ESB

Lobbying Organisation ESB

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Presentation of ESB’s plan entitled Green Atlantic @ Moneypoint, which is a multi-billion Euro programme of significant investments on the County Clare site over the next decade. Key to delivery of the plan for the area is facilitation of the of use of hybrid connections for offshore wind generation, inclusion of projects located off the West coast as part of Phase 2 projects, inclusion of a Floating Offshore Wind preference category in the 2023 ORESS-2 auction, in addition to securing a range

Intended results Seek support for the development plans for Moneypoint, including related deliverables required to underpin the plans.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sean Hegarty, Station Manager Moneypoint, ESB; Paul Lennon, Generation & Trading, ESB; Seán Murphy, Public Affairs Manager, 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.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

A range of engagements took place with number of different stakeholders as follows: • Briefing of Pat Dowling, Local Authority Chief Executive, Housing, Planning, Community & Local Government on 19/4/2021 • Briefing of the West Clare Municipal District Councillors on 19/4/2021, with members of the County Council Executive present. • Virtual meeting on 15/4/2021 with Brian Leddin TD, Paul Kenny, SPAD to Minister Ryan, and Senator Roisin Garvey. • A second meeting with Brian Leddin, TD on 30/04/2021

Email (2-5)

• Email to Brian Leddin / Paul Kenny on 15/4/2021. • Follow-up email to Brian Leddin after meeting on 30/04/2021.

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.

Pat Dowling Chief Executive Officer (Clare County Council)

Shane Talty Councillor (Clare County Council)

Joe Killeen Councillor (Clare County Council)

Joe Garrihy Councillor (Clare County Council)

Susan Crawford Councillor (Clare County Council)

P.J. Kelly Councillor (Clare County Council)

Bill Chambers Councillor (Clare County Council)

Cillian Murphy Councillor (Clare County Council)

Ian Lynch Councillor (Clare County Council)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)