Regnum Renewables Development Ltd (Regnum Renewables Development Ltd)

Lobbying Organisation Regnum Renewables Development Ltd

Date published 14 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Regnum Renewables are trying to understand the different ways in which a favourable planning decision can be achieved for our proposed wind farm sites, that are not currently supported by the renewable energy strategy in the relevant county development plan.

Intended results We hope to understand the roadblocks facing renewable development in Ireland and improve our chances of receiving a positive planning decision on future planning applications, particularly on sites that do not currently have a favourable designation in the renewable energy strategy in their respective county development plans.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kevin Daly

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Ivan Yates (Former DPO) Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

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.

Meeting (1)

Ivan Yates, providing advisory services to Regnum, met with Claragh Mulhern, Chief Planning Officer in the DHLGH, in the Custom House 16/10. They discussed the obstacles facing wind farm developers on both a national and local scale due to county development plans (CDP) in Ireland, potential avenues for initiating changes to county development plans, the impacts of not delivering additional electricity generation for datacentres and Ireland's growing population and potential solutions.

Meeting (1)

Ivan Yates, providing advisory services to Regnum, met with Niall Cussen, the Planning Regulator in the OPR in their offices in Dublin on 14/11 to introduce himself and Regnum. Discussed all aspects of planning policy in relation to development of renewable projects, with particular reference to onshore wind and specific challenges. Discussed the renewable targets in the NPF and the renewable strategies in 31 CDPs, electricity shortages without urgent deployment of energy projects.

Meeting (1)

Ivan Yates, providing advisory services to Regnum, met with Caren Gallagher of the in the OPR in their offices in Dublin on 14/11 to introduce himself and Regnum. Discussed all aspects of planning policy in relation to development of renewable projects, with a focus on onshore wind and the specific challenges. Implications from failure to deliver the renewable targets set out in the NPF and the renewable strategies in 31 CDPs, electricity shortages without urgent deployment of energy projects.

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.

Niall Cussen Planning Regulator (Office of the Planning Regulator)

Claragh Mulhern Head of Unit (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Caren Gallagher Director of Research, Training and Public Awareness (Office of the Planning Regulator)