FleishmanHillard, Ireland

Lobbying Organisation FleishmanHillard, Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details The need for greater clarity on the status of the Eirgrid connection application process

Intended results Awareness that a lack of clarity creates an effective moratorium on data centre construction and discourages inward investment

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Bradley

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name EngineNode Ltd

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 6-9 Trinity Street, Dublin 2

Main business or activity Information Technology

Company website www.enginenode.com

Contact email address ronan@enginenode.com

Contact phone number 0851747000

Contact address EngineNode Ltd 6-9 Trinity Street Dublin 2

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Informal communication (2-5)

Communications to appraise DPOs of client concerns to the unclear and slow process review of connection applications to Eirgrid network.

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.

Paul Kenny Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Philip O’Callaghan Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)