Regnum Renewables Development Ltd (Regnum Renewables Development Ltd)

Lobbying Organisation Regnum Renewables Development Ltd

Date published 21 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details A meeting was held with local TD Brian Brennan of Gorey to inform him of our intentions to lodge a planning application for a wind farm in 2026 and the details of the project in the townlands of Lyrane and Kilmichaelhill.

Intended results To introduce Regnum and the proposed wind farm to Brian, ensuring he heard about the project directly from Regnum first. The aim was also to gain insight into how the project may be received locally and within the council, identify key stakeholders to engage with prior to the project launch, and determine the most effective approach for community engagement.

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.

Informal communication (2-5)

A meeting was set up by Barry Brennan (Community Liaison Officer with Regnum) with TD Brian Brennan, via calls and texts in early April 2025.

Meeting (1)

Kevin Daly (Regnum), Daragh Browne (Regnum), Barry Brennan (external, CLO) and Ivan Yates (external) met with Brian Brennan in the Ashdown Park Hotel on 14/04/25. This meeting was to introduce Regnum, to understand how the project would be received, determine who we should meet and how best to engage with the local community.

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 Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)