ESB

Lobbying Organisation ESB

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Range of engagements regarding the use of hybrid connections to more easily enable offshore wind generation in context of the ORESS Consultation. This would involve enabling the power generated by offshore wind farms to use connections from existing thermal generation stations to more easily deliver the power to points of demand thereby accelerating the delivery of offshore wind to meet Programme for Government targets of 5,000MW by 2030

Intended results Seek support for a policy that would facilitate hybrid connections for offshore generation projects

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Seán Murphy, Public Affairs Manager, ESB; Paddy Hayes, CEO, ESB; Peter O'Shea, Manager Regulation and Corporate Affairs, ESB

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 (1)

• Call on 07/02/2022 by Seán Murphy, Public Affairs Manager, ESB to Senator Timmy Dooley

Meeting (1)

• Meeting on 15/03/2022 by Paddy Hayes, CEO, ESB; Peter O'Shea, Manager Regulation and Corporate Affairs, ESB and Seán Murphy, Public Affairs Manager, ESB; with - Ciarán Cuffe Seán Kelly Deirdre Clune Billy Kelleher Mick Wallace

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.

Ciarán Cuffe MEP (European Parliament)

Seán Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Mick Wallace MEP (European Parliament)