Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)
EU Transparency Register
400886110592-21 First registered on 06 Feb 2013
Goals / Remit
The Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI) is the trade association for the electricity industry on the island of Ireland, including generation, supply and distribution system operators. It is the local member of Eurelectric, the sector association representing the electricity industry at European level.
EAI aims to contribute to the development of a sustainable and competitive electricity market on the island of Ireland. We believe this will be achieved through cost-reflective pricing and a stable investment environment within a framework of best-practice regulatory governance.
The strategic goals of the organisation are to:
1. Influence the development of sustainable and competitive electricity markets with cost reflective pricing and a stable investment environment
2. Support the development and efficient operation of Networks in a cost reflective and stable investment environment
3. Be a credible, influential and trusted representative body in Ireland, GB and EU
4. Promote the role of electricity in decarbonisation
5. Inform the public on the industry and its role in the economy
6. Support best practice regulatory performance and governanceMain EU files targeted
Energy:
- EU 2030 policy Framework
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Efficiency
- Internal Market in Electricity and Gas
- Retail energy markets
- ACER Codes and Guidelines
- Financial regulation (MIFID, EMIR and REMIT)
Climate and Environment
- EU Emissions Trading Scheme
- EU Effort Sharing Decision
- Industrial Emissions
- Ambient air quality
- Waste
- Water
- Resource efficiency
BrexitAddress
Head Office
Baggot Street Lower, 127
Dublin D02 F634
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
EAI's primary lobbying activities are focused on policy-makers and regulators acting in the Single Electricity Market (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) area.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Dara Lynott (Chief Executive)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Dara Lynott (Chief Executive)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
EAI is the national member for Ireland of EURELECTRIC, the representative body for the electricity sector at European level ( http://www.eurelectric.org/about-us/our-members/) .
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
Other financial info
Final Accounts (FY 2016) for the organisation as a whole (funded from membership fees)
Income €581,000
Expenditure €555,000
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
EAI generally participates indirectly (via Eurelectric) with the EU Commission and Parliament
Communication activities
EAI seeks to influence policy development through:
- communication via emails and letters
- meetings with policy-makers
- responding to consultations and information requests
- arranging workshops and public forums
- own publications on topics of relevance
EU activities primarily take place via Eurelectric (http://www.eurelectric.org/ )
Economic performance report of the energy sector in Ireland ( http://www.ey.com/IE/en/Industries/Power---Utilities/EY-future-energy )Other activities
EAI is an active member of Eurelectric, the primary lobbying body at EU level for the sector, and participates in engagements with Parliamentarians and Commission officials and in events organised through this body.
EAI's direct lobbying activities in Brussels are limited and relate primarily to responses on consultations.- Meetings
Meetings
2 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 02 Jun 2022 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject REPowerEU Plan; EU Energy Platform Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 13 May 2016 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject EU energy and climate agenda for 2016 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Irish Bioenergy Association
- ESB
- Irish Farmers' Association
- Gas Networks Ireland
- Environmental Pillar
- Environmental Protection Agency
- An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
- Greenpeace European Unit
- ABP Food Group
- Ibec
- University College Dublin – National University of Ireland, Dublin
- The Institute of International and European Affairs, Brussels
- EirGrid Group plc
- Irish Wind Energy Association
- Meetings