Environmental Pillar

Lobbying Organisation Environmental Pillar

Date published 18 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details UK’s nuclear expansion programme and consultation issues and the public consultation on Hinkley Point C,

Intended results implementation of the provisions of the Espoo and Aarhus Conventions

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael Ewing

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)

Email expressing concern re the consultation obligations pertaining to the following consultations and addressing certain queries to the Dept of Housing Planning and Local Government re certain UK consultations on siting criteria for NPPs and geological disposal of radioactive waste • NPS for Nuclear Power Above 1GW Single Reactor Capacity Beyond 2025: Siting Criteria & Process here . Opened 7 Dec 2017 Closes 15th March 2018 • National Policy Statement For Geological Disposal Infrastructure - Implementing Geological Disposal here Opened 25 Jan 2018 Closes 19 Apr 2018 • Working with Communities - Implementing Geological Disposal here Opened 25 Jan 2018 Closes 19 Apr 2018 conducted for England and NI only ( so considerations for enaginging with communities willing to participate in siting of Geological Storage appears to extend to communities on the island of Ireland ) • Welsh Government consultation on Geological disposal

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Eoghan Murphy Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)