Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland

Date published 14 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Meeting with Paul Kenny (and Departmental colleagues) about a potential roll out of EnergyCloud in Ireland to help tackle energy poverty

Intended results Meeting to update Paul Kenny (and Departmental colleagues) about the objectives of EnergyCloud and provide an update on the roll out of EnergyCloud

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Cathal Lee

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 ENERGY CLOUD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

CRO number (if applicable) 670465

Company address KILRONAN DAWESTOWN RAVENSDALE DUNDALK DUNDALK, LOUTH, IRELAND

Main business or activity Energy & Natural Resources

Company website www.energycloud.org

Contact email address info@energycloud.org

Contact phone number (01) 571 0938

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with EnergyCloud co-founder Derek Roddy and EnergyCloud Ireland Chairperson Gabriel D'Arcy to inform Paul Kenny (and Departmental colleagues) about the objectives of EnergyCloud and to provide an update on the roll out of EnergyCloud in Ireland to use some of Ireland's surplus renewable energy, which would otherwise be wasted, to help tackle fuel poverty

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.

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