Pinergy

Lobbying Organisation Pinergy

Date published 09 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Pricing of Electricity and its impacts on Homes and Businesses

Intended results Grow awareness amongst Policy Makers of the impacts of inaction in the Electricity System. We were concerned about rising wholesale pricing of electricity.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Enda Gunnell

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)

Damian Boylan (Former DPO) Councillor (Cork 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)

Pinergy CEO Enda Gunnell and colleague Damian Boylan (also Councillor in Cork City Council) met with An Tánaiste & Minister for Enterprise, Leo Varadkar on 8 February 2022 in Government Buildings. The purpose of the meeting was to highlight the rising costs of wholesale electricity and its impacts on SMEs and Consumers to the Government.

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.

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)