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Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015


​​The Lobbying Act 2015 states that government bodies publish a list of designated public officials.

The designated public officials for the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE) are as follows.


Minister's Office

​Darragh O'Brien ​Minister  
Aine Doyle Special Adviser
Siobhan Russell ​Special Adviser  

Ministers of State

Alan Dillon Minister of State
Jenny McCormack Special Adviser
Timmy Dooley Minister of State

Secretary General

Oonagh Buckley


​Assistant Secretaries

Philip Nugent ​EU and International Affairs and Marine Planning
​Vacant Circular Economy and Resource Efficency
​Matt Collins ​Energy - Renewable Electricity, Hydrogen and Grid
Barry Quinlan Energy - Built Environment, Retrofit and Heat Policy
​​Paul Bolger Energy - Security of Supply, Markets and Energy Policy
​​Barry Quinlan Climate Action and Environment
Lisa Keyes Corporate Affairs and Strategic Development

Technical

Michael Hanrahan Acting Head of Geoscience Regulation Office

Details of Designated Public Officials for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) are also available at www.lobbying.ie. In accordance with the Lobbying Act 2015, DECC is subject to the Transparency Code, prepared and published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

The Transparency Code sets out how certain types of working groups, committees, ministerial advisory groups, and task forces may conduct their activities in a transparent way. The Code requires such groups to make information available on the public body's website in relation to the work of the group, including group members, terms of reference, agendas, and meeting minutes. Below are links to DECC working groups that are subject to the Transparency Code.

Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce

The Retail Action Group