British Irish Chamber of Commerce

Lobbying Organisation British Irish Chamber of Commerce

Date published 19 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details 12 June: Meeting with Minister Denis Naughten and Michael Manley

Intended results To promote UK-Ireland trade To promote UK-Ireland Energy cooperation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John McGrane

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Naughten and Michael Manley in Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment Offices to discuss the impact of Brexit on the UK-Ireland Energy sector. Meeting also attended by Lawrence Slade and Marta Krajewska of Energy UK, Peter O'Shea of ESB and Mark Varian of Eversheds Sutherland.

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.

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

Michael Manley Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)