Hume Brophy

Lobbying Organisation Hume Brophy

Date published 19 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Development of Government Policy on Solar Energy

Intended results Development of Government Policy on Solar Energy Seeking amendment to Capital Gains Retirement Relief and Agricultural Relief requirements for farmland with solar panels

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael Moore

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 Elgin Energy

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 134/135 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2

Main business or activity Energy & Natural Resources

Company website www.elgin-energy.com

Contact email address office@elgin-energy.com

Contact phone number 01 660 0190

Contact address 134/135 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Submission (1)

Submitted Pre-Budget Submission to the Department of Finance

Letter (31-50)

Issued pre-budget submission to relevant Ministers, members of the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Environment, members of the Finance Committee and members of the Agriculture Committee.

Meeting (6-10)

Met 6 TDs, 3 Department officials and 1 Special Adviser

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.

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Noonan Minister (Department of Finance)

Mary Kenny Special Advisor (Department of Finance)

Sean Kinsella Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

Eoghan Murphy Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Richard Troy Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Andrew Doyle Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Seán Kyne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aindrias Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Willie Penrose TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Ferris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Burton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Deering TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)