Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Policy support for biomethane in transport
Methods: Meeting
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Support for biomethane in transport
Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Policy alignment for EU Presidency
Methods: Meeting
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Support for GNI's Policy priorities for EU Presidency
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Policy support for biomethane
Methods: Meeting
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This meeting took place at GNI's office in Dublin. The purpose of the meeting was to secure policy support for biomethane
Politician(s) lobbied: Lisa Underwood (Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Rob McGuiness (Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: EU definition of Strategic Storage being widened to include FSRU
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Fintan Towey (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Amendment sought to the category of registrable burdens to include GNI wayleaves created before date of first registration of the land in the Land Registry, due to safety risk arising (subsequent landowners & developers unaware of existence of gas pipeline on land) from the gap in the registration rules. GNI engaged with Fintan Towey in the Department of Housing on the legislative changes sought.
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Seeking to influence timing for review of the EU CO2 Emissions for Heavy Duty Vehicles.
Methods: Meeting
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In- person meeting on the 17th September.
Politician(s) lobbied: Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Raise awareness of the need for more support for renewable gas.
Methods: Meeting
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In-person meeting on the 4th November.
Politician(s) lobbied: David Joyce (Director of Services or Equivalent), Cork City Council
Intent: Support for a new Cork BioCNG Station, mainly focusing on the Planning process. David is Director of Services for Emergency Planning and Sustainability and has an interest in reducing emissions across Cork City, including their own fleet of vehicles. Having a local BioCNG Station could be of interest to him for a potential trial in the future.
Methods: Meeting
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In-person meeting, 16th December at Cork City Council offices.
Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Policy priorities document covers hydrogen, biomethane, security of supply, LEU and decarbonisation of heat
Methods: Email
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Email
Email sent on the 23rd October.
Politician(s) lobbied: Siobhan Russell (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Support for designating GNI as the Hydrogen Network Operator, a technology neutral approach to decarbonisation and providing additional financial supports for biomethane producers.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
In-person meeting on the 15th October.
