Overwatch Report

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September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Delivery of a net zero energy system

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Delivery of clean, homegrown, Irish energy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} + 79 more

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January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Briefing on the GH2 Hydrogen Demonstrator Project

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel Grealish', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 3 more

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January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Letter issued to brief on the GH2 hydrogen project.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 1 more

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January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Letter issued to Minister Kieran O’Donnell

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Meeting with Senator Byrne on the Arklow Bank project

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

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January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Meeting with Senator Pat Casey

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Casey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

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January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Briefing on SSE Renewable projects.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Pat Casey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

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January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Meeting regarding SSE Thermal Priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Electricity Generator Policy Dialogue

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Meeting with Sean Kelly MEP on Hydrogen and EU market design

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Low Carbon Flexible Power Generation

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Achievement of 2030 Offshore Wind Targets

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

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May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Decarbonised Power Generation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Laura McGonigle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Chris Donoghue', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

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May–August

[Finance] 'Beyond GDP’ Departmental Paper

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grant Sweetnam', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Kevin Barrett', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

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May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Designated Maritime Area Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ruairí Ó Murchú', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Cunningham', 'role': 'Councillor (Louth County council)'} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Discussion of 2030 Targets

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cliona Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sasa Novak Uí Chonchúir', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Planning and Development Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] EU market design reform dossier

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Long-term Emissions Reduction Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Climate Action Plan - Call for Evidence 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] ORESS Phase 2 Consultation

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Planning & Development (Amendment) Bill 2023

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

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September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Energy Security and Climate Targets

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rebecca Moynihan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Pauline O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} + 1 more

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September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Offshore Wind Energy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 5 more

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September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Discussion on response to energy crisis.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Sarah O'Neill", 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

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September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Climate Targets

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Geraghty-Smith (Currently employed as a DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Meath County Council)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

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September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Climate Targets & County Development Plans

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Garry Martin', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'John McLaughlin', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Martin Harley', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Gerry McMonagle', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Patrick McGowan', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} + 9 more

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September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Offshore Wind Energy Grid Connection

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Casey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pat Kennedy', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Peir Leonard', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'}

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