Coillte CGA

Lobbying Organisation Coillte CGA

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details To inform and advise on a new windfarm proposal for Kilkenny and for potential wind farm guidelines for Kilkenny to be considered

Intended results Encourage local authority to give consideration to economic and environmental benefits when framing new wind farm guidelines

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Neil Foot

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.

Phone call (6-10)

2 June 2020: Call with Neil Foot and Cllr Tomas Breathnach on potential wind farm guidelines 7 July 2020: Call with Neil Foot and Cllr Ger Frisby on potential wind farm guidelines 7 July 2020: Call with Neil Foot and Cllr Fidelis Doherty on potential wind farm guidelines 7 July 2020: Call with Neil Foot and Cllr Eamon Flynnon potential wind farm guidelines 8 July 2020: Call with Neil Foot and Cllr Pat Dunphy on potential wind farm guidelines 8 July 2020: Call with Neil Foot and John Paul Phelan TD on potential wind farm guidelines

Meeting (1)

20 August 2020: Meeting between Neil Foot (MD, Medite Smartply), Peter Lynch (MD, Renewable Energy, Coillte) and Collette Byrne on windfarm proposal for Castlebanny

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.

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tomás Breathnach Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)

Ger Frisby Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)

Fidelis Doherty Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)

Eamon Aylward Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)

Pat Dunphy Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)

Colette Byrne CEO (Kilkenny County Council)