Starrus Eco Holdings, a subsidary of Beauparc Utiliites (Panda)

Lobbying Organisation Starrus Eco Holdings, a subsidary of Beauparc Utiliites

Date published 12 Dec, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep. 2024 to 31 Dec. 2024

Specific Details Reducing EU Plastic Tax costs

Intended results To inform minister of an opportunity to reduce the circa €250M annual plastic tax burden on Irish taxpayers.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian McCabe

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Ireland pays circa €250M in plastic tax to the EU annually. This can be reduced by increasing plastic recycling rates and making companies covered under the packaging regulations responsible for the costs of recycling. The letter contains details on how the annual tax burden can be reduced.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)