Overwatch Report

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] EAI Corporate Strategy 2019 - 21

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Revision of the ETS Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nessa Childers', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Crowley', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 5 more

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] EAI position on BREXIT including key principles for any future trading arrangement between the UK and EU, preferred solutions & actions recommended to assist in the delivery of these outcomes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nessa Childers', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 7 more

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Discussion on the Clean Energy Package implications, progress on the development of ISEM, the energy transition identified in the White Paper and the implications of BREXIT for the foregoing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ross Elwood', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] The energy transition

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Stanley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] EAI position on BREXIT including key principles for any future trading arrangement between the UK and EU, preferred solutions & actions recommended to assist in the delivery of these outcomes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Promoting the need for early policy intervention to ensure a least cost energy transition (with reference to the PwC report: 'Transitioning to a low carbon energy system')

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ross Elwood', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Ensuring the risks from ISEM delivery are adequately addressed

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] EAI position on objectives for a BREXIT transition

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Crowley', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nessa Childers', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 6 more

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Proposed amendments to the ETS Registry (Regulation No 389/2013)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Carroll', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Clean Energy Package

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Clean Energy Package

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Seeking transitional arrangements / legal clarity in respect of the proposed 'Planning and Development (Amendment Regulations) 2016' for projects with planning approval which are in the process of or have yet to start construction and projects for which a planning application has been made and is in the process of determination (related to wind farm development and associated network connections)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paudie Coffey', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Alex White', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'} {'name': 'Michael Manley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] EAI additional response to ISEM SENIOR STAKEHOLDER FORUM, 27th November 2015

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Manley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Request for a meeting with the SEM Committee to discuss industry concerns over ISEM

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Manley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Proposals from the EU on reforming the Emissions Trading Scheme and Effort Sharing Regulation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nessa Childers', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Crowley', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Introducing EAI and promoting the need for policy measures to facilitate the energy transition to a decarbonised economy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Promoting programme to educate consumers on the importance of energy infrastructure and the transition to a sustainable energy system including the key contribution electricity will make to provision of heating and transportation services.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alex White', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Seeking further roll-over of penalty provision under the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme for Suppliers to 2016

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alex White', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Seeking a change in the energy efficiency metric from energy content to carbon or the introduction of a mix of carbon and energy content to the metric or a switch in the metric to final energy consumption or the adoption of a forward looking (and lower value) primary energy factor that incorporates the future mandated contribution of renewables in electricity generation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alex White', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[EU Affairs] EAI perspective on EU Energy Union package

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[EU Affairs] EAI perspective on Energy Market Regulation and Governance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

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