Bord Gáis Energy Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Bord Gáis Energy Ltd

Date published 21 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 Online meeting with Steven Matthews T.D. and Brian Leddin T.D on 16th October to discuss offshore wind and associated energy policy and frameworks in Ireland and the EU

Intended results To discuss Offshore Wind policy development and delivery

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Finbarr O’Connor (Bord Gáis Energy); Ruth Ranson (Director of Corporate Affairs, Bord Gáis Energy) Tim Coffey (Head of Ireland, Corio Generation); Gráinne Greehy (Senior Policy Manager, Corio Generation)

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.

Email (1)

To set up meeting

Virtual Meeting (1)

Bord Gáis Energy with Corio Generation jointly met with Steven Matthews T.D. and Brian Leddin T.D to discuss activities relating to Young Energy Holding, a JV between Corio and BGE and offshore wind policy development and delivery

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.

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)