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2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Healy-Rae (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Brendan Gleeson (Secretary General), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Paul Bolger (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Matthew Collins (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Paul Savage (Assistant Secretary), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Policy changes in relation to forestry planted in close proximity to the electricity network to ensure safe and resilient forestry corridors are maintained that would reduce the risk of damage to the electricity network in the event of storms.
Methods: Phone call, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discuss Storm Eowyn and the impact fallen trees had on the electricity network and possible legislative changes to ensure safe and resilient forestry corridors are maintained under/near electricity overhead lines. |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul O'Neill (Member), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Mary Jones (Member), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Seeking amendments to the Planning and Development Regulations to classify small-scale, temporary low and zero carbon electricity generation plants, including demonstration-scale plants for zero carbon fuels or synthetic e-fuels, as 'exempted development' and to keep them under local authority jurisdiction.
Methods: Email, Phone call, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Support sought on the need for changes to the Planning & Development Regulation to facilitate streamlined planning for small scale renewable and generation projects and support the delivery of more carbon neutral energy systems. |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: That the TD would be informed of the key issues and considerations presented by ESB Networks to DECC as part of the public consultation process
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Overview of ESB Networks’ perspective on potential Private Wire policy so that the TD would be informed of the key issues and considerations that ESB Networks presented to DECC as part of the public consultation process. |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Timmy Dooley (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Policy would be developed as soon as possible and include requirements such as floating wind and fixed foundation technologies.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Engagement for the DMAPs to be developed for east and west coast as soon as possible and to ensure these include technologies such us Floating Wind and fixed foundation technology. |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Timmy Dooley (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Advocating for further Policy development and Government assist in relation to Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Port Developments.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Engagement with the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture for the need of a National Ports Policy |
| — | that allows for funding of new developments to support offshore renewable energy. |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Matthew Lynch (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Fiona O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Gráinne Weld (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Sam Griffin (Adviser to Minister), Department of Finance; Timmy Dooley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To recommend potential initiatives and priorities for inclusion in the next Programme for Government that would support the delivery of ESB's Net Zero Emissions Strategy by 2040.
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with political parties involved in government formation talks setting out ESB's Strategy and highlighting areas for consideration as part of their discussions. |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Steven Matthews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Paul Kenny (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Róisín Garvey (Senator), Seanad; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Planning for small scale energy projects should be addressed at a local authority level which would be applied by implementing regulations on enactment of the Planning & Development Bill 2023.
Methods: Meeting, Phone call, Email, Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Support sought from members of the Oireachtas Housing Committee (Stephen Matthews TD Chair) on the need for regulations to be applied on enactment of the Planning & Development Bill to facilitate streamlined planning for small scale renewable and generation projects and support the delivery of more carbon neutral energy systems. This matter also arose in separate meetings with Minister E Ryan and Minister D O’Brien. |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Kenny (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Policy changes that would enable the Marine Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) to accept applications for consideration in relation to R&D projects off the West Coast of Ireland in the absence of a DMAP.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Engagement seeking ministerial support with regard to implementing policy changes to enable deployment of Research and Development projects on Ireland's West Coast |
| — | in advance of a Designated Maritime Area Plan (DMAP) being available. |
2024-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Paul Kenny (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Providing ESB perspectives on the draft framework for offshore wind.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Minister |
| — | Eamonn Ryan |
| — | sought perspectives of the draft Future Framework being developed for offshore wind. |
2024-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Matthew Collins (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: To brief the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications on ESB progress on offshore wind development and input into policy developments.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussion around ESB offshore wind development progress and views on offshore wind policy. |
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