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2023-09-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: For renewable liquid fuels to become an acceptable choice alternative drop in fuel as a contribution towards the decarbonisation of domestic heating and homes
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | A meeting to discuss renewable liquid fuels as a replacement for fossil fuels |
2023-01-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Eddie (Transporation & Travel/Environment), Department of Transport
Intent: Relaxation of drivers hours in the oil distribution sector
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | REQUEST FOR RELAXATION OF DRIVERS HOURS AND WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE (WTD) |
2022-05-09
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Transport
Intent: An extension of the current diesel rebate scheme to include fuel distributors
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request to extend diesel rebate scheme to fuel distribution operators |
2022-05-09
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Transport
Intent: Relaxation of drivers hours in the oil distribution sector
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request for relaxation of drivers hours and working time directive (WTD) |
2022-01-03
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: We wanted the Government to provide a one-off reward bonus to fuel delivery drivers as Mr McGrath said the government would acknowledge the efforts of frontline Covid-19 workers.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | We emailed Michael McGrath Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform asking him to recognise the work of frontline fuel delivery drivers have done during the pandemic when planning the one-off reward bonus to acknowledge the efforts of frontline Covid-19 workers. |
2020-09-24
Politician(s) lobbied: Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie Penrose (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mick Barry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Brady (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat Buckley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jackie Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niall Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Coveney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Cowen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Creed (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Fitzpatrick (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Griffin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denis Naughten (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick O'Donovan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fergus O'Dowd (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Stanley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Stanton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert Troy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Damien English (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charles Flanagan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Kehoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe McHugh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc MacSharry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Munster (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Heather Humphreys (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat Breen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Pringle (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: We want the Government to consider liquid biofuels in energy policy
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lobbying TDs on the transition for heating oil users to use liquid biofuels |
2020-09-24
Politician(s) lobbied: Pat Breen (Minister of State), Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Intent: UKIFDA wanted to secure a meeting with Heather Humphreys to discuss opportunity to discuss the planned changes and impact to UKIFDA fuel distribution members in Ireland in relation to: • The Dangerous Substances (Flammable Liquids and Fuels Retail Stores) Regulations, 2019 (S.I. No. 630 of 2019), and • The Dangerous Substances (Flammable Liquids and Fuels Distribution and Commercial Supply Stores) Regulations, 2019 (S.I. No. 631 of 2019).
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Planned changes to The Dangerous Substances (Flammable Liquids and Fuels Retail Stores) Regulations |
| — | 2019 (S.I. No. 630 of 2019) |
| — | and • The Dangerous Substances (Flammable Liquids and Fuels Distribution and Commercial Supply Stores) Regulations |
| — | 2019 (S.I. No. 631 of 2019). |
2020-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: To get Paschal Donohoe to hold off on implementing the carbon tax
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | In April 2020 The UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) lobbied Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe by letter in a bid to get the Government to consider a delay to the €6 increase of carbon tax on heating oil |
| — | used by over 686 |
| — | 000 households across Ireland |
| — | and gas oil |
| — | used by the farming and construction industry that was due in May 2020. |
2020-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Kieran O'Donnell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Regina Doherty (Minister), Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection; Shane Ross (Minister), Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Intent: A relaxation of drivers hour’s regulations which should help Members meet this unprecedented demand::An extension on ADR licences which expire over the next 6 months to the end of November
Methods: Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | During COVID 19 we have been working alongside fellow trade association IPIA lobbying the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Transport on relaxtion of drivers hours regulations for fuel distributors and an extension on ADR licences which expire over the next 6 months to the end of November |
2020-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Sherlock (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: We want the Irish Government to consider biofuels as an home heating alternative to heating oil for the 686,000 households currently on heating oil. We don't want the Government to just concentrate on heat pumps and the electrification of heat
Methods: Email, Meeting, Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | We are lobbying the Irish Government on the use of biofuels in home heating to replace heating oil |