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Gas Networks Ireland

Company · Energy · HQ: Ireland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Gas Networks Ireland appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
€100k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) is the owner and operator of the Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution Systems in Ireland. GNI is certified as a Full Ownership Unbundled Transmission System Operator (TSO) in accordance with EU Directive 2009/73/EC and Regulation (EC) 715/2009 by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities in Ireland. GNI has a subsidiary company, GNI (UK) Ltd.”

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“which is a similarly certified TSO, which owns and operates certain Natural Gas Transmission assets in Northern Ireland and Scotland. GNI is involved in the transportation of Natural Gas for industrial, commercial and domestic purposes. Gas Networks Ireland is actively engaged in promoting the role the gas network can play in achieving a decarbonised energy system through the introduction of Biomethane and Hydrogen onto the network as well as advocating for the role of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)/bio-CNG for its use as a transport fuel.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 8 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party562%
Renew Europe338%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2021
1
2022
0
2023
1
2024
0
2025
4
2026
2

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Seán Kelly
3 meetings · EPP
Billy Kelleher
1 meeting · Renew
Maria Walsh
1 meeting · EPP
Barry Andrews
1 meeting · Renew
Nina Carberry
1 meeting · EPP

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
14 Jul 2026Seán KellyConnecting Europe Facility (CEF), EU Grids Package and forthcoming Energy Security Framework
14 Jul 2026Barry AndrewsGrids / CEF
4 Nov 2025Maria WalshBiomethane
4 Nov 2025Nina CarberryEnergy
25 Jun 2025Seán KellyIrish electricity grids system
5 Mar 2025Cynthia Ní MhurchúGas
7 Mar 2023Billy KelleherERBD / Gas Policy
11 Jan 2021Seán KellyTEN-E Regulation

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