Friends of the Earth

Lobbying Organisation Friends of the Earth

Date published 18 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Climate action and data centre policy

Intended results Improved analysis of fossil fuel phase out and data centre risks

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jerry Mac Evilly

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 (1)

Emails to Deputies Whitmore and Ahern re Committee meeting with CRU

Email (1)

Emails to deputies Heneghan, Whitmore, Cronin, Daly, Ahern Noonan, Higgins re Committee meeting on Climate Action Plan

Email (1)

Email to Alice Mary Higgins re Committee session with Irish Academy of Engineers, Engineers Ireland and the ESRI on climate action

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.

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciarán Ahern TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Noonan Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)