DCC plc

Lobbying Organisation DCC plc

Date published 21 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details A communication to all Oireachtas members, MEPs, and councillors regarding the publication of Liquid Gas Ireland’s Census data analysis report 'The role of liquid gas in providing lower carbon heating for Irish homes'.

Intended results To highlight how most households located outside major urban centres, in areas off the natural gas grid and in older building stock continue to rely on higher carbon fuels including oil, peat and coal for home heating and to set out how lower carbon LPG, renewable BioLPG and in time rDME can play a significant role in supporting the decarbonisation journey of rural homes.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Philip Hannon

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members

Email All MEPs

Email All Councillors

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

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.

Oonagh Buckley Deputy Secretary General (Department of Justice)

Ken Spratt Secretary General (Department of Transport)

Declan Hughes Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Brendan Gleeson Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Barry Quinlan Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

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

Bill Callanan Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

David Hegarty Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Darran Brennan Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Paul Kenny Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Pauric McPhillips Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Dara McGowan Director of Services or Equivalent (Meath County Council)

David Storey Director of Services or Equivalent (Fingal County Council)

Paul Kennedy Acting Director of Service (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Teresa Walsh Director of Services or Equivalent (South Dublin County Council)

Breege Kilkenny Director of Services or Equivalent (Wicklow County Council)

Samantha Healy Director of Services or Equivalent (Longford County Council)

Deirdre Reilly Director of Services or Equivalent (Westmeath County Council)

Tom Shanahan Director of Services or Equivalent (Offaly County Council)

Donal Brennan Director of Services or Equivalent (Laois County Council)

Louis Duffy Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork County Council)

John Condon Director of Services or Equivalent (Mayo County Council)

Paul Neary Director of Services or Equivalent (Kerry County Council)

Sharon Connolly Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway City Council)