ESB

Lobbying Organisation ESB

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Skilled workers from non-EEA countries are required to augment existing skilled resources needed to achieve Ireland's and ESB Group's decarbonisation targets through to 2030 and beyond.

Intended results Seek DETE’s support to amend the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to enable ESB Networks contractors to source additional resources where they are unable to source them from within the EEA to support us in our journey to Net Zero

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Seán Murphy, Public Affairs Manager ESB Declan Whyte, Contracting Partners Manager, ESB Networks DAC Joe Duignan, Regulation & Commercial Manager, ESB Networks DAC

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.

Letter (1)

Written submission subsequent to 16/05/2023 meeting with Kevin Daly, Ita Broe, Karl Finnegan, Miriam Tracy, DETE; John Finnegan, DECC

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.

Orlaigh Quinn Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)