SIP Energy Ltd

Lobbying Organisation SIP Energy Ltd

Date published 20 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Covid19 Lockdown policy - Lockdown criteria, Local Roads, Housing

Intended results I wanted to have small scale construction (say, less than 4 persons) excluded from lockdown.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Moylan

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 (2-5)

Emails sent to impress upon the reciptient the need for SME in construction to not be locked down, particuarly when large-scale projects of far greater health risk were allowed to stay open.

Email (2-5)

To local Co Councillor on the subject of construction, local roads.

Email (2-5)

To expedite delivery of promised completion of local Ring Road, now 10 years overdue

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.

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shelly Herterich Quinn Councillor (Galway County Council)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)