Irish Solar Energy Association

Lobbying Organisation Irish Solar Energy Association

Date published 21 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 We lobby to promote the use of solar energy in Ireland

Intended results to promote the use of solar energy in ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity David Maguire Chairman and Michael McCarthy CEO

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)

Michael McCarthy (Former DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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)

Michael McCarthy and David Maguire met Minister Heather Humphreys TD in the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation on 9th May

Email (1)

Michael McCarthy sent an email with the ISEA RESS position on auction technology to Mark Griffin Sec Gen of DCAE – Anita Gibbons Clerk to JOC CCAE – John Carroll special advisor to An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD

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.

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Mark Griffin Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

John Carroll Head of Unit (Department of the Taoiseach)