Overwatch Report

Veon Limited

January–April

[Agriculture] Highlight a meeting we had with DECC and our concern about the approach and direction of the proposed legislation to widen ESB corridors through forests.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Delany', 'role': 'Director (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Veon Limited

January–April

[Agriculture] Highlight to the Minister of our elevated concerns in relation to the impact of extended ESB Power Line corridors.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Veon Limited

January–April

[Agriculture] Highlight to the Minister of the potential impact of new ESB Power Line corridors and our concerns in relation to this matter.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Barry Delany', 'role': 'Director (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

ESB

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] A number of engagements with DPOs in relation to potential Government measures to support households, outlining the importance to maintain a focus on electrification objectives. In particular, suggestion was made that such supports could be directed at reducing electricity costs, rather than lowering the cost of higher carbon-emitting fossil fuels.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pauric McPhillips', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Sam Griffin', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

ESB

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Meeting to outline the importance of proposed amendments to legislation in supporting the delivery of the Accelerating Infrastructure Task Force recommendations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

ESB

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Engagement on the General Scheme of the proposed Private Wires legislation to provide technical input on the draft provisions, including their potential impact on electricity network planning, operation and funding, and to inform the development of definitions and structural arrangements within the proposed framework.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Bolger', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'John Clendennen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

ESB

September–December

[Housing] Engagement setting out a series of proposals that would support ESB Networks infrastructure delivery and enable timely grid capacity needed. These measures include planning exemptions for minor electricity infrastructure upgrades, uprates and replacements, a more efficient and consistent approach to small scale energy projects at local authority level and examining targeted amendments to the Planning and Development Regulations.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

ESB

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Response provided to a request for information to outline ESB’s position on the anticipated implications of the proposed Private Members’ Bill—Electricity Supply (Amendment) Bill 2025.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martina Hennessy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}

ESB

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Engagement continues with Principal Officers in the Departments of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and Climate, Energy and the Environment on proposed amendments to Section 98 of the Electricity Supply Act to support the safe and resilient management of forestry corridors around electricity overhead lines. Support from TDs is being sought to advance the required legislative changes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Delaney', 'role': 'Director (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paul Bolger', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': "Pádraig O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Peter 'Chap' Cleere", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aindrias Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Ryan O'Meara", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 15 more

ESB

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] ESB outlined its priorities for EU energy policy ahead of Ireland’s EU Presidency, focusing on three areas: 1. Accelerating infrastructure to support renewables, grid development and system flexibility 2. Improving energy efficiency and electrification to cut fossil fuel reliance. 3. Ensuring an affordable, cost effective transition to a decarbonised energy system

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip Nugent', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}

ESB

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Briefing of ESB paper "Electricity Costs in Ireland - Drivers. Outlook and Potential Intervention" to various parties outlining the key components and drivers of Ireland’s electricity costs and a suite of short-term and long-term interventions for consideration.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kieran McQuinn', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 8 more

The Presbyterian Church in Ireland

January–April

[Housing] Wrote to Minster Browne regarding PCI's concerns about the distress with the ongoing issues with the Irish Defective Block Crisis and concerns regarding the Residential Tenancies Act.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Temporis Ireland

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Information on the challenges of ESB Connections and Housing Delivery

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Siobhan Russell', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Transport)'}

The Presbyterian Church in Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church wrote to the Taoiseach following his appointment, welcoming the Programme for Government and urging that to be delivered as quickly as possible. The letter also assured the Taoiseach of the denominations prayers.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

ESB

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Support sought from officials ultimately reporting to Minister O'Brien on the need for changes to the Planning & Development Regulation to facilitate streamlined planning for small scale renewable and generation projects and support the delivery of more carbon neutral energy systems.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

ESB

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Discuss Storm Eowyn and the impact fallen trees had on the electricity network and possible legislative changes to ensure safe and resilient forestry corridors are maintained under/near electricity overhead lines.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Áine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paul Bolger', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 3 more

ESB

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Engagement for the DMAPs to be developed for east and west coast as soon as possible and to ensure these include technologies such us Floating Wind and fixed foundation technology.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

ESB

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Overview of ESB Networks’ perspective on potential Private Wire policy so that the TD would be informed of the key issues and considerations that ESB Networks presented to DECC as part of the public consultation process.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Heneghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

ESB

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Engagement with the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture for the need of a National Ports Policy, that allows for funding of new developments to support offshore renewable energy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] ICMSA setting out its concern to possible proposals to provide ESB with additional powers over private lands.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Ibec

May–August

[Agriculture] ESB Networks Winter Grid Resilience Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Temporis Ireland

May–August

[Development and Zoning] Correspondance to Asst CE on Progress on Housing Development and update parties on challenges with ESB Supply

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Geaney', 'role': 'Assistant Chief Executive (Cork City Council)'} {'name': "Valerie O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Niall Ó Donnabháin', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork City Council)'}

Temporis Ireland

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Submission to Govt on challenges in getting ESB connections and power supply in Cork

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Siobhan Russell', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Transport)'}

Anglesea Road, Ailesbury Drive and Ailsebury Grove Residents Association

May–August

[Transport] On behalf of the Residents Association I approached Dermot Lacey, Councillor of the Pembroke Ward, to request his assistance in getting traffic calming measures implemented on the Donnybrook end of Anglesea road

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dermot Lacey', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

ESB

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] ESB submitted the paper "Electricity Costs in Ireland - Drivers. Outlook and Potential Intervention" to the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE) outlining the key components and drivers of Ireland’s electricity costs and a suite of short-term and long-term interventions for consideration.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Bolger', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}

ESB

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Engagement with the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding the strategic importance of floating offshore wind (FLOW)technology off the West Coast of Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Bolger', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}

Cork Chamber

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] A meeting between the Cork Development Forum and senior officials from ESB Networks

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Valerie O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Moira Murrell', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork County Council)'}

Cork Chamber

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] A meeting between the Cork Development Forum and senior officials from ESB Networks

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Valerie O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Moira Murrell', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork County Council)'}

Cork Chamber

September–December

[Housing] A meeting between the Cork Development Forum and senior officials from ESB Networks

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Valerie O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Moira Murrell', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork County Council)'}

Cork Chamber

September–December

[Development and Zoning] A meeting between the Cork Development Forum and senior officials from ESB Networks

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Valerie O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Moira Murrell', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork County Council)'}

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