Regnum Renewables Development Ltd (Regnum Renewables Development Ltd)

Lobbying Organisation Regnum Renewables Development Ltd

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Development and Zoning

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Ivan Yates, on behalf of Regnum Renewables, raised queries with Deputy Barry Heneghan, seeking updates to outstanding reports from the HSE and the implementation of the Planning and Development Act 2024.

Intended results The queries sought to confirm the timeline for publication of the HSE report on wind turbine noise and to obtain clarification on the implementation of Section 85 of the Planning and Development Act 2024, relating to road opening licences and consents prior to the granting of planning permission.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kevin Daly

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Ivan Yates (Former DPO) Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

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)

On 10th December 2025, Ivan Yates forwarded queries raised by Regnum Renewables to Deputy Barry Heneghan in relation to the publication of the HSE report on wind turbine noise and to obtain clarification on the implementation of Section 85 of the Planning and Development Act 2024, relating to road opening licences and consents prior to the granting of planning permission..

Meeting (1)

On 19 December, Ivan Yates met with Deputy Barry Heneghan further to prior correspondence, to discuss the tabling of parliamentary queries concerning the HSE report on wind turbine noise and the application of Section 85 of the Planning and Development Act 2024.

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.

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)