Politician(s) lobbied: Timmy Dooley (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To promote discussion, active consultation, on future of Offshore Wind Energy off County Clare coast - to highlight urgency re: completion of DMAP consultation process.
Methods: Event / Reception
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Politician(s) lobbied: Timmy Dooley (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: To raise the profile and needs of Ennis in this (vacancy/tax relief) context, for current or future inclusion in the Living City initiative.
Methods: Letter
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Letter
Letters sent to local government party TD's on this matter and referred to Minister for Finance.
Politician(s) lobbied: Gordon Daly (Chief Executive Officer), Clare County Council; Jason Murphy (Acting Director of Service), Clare County Council; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Howard (Councillor), Clare County Council; Clare Colleran Molloy (Councillor), Clare County Council; Pat Daly (Councillor), Clare County Council; Antoinette Baker Bashua (Councillor), Clare County Council; Paul Murphy (Councillor), Clare County Council; James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: To raise concerns about the need to activate more residential sites where necessary services are available, and to lobby for necessary infrastructure upgrades (specifically an upgrade to Clareabbey wastewater treatment plant - currently at capacity) in order to advance housing targets in Ennis Municipal District.
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Diarmuid McMahon President and Margaret O'Brien, CEO of Ennis Chamber, members of Ennis Chamber 'Property Developer' committee and author of the Ennis Zoning Report Justin Gleeson of People & Place consultants, met with elected members of Ennis Municipal District on October 21st, to discuss the findings of Ennis Chamber's report on residential zoning in Ennis, and to ask the elected councillors to seek investment in Clareabbey Waste Water Treatment Plant, which is currently at full capacity.
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Diarmuid McMahon President of Ennis Chamber Margaret O'Brien, CEO of Ennis Chamber, members of Ennis Chambers 'Property Developer' committee and author of the Ennis Zoning Report Justin Gleeson of People & Place consultants met on September 24th with Chief Executive of Clare County Council Gordon Daly and members of the senior management team, involved in planning/ housing /development.
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Diarmuid McMahon President of Ennis Chamber, Margaret O'Brien, CEO of Ennis Chamber, and a representative of Ennis Chambers 'Property Developer' committee met with Joe Cooney TD on October 5th to discuss key findings in Ennis Chamber's report on residential zoning in Ennis, and to ask Deputy Cooney to seek investment in Clareabbey Waste Water Treatment Plant, which is currently at full capacity.
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President and CEO of Ennis Chamber met with Cathal Crowe TD on October 28, to discuss findings in Ennis Chamber's report on residential zoning in Ennis, and to ask the elected councillors to seek investment in Clareabbey Waste Water Treatment Plant, currently at capacity. We requested that Deputy Crowe present Ennis Chamber's Report on Ennis Residential Zoning to Minister James Browne on our behalf, which was done.
Politician(s) lobbied: Gordon Daly (Chief Executive Officer), Clare County Council
Intent: To encourage considered focus on the future of Ennis town centre
Methods: Meeting
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The meeting was between Gordon Daly, Chief Executive, Clare County Council, and Diarmuid McMahon, President and Margaret O'Brien, CEO of Ennis Chamber
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Intent: The focus of Ennis Chamber's submission was to highlight the imbalance between economic output and infrastructure systems required to to support the Irish economy now and into the future, as out population grows. As a tangible local example we highlighted that one of the two wastewater treatment plants serving Ennis (Clareabbey) is at capacity, thus stymieing housebuilding and industrial development in Ennis.
Methods: Submission
Politician(s) lobbied: Carmel Kirby (Director of Services or Equivalent), Clare County Council; Gordon Daly (Chief Executive Officer), Clare County Council
Intent: To have the views/concerns of Ennis Chamber members reflected in the final published Ennis Local Transport Plan.
Methods: Submission
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Submission
A comprehensive submission was made to Ennis Municipal District/ Clare County Council on the Ennis Local Transport Plan (Draft)
Politician(s) lobbied: Timmy Dooley (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To urge delivery of DMAP for County Clare/Shannon Estuary
Methods: Letter
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Letter
Letter personally delivered at 'Energising Clare', conference, organised by Ennis Chamber, to Minister of State Timmy Dooley. Conference took place in Ennis on February 14, 2025.
Politician(s) lobbied: Sean Lenihan (Acting Director of Service), Clare County Council
Intent: Information and update and discussion on Ennis 2040 Plans. Request for Ennis town centre Public Realm Works to adhere to outlined schedule, in order to minimise disruption to business in the town centre.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Meeting took place in the offices of Ennis 20240 DAC on March 24th, 2025. Present were Padraic McElwee, Interim COO Ennis 2040, Sean Lenihan, Acting Director of Services (Economic Development) Care County Council
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To communicate the priorities of our Chamber members in the area of enterprise and trade, in discussion with Peter Burke TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Meeting between members of Chambers Ireland CEO Forum & Minister Peter Burke took place at Three Ireland Offices, Dublin on September 10, 2024
Politician(s) lobbied: Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To raise awareness of the rise in costs of doing business, in particular for smaller, independent retailers, with a view to continued and new government supports towards same.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Meeting took place in Ennis and later as part of a 'walk about', in the premises of a number of retail businesses.
