Bord Gáis Energy Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Bord Gáis Energy Ltd

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Highlighting delivery challenges associated with the Solar Scheme being delivered by BGE in partnership with IFA

Intended results To ensure farmers participating in the scheme could have their applications processed in a timely fashion

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

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Minister Pascal Donohoe TD approached the Bord Gáis Energy stand at the National Ploughing Championship. John Cussan used the opportunity to highlight the challenges being faced by farmers seeking to access the solar scheme being delivered by Bord Gáis Energy in partnership with IFA.

Letter (1)

By way of a follow up to the meeting highlighted above, and letter was send to the Minister by John Cussan highlighting the same issues that farmers were facing while trying to avail of the scheme.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)