Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Brian Carroll (Assistant Secretary), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: IrBEA letter to Minister O'Brien seeking 1. That the RHO legislation is published and progressed immediately without delay. 2.That the Government urgently introduces additional ongoing supports to support indigenous biomethane production as an alternative to the multiplier. 3 A strong statement reaffirming the Government’s commitment to the Irish biomethane sector. 4.Meet with IrBEA and biomethane developer members to discuss policy and system bottlenecks impacting on projects.
Methods: Letter
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; Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Invitation to Minister Darragh O'Brien T.D. and Minister Timmy Dooley T.D to the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) National Bioenergy Conference - Biomass and to deliver an address at the event.
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Brian Carroll (Assistant Secretary), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: To lobby for the acceleration of policy introduction and supports for bioenergy in the heating sector and to discuss the items of concern for the bioenergy sector in terms of heat policy including the Renewable Heat Obligation, SSRH and need to roll out biomass fuelled district heating as well as other issued impacting the biomethane, biomass and biofuel sectors.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Photo launch and announcement by Minister Martin Heydon T.D. and Minister Darragh O'Brien T.D. at Government buildings for the EU Just Transition Funded, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Bioeconomy Demonstration Initiative Biochar Project. The Minister's were brief on the project details, the opportunities for the development of the biochar sector in Ireland, policy requirements and the project objectives.
Methods: Event / Reception
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Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Lobbied Minister Martin Heydon T.D. during an informal meeting at Government buildings for the transposition by the Irish Government of the recently approved Recovered nitrogen from manURE (RENURE) legislation which has been approved at an EU level. The Minister was briefed on the need for this legislation to be enacted in Ireland to give some certainty to the market regarding investment in this technology and the benefits / opportunities that RENURE could present to Ireland.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Healy-Rae (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To lobby Minister Healy-Rae and the Department for the introduction of a wood fuel drying infrastructure capital support scheme. This scheme was proposed to support wood fuel producers and Wood Fuel Quality Assurance (WFQA) Scheme members who have to upgrade their wood fuel drying facilities to comply with the wood fuel moisture content requirements set out under the solid fuel regulations.
Methods: Submission
Politician(s) lobbied: Kevin 'Boxer' Moran (Minister of State), The Office of Public Works; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To brief Minister Moran and Deputy Clendennen on the work of the association and to lobby them both for supports for biomass fuelled appliance at a domestic home level in Ireland. Both TD's were briefed on the work of IrBEA and the importance of policy and supports for the development of the bioenergy sectors of biomass, biogas/biomethane, biofuels, biochar, energy crops and wood fuels under the WFQA in Ireland.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Meeting with the advisor to brief her on the work of IrBEA and discuss key policy areas as well as other bioenergy and biomethane items. The urgency of introducing the RHO and capital supports for biomethane was discussed as well as the need for certainty and Government commitment to the development of the biomethane sector for investors and funders. The SSRH was discussed and the need for the Government to update the biomass tariff rates and introduce the updates to the scheme.
Methods: EmailMeeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Healy-Rae (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Meeting with Minister Healy-Rae to lobby the minister on a number of forestry and biomass related items. These items included the need for introduction of the forest reconstitution scheme, the need for updates to department forestry guidance documents to include for specified biomass harvesting and lobby for the introduction of a support scheme for wood fuel infrastructure to help wood fuel producers comply with a 20% wood fuel moisture content requirement imposed by the Solid Fuel Regulations.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: The IrBEA report on the Pre Legislative Scrutiny (PLS) process for the Renewable Heat Obligation Head of Bill was sent to Minister O'Brien, his advisor and Naoise Ó MuirÍ T.D in his role as chair of the Oireachtas Committee to highlight items that needs to be considered and addressed within the Heads of Bill, regarding biomethane and the treatment of solid biomass, during the pre legislative scrutiny process. A meeting was sought to discuss the items further with the Ministers advisor.
Methods: Submission
