Wind Energy Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Wind Energy Ireland

Date published 18 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Invited An Taoiseach and the Minister of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to deliver Keynote to the IWEA Annual Conference.

Intended results Keynote speaker attendance.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brendan Heneghan, Interim CEO of IWEA.

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 (2-5)

Formal emails of invitation sent to An Taoiseach and also to the then Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White T.D. Minister White subsequently delivered the keynote address to the conference.

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.

Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Alex White Minister (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)