Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 15 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details An email to Thomas Byrne, the Minister of State at the Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade, on shared energy resources

Intended results To explore the opportunity to further share energy resources between Ireland and our nearest neighbours in the context of the current global economic uncertainty

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor Healy

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.

Email (1)

An email to the Minister of State Thomas Byrne relating to energy resources and the potential for sharing these between Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the context of the Department of Foreign Affairs' reviews of the Ireland-Scotland Bilateral Review and Ireland-Wales shared statement. It was sent on May 16.

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.

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)