The Alliance for Zero Carbon Heating (TAZCH)

Lobbying Organisation The Alliance for Zero Carbon Heating

Date published 09 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details The role of low carbon renewable liquid fuels in home heating and the introduction of a Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO)

Intended results To ensure that awareness is raised about the key role of low carbon renewable liquid fuels and that an RHO is introduced that is workable and effective

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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (11-20)

To arrange meetings to discuss the role of renewable liquid fuel and the RHO

Phone call (6-10)

Follow up to arrange meetings

Meeting (6-10)

Letter (1)

Letter to seek meeting with Minister Darragh O'Brien

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.

Padraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)

Naoise O'Cearúil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Naoise Ó Muirí TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte Senator (Seanad)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony Senator (Seanad)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ken O'Flynn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciarán Ahern TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)