Vulcan Consulting Limited

Lobbying Organisation Vulcan Consulting Limited

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Informing the Ministers of the benefits of renewable energy in achieving CO2 emissions targets.

Intended results Seek meetings between our client company and each of the two ministers

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Bradford

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Paul Bradford (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Pannonia Ethanol

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Pannonia Ethanol Zrt. 1051 Budapest V., Zrínyi u. 16. I. emelet 1. Hungary

Main business or activity Energy & Natural Resources

Company website www.pannoniaethanol.com/en/

Contact email address jcogan@eerl.com

Contact phone number +353 85 804 4110

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter submitted from client to Minister Ross

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with Minister Ross

Phone call (2-5)

Phone calls to Minister Creed and his advisor Jonathan Hoare

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with Minister Creed and his advisor Jonathan Hoare

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with Pat Deering

Phone call (1)

Phone call to Ross Elwood, special advisor to Minister Denis Naughten

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.

Shane Ross Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Jonathan Hoare Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Pat Deering TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ross Elwood Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)