Friends of the Earth

Lobbying Organisation Friends of the Earth

Date published 19 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details 'AV Room' Briefing on Data Centres

Intended results Organisation of briefing with TDs in Leinster House AV room

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sean McLoughlin

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

Mass communications

Email All TDs Reminder email sent to all TDs informing them of AV room briefing on data centres and carbon budgets.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Contact with Deputy Pa Daly and Assistant - Registering guests to attend Leinster House for briefing, proposing schedule for briefing.

Phone call (2-5)

Contact with Deputy Pa Daly and Assistant - discussing egistering guests to attend Leinster House for briefing, proposing schedule for briefing.

Meeting (1)

meeting with Deputy Daly in Leinster House in advance of AV room briefing

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.

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)