

Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Timmy Dooley (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Matt Collins (Assistant Secretary), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Paul Bolger (Assistant Secretary), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Tom Tynan (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Kieran McQuinn (Special Advisor to the Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament

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.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin McNamara (Councillor), Galway County Council; Tomás Grealish (Councillor), Galway County Council; Peter Feeney (Councillor), Galway County Council; Louis O'Hara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Emails to local representatives to update on timelines for preparation and submission of SID applications for the Cashla Peaker Plant and associated grid route to An Commissiún Pleanála.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Intent: To update in the immediate aftermath of the outbreak of war in the Middle East on Bord Gáis Energy's use of hedging strategies to shield customers form energy price volatility, share information on consumer protection measures and supports and our willingness to continue to engage on these matters, particularly in the context of war in the Middle East.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Shane Smyth (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Sam Griffin (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

Intent: Information sharing regarding a Bord Gáis Energy project as a case study for the implementation of certain actions outlined in the National Infrastructure Action Plan.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Diarmuid Lynch (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Sarah Bardon (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Stephen Kinsella (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Kieran McQuinn (Special Advisor to the Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Shane Smyth (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Pat McParland (Deputy Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: To brief with an information note on the Kestrel Energy Storage Project which can support the Government’s current focus on Ireland’s energy security through the establishment of a national strategic gas emergency reserve while also enabling longer-term secure decarbonisation goals. Kestrel will progress the re-use Ballycotton gas field to store large-scale natural gas and then enable a long-term transition to store bio-methane and/or green hydrogen produced by our renewable energy sources.::Objective is to build awareness and secure support in principle for Kestrel as part of Ireland’s energy security and Net Zero transition. We aim to ensure alignment of the project with government policy, including the forthcoming Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve Bill.

Methods: Email

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

Intent: To build understanding of BGE's support fund, customer communications, and engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities

Methods: MeetingLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louis O'Hara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Martin McNamara (Councillor), Galway County Council; Tomás Grealish (Councillor), Galway County Council; Peter Feeney (Councillor), Galway County Council; Sean Broderick (Councillor), Galway County Council; James Charity (Councillor), Galway County Council; David Collins (Councillor), Galway County Council; Cillian Keane (Councillor), Galway County Council

Intent: Provide details of the Cashla Peaker Plant project

Methods: EmailMeetingEvent / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Intent: Understanding of BGE's contribution to the energy sector and Ireland's climate change goals

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Charity (Councillor), Galway County Council; David Collins (Councillor), Galway County Council; Cillian Keane (Councillor), Galway County Council; Tomás Grealish (Councillor), Galway County Council; Louis O'Hara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Feeney (Councillor), Galway County Council; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin McNamara (Councillor), Galway County Council; Sean Broderick (Councillor), Galway County Council

Intent: Provide details of the Cashla Peaker Plant project and an invitation to discuss upcoming public engagement activities

Methods: MeetingVirtual MeetingEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

Intent: Discuss how Bord Gáis Energy is contributing to Ireland's energy landscape

Methods: Meeting