Wind Energy Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Intent: Briefing on Wind Energy Ireland's new corporate strategy and seeking support for the vision of building an Irish electrostate.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Joe Neville (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tony McCormack (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Gareth Scahill (Senator), Seanad; Chris Andrews (Senator), Seanad; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Johnny Mythen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Natasha Newsome Drennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: General update on wind energy development in Ireland with a specific ask to increase investment in our planning system, especially An Coimisiún Pleanála and local authorities.

Methods: MeetingEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Intent: Accelerating in the delivery of onshore wind energy projects through the planning system.::Finalisation of the planned Wind Energy Development Guidelines.::Finalisation of the Regional Renewable Energy Strategies.

Methods: MeetingPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Matt Collins (Assistant Secretary), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Intent: That the coming National Ports Policy does not prevent State investment in Irish ports where a credible business case for this can be made.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Matt Collins (Assistant Secretary), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Intent: Change in the timeline for introducing mandatory scoping of environmental impact assessment reports.

Methods: EmailInformal communicationMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Intent: Government to enable as much volume as possible to successfully compete in the next RESS onshore auction.

Methods: Phone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; John Shaw (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Graham Doyle (Secretary General), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: Transposing Articles 15b and 16b of Renewable Energy Directive III as quickly as possible.

Methods: Meeting

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; Matt Collins (Assistant Secretary), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Intent: Support for accelerating the reinforcement of Ireland's electricity grid.::Investment in grid infrastructure to reinforce the country's electricity grid.::Acceleration of the roll-out of Long-Duration Energy Storage.

Methods: Informal communicationMeetingPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Intent: Change to system for payment of Maritime Area Consent levies to facilitate phased payments.

Methods: Phone call

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; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (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: Support for the passage of the Private Wires Bill 2025::Changes to the Private Wires Bill 2025 as will be finally drafted in line with Wind Energy Ireland's submission to the Pre-legislative Scrutiny: https://windenergyireland.com/images/files/20260206-wei-input-into-pre-legislative-scrutiny-process-of-the-private-wires-bill-2025-1.pdf

Methods: EmailMeetingInformal communicationPhone call