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2025-09-03
Politician(s) lobbied: John McKeon (Secretary General), Department of Social Protection; Paul Bolger (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Rónán Hession (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Ciaran Lawler (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection
Intent: To ensure that the correct policy signals stimulate appropriate market incentives and the right investments for a cost-effective transition. The shared view of the all-island electricity sector from generation through to retail is that:Ireland must increase electrification of industry in tandem with our accelerated renewables adoption.Investment of close to €2bn annually in electricity grid. An investment framework to support the decarbonisation of the All-island Electricity System.
Methods: Letter, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Raise awareness of a series of policy papers published by the Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI) that outline the collective view of the Electricity Sector on achieving our post-2030 Zero e-Mission Future. These policy papers follow on from a 2020 study prepared by the EAI and MaREI SFI Research Centre for Energy |
| — | Climate and Marine Research and Innovation on what the all-island electricity system needs to look like in 2030 on the way to fully decarbonised electricity generation. |
2025-05-08
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: To ensure that the correct policy signals stimulate appropriate market incentives and the right investments for a cost-effective transition. The shared view of the all-island electricity sector from generation through to retail is that:Ireland must increase electrification of industry in tandem with our accelerated renewables adoption.Investment of close to €2bn annually in electricity grid. An investment framework to support the decarbonisation of the All-island Electricity System.
Methods: Unknown
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Raise awareness of a series of policy papers published by the Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI) that outline the collective view of the Electricity Sector on achieving our post-2030 Zero e-Mission Future. These policy papers follow on from a 2020 study prepared by the EAI and MaREI SFI Research Centre for Energy |
| — | Climate and Marine Research and Innovation on what the all-island electricity system needs to look like in 2030 on the way to fully decarbonised electricity generation. |
2025-01-08
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Quinlan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Brian Carroll (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Matthew Collins (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Paul Bolger (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Gary Tobin (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Jean Carberry (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Eimear Cotter (Director), Environmental Protection Agency; Micheál Lehane (Director), Environmental Protection Agency; Gerard O’Leary (Deputy Director General), Environmental Protection Agency; Laura Burke (Director General), Environmental Protection Agency; Paul Kenny (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: To ensure that the correct policy signals stimulate appropriate market incentives and the right investments for a cost-effective transition. The shared view of the all-island electricity sector from generation through to retail is that:Ireland must increase electrification of industry in tandem with our accelerated renewables adoption.Investment of close to €2bn annually in electricity grid. An investment framework to support the decarbonisation of the All-island Electricity System.
Methods: Letter, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Raise awareness of a series of policy papers published by the Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI) that outline the collective view of the Electricity Sector on achieving our post-2030 Zero e-Mission Future. These policy papers follow on from a 2020 study prepared by the EAI and MaREI SFI Research Centre for Energy |
| — | Climate and Marine Research and Innovation on what the all-island electricity system needs to look like in 2030 on the way to fully decarbonised electricity generation. |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Matthew Collins (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Paul Bolger (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Barry Quinlan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Brian Carroll (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Christopher O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Timmy Dooley (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Raising awareness of the ' Our zero e-Mission Future' conference and to save the date for attendance at the conference.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Raising awareness of an energy conference ' Our zero e-mission Future' to be hosted by the Electricity Association of Ireland on 7th November |
| — | 2024 |
2024-04-29
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Bolger (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Brian Carroll (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Barry Quinlan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Engagement on delivering the renewable ambition, retaining the essential reliability and resilience of our electricity supply while decarbonising energy, capacity, and system services markets.
Methods: Letter, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Security of Supply (Electricity and Gas) |
2024-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Oonagh Buckley (Deputy Secretary General), Department of Justice; Paul Bolger (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Matthew Collins (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: that the legislation will not result in more than one entity paying the windfall levy for the same electricity production. As this would not be in line with the EU Regulation that underpins the Bill and would be clearly contrary to the Government’s stated policy objectives for this legislation.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023. |
2023-05-12
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Bolger (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Enabling a reliable and resilient energy system underpinned by secure, sustainable and affordable supplies of energy and the policy to support these objectives
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Security of Supply (Electricity and Gas) |
2023-01-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Brian Carroll (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Mark Griffin (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Matthew Collins (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Barry Quinlan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Attendance at the EAI Conference
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Our Zero e-Missipn Future Conference |
2022-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Quinlan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: To raise issues of concerns and to seek the Departmental position
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Security of Energy supply |
| — | Energy Customer Supports |
2022-05-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Matthew Collins (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Mark Griffin (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance; David Moloney (Assistant Secretary), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: To raise the concerns of issues and to seek the Departmental position
Methods: Email, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Security of Energy supply |
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