Skill Set Strategy and Technology Services Ltd. (Skill Set)

Lobbying Organisation Skill Set Strategy and Technology Services Ltd.

Date published 01 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Sep. 2018 to 31 Dec. 2018

Specific Details EU Commission Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (recast)

Intended results In so far as is possible to protect the existing mandate for the use of EU produced sustainable biofuels in road transport and to ensure that the case for sustainable EU produced ethanol is put forward.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dick Roche

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)

Dick Roche (Former DPO) Minister (Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government)

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 (11-20)

Meetings in the main were conducted within the EU Parliament. MEPs were contacted by phone & email to arrange meetings. One meeting was held in Dail Eireann.

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.

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Brian Hayes MEP (European Parliament)

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

Luke Flanagan MEP (European Parliament)

Matt Carty MEP (European Parliament)

Marian Harkin MEP (European Parliament)

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)