Wind Energy Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Wind Energy Ireland

Date published 06 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Meeting with Minister Denis Naughten TD

Intended results Met with Minister to introduce IWEA and to speak with him to promote continued Government support for Irish wind and renewable energy.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brendan Heneghan, Interim CEO of IWEA.

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.

Meeting (1)

Met with Minister Naughten to introduce IWEA and to speak with him to promote continued Government support for Irish wind energy. The meeting took place in the Minister's Departmental office.

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.

Dennis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)