Irish District Energy Association (Irish District Energy Association)

Lobbying Organisation Irish District Energy Association

Date published 20 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Stakeholder meetings and emails in relation to the Heat Bill and SSRH and other grant funding.

Intended results Policy and grant supports for District Heating in Ireland, in order to support hitting the government emissions reduction targets for heat

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pauline O'Reilly

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)

Pauline O'Reilly (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Pauline O'Reilly (Former DPO) Councillor (Galway City Council)

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)

5th March Ciarán Ahern Discussed the current status of the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 (Heat Bill) and SSDH

Meeting (1)

29th April 2025 Roderic O'Gorman Discussed the current status of the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 (Heat Bill) and SSDH

Phone call (2-5)

20th January, 20th April, 27th April Áine Doyle Discussed Heat Bill, pre-development projects

Meeting (1)

11th March Oonagh Buckley As part of Renewable Energy Ireland, joined colleagues in a meeting with Oonagh Buckley to discuss Heat sector in Ireland. District Heating including strategic role of public sector bodies, Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 and EIB initiative

Event / Reception (1)

22nd April Delcan Meally Discussed district heating at the SEAI Energy Show

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.

Aine Doyle Special Adviser (Department of Transport)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Carroll Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)

William Walsh Chief Executive Officer (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland)

Ciarán Ahern TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Declan Meally Director (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland)