All Officials
Select methods...
Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Transport; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Timmy Dooley (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Carroll (Assistant Secretary), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Margie McCarthy (Director), Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; William Walsh (Chief Executive Officer), Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Intent: Policy and grant supports for District Heating in Ireland, in order to support hitting the government emissions reduction targets for heat
Methods: Meeting, Email, Phone call, Informal communication, Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Stakeholder meetings and emails in relation to the Heat Bill and SSRH and other grant funding. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Transport; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Timmy Dooley (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Policy and grant supports for District Heating in Ireland, in order to support hitting the government emissions reduction targets for heat
Methods: Meeting, Email, Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Stakeholder meetings and emails in relation to the Heat Bill and SSRH and other grant funding. |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Update on policy outlook for district heating in Ireland
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Outlook for District Heating in Ireland |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Intent: Understand policy agenda for district heating
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Outlook for District Heating in Ireland |
Politician(s) lobbied: Brian Carroll (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Siobhan Russell (Adviser to Minister), Department of Transport; Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Transport; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Seán Kyne (Senator), Seanad; Hildegarde Naughton (Government Chief Whip and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ollie Crowe (Senator), Seanad; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Moran (Mayor of Limerick), Limerick City and County Council
Intent: Policy and grant supports for District Heating in Ireland, in order to support hitting the government emissions reduction targets for heat
Methods: Meeting, Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Stakeholder meetings and emails in relation to the Heat Bill and SSRH and other grant funding. |
2024-12-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Understand policy plans for district heating to report back to members
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Policy planned for district heaitng as part of Renewable Energy Ireland update |
2024-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Quinlan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: To convey the urgent need for dedicated legislation governing district energy development and operation in Ireland.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Stakeholder meeting with DECC and SEAI to receive an update on the SSRH |
| — | ICNF |
| — | and Heat legislation. |
2024-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Quinlan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: To convey the urgent need for a clear commitment to funding low carbon district energy projects through the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund and to provide a mechanism to access funds through the SSRH or a similar scheme.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Stakeholder meeting with DECC and SEAI to receive an update on the SSRH |
| — | ICNF |
| — | and Heat legislation. |
2023-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Quinlan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: To improve understanding of the barriers faced by the sector and to request that policy solutions be produced, including addressing the lack of a consenting and regulatory framework for potential district energy projects and the need for investment in the sector.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | IrDEA attended the Renewable Energy Ireland Heat Forum |
| — | which focused on identifying policy barriers to the development of the district energy sector. This included the need for a consenting |
| — | regulatory |
| — | and funding framework for the sector. |
2023-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Quinlan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Demonstrate how district energy is delivered in Denmark to increase understanding for how the Climate Action Plan 2023 targets for district energy could be achieved.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | IrDEA coordinated a fact finding trip to a range of sites in Denmark over the course of 4 days to demonstrate how district energy is delivered in Denmark. Sites included: ARC – Amager Ressourcecenter |
| — | Copenhagen; Fjernvarme Fyn A/S |
| — | Odense; Danfoss Global Headquarters |
| — | Nordborg; MAN Energy Solutions heatpump facility |
| — | Esbjerg; LOGSTOR District Heating Solutions manufacturing facility in Logstor; Aalborg CSP A/S PETS system |
| — | Dronninglund. |