Stafford Fuels Ltd.

Lobbying Organisation Stafford Fuels Ltd.

Date published 10 Mar, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details The existing and future legislation in relation to the ban on bituminous coal in smokeless areas and the proposed country wide ban on bituminous coal. This included comparison of emissions from various different solid fuel as laid out in the North South Report and the legislative treatment of different types of solid fuel including whether existing legislation complies with Irish and EU Competition Law.

Intended results That legislation would be based on a set of emission standards applied equally to all types of solid fuel.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mr. Andy Maher, Mr. Mark Stafford, Mr. Mark Carter.

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)

The letter dealt with the specific matter of setting emission standards for all solid fuel as laid out at 2 above.

Meeting (2-5)

The meetings dealt with the specific matter of setting emission standards for all solid fuel as laid out at 2 above

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.

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Walsh Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)