Murray (Murray)

Lobbying Organisation Murray

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details The allocation of funding between the two compliance schemes which collect and treat waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) sold before 2005, under the European Union (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2014 (the WEEE Regulations)

Intended results Recognition by the Department of the Environment that there is an anomaly in the allocation of funding between the two compliance schemes for the collection of WEEE sold before 2005, and that the Department should work to resolve this anomaly

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mark Brennock

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 EUROPEAN RECYCLING PLATFORM IRELAND DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY

CRO number (if applicable) 404550

Company address 2-4 ELY PLACE DUBLIN 2

Main business or activity Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Company website www.erp-recycling.org

Contact email address ireland@erp-recycling.org

Contact phone number 01 6624040

Contact address 2-4 ELY PLACE DUBLIN 2

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

outlining the threat to competition in the market for recycling of WEEE waste due to an anomaly in the allocation of funds between the two market participants

Phone call (2-5)

outlining the threat to competition in the market for recycling of WEEE waste due to an anomaly in the allocation of funds between the two market participants

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.

Ross Elwood Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)