Stafford Fuels Ltd.

Lobbying Organisation Stafford Fuels Ltd.

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details The likely effect of an increase in Carbon Tax on Solid Fuel on both Fuel Poverty and the expansion of the already considerable avoidance of Carbon Tax on Solid Fuel

Intended results To not increase the current rate of Carbon Tax unless and until a means can be found to protect the fuel poor and to protect the legitimate solid fuel trade from solid fuel which has not paid Carbon Tax being placed on the market.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Andy Maher

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)

Pre-Budget email sent to DPO's.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with DPO to discuss pre-budget email

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.

Paschal Donohoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Andrew Doyle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bobby Aylward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael W. D'Arcy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)