Green Energy Storage Ireland Ltd

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Attendance at an AV Room briefing on energy storage to hear about a new economic report on the benefits of storage to the Irish electricity grid and to gain support for the industry from policymakers.

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Brief Oireachtas members on the state of play in the energy storage industry and release the details of a new report on the economic benefits of energy storage

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Senator), Seanad; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad; Noel O'Donovan (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Outline where the energy storage industry is today in Ireland and what is needed to develop it further

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Further brief the TD after his attendance at an AV Room briefing

Methods: Virtual Meeting

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

Intent: Have Minister O'Brien attend the Energy Storage Ireland conference and launch a new report outlining the economic benefits of long-duration energy storage.

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: A policy request was made to the Minister to increase long duration energy storage procurement targets to one gigawatt

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: That Deputy Heneghan agrees to host an AV Room briefing at Leinster House in May 2026 for Oireachtas members on the findings of the AFRY research reportThat Oireachtas members become better informed on the role of energy storage in Irish energy policyTo support policy development favouring increased deployment of energy storage, including long-duration energy storage (LDES)

Methods: Phone callLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To secure the attendance of Naoise Ó Muirí TD at the ESI Annual Conference 2026 and to obtain his agreement to host an Oireachtas AV Room briefing on energy storage policy, providing ESI with a platform to present its policy priorities and the findings of the AFRY report to members of the Oireachtas ahead of the report's public launch.

Methods: MeetingLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Senator), Seanad; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad; Noel O'Donovan (Senator), Seanad

Intent: The letter was an introductory outreach letter from ESI to Senators on the Joint Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy. The overarching objective was to establish a relationship with a key political stakeholder and to open the door to formal engagement between ESI and the Committee.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Gain the support of the TD for Energy Storage Ireland's key policy asks of a route to market for storage, reforming network charges and co-location of renewable infrastructure.

Methods: Meeting