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2024-09-09
Politician(s) lobbied: Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Grace O'Sullivan (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Mick Wallace (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Paul Gavan (Senator), Seanad; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Lorna Bogue (Councillor), Cork City Council; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: We want LEADER central in RURAL Development Pillar ll & Ireland to follow through with 10% commitment to LEADER. The LEADER programme in Ireland be open to the independent LEADER groups. More exchequer funded community support programmes. the Social Inclusion Programme should be delivered directly by the LEADER/Local Development Companies. All LEADER Groups supported to take up implementation of Agri Environmental programmes. LEADER Groups be allowed to function as Natural Areas of Development.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | advocate for greater inclusion of charities |
| — | community and voluntary organisations |
| — | and social enterprises in policy development and the co-design of European programmes. |
2023-09-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Farmers supported to farm sustainably for water quality
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | How to support farmers to farm sustainably for water quality |
2023-01-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: IRD Duhallow to become an independent Local Action Group.
Methods: Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Restore Independent Local Action Group (LAG) status for IRD Duhallow |
2022-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Education
Intent: Restore funding and Lot areas for SICAP.::The next round of ESF to include the Ability Programme.::EIP Agri to be open to Community Based Organisations::Local Action Groups to have same footprint as Local Development Companies and restored LEADER budgets.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | SICAP - restore funding |
| — | Lot areas to be kept to the local development company footprints & the fallout from the new Council Local Areas. The Ability programme to form part of the next round of ESF. The EIP Agri to be open to Community Based groups. Local Action Groups to be the same as the Local Development Company footprints as decided by Eamonn O'Cuiv's Cohesion Process and restore LEADER budgets. |
2022-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Anthony Barry (Councillor), Cork County Council; Joe Carroll (Councillor), Cork County Council; Marcia D'Alton (Councillor), Cork County Council; Kay Dawson (Councillor), Cork County Council; Paul Hayes (Councillor), Cork County Council; Michael Hegarty (Councillor), Cork County Council; Declan Hurley (Councillor), Cork County Council; Ted Lucey (Councillor), Cork County Council; Noel McCarthy (Councillor), Cork County Council; Seamus McGrath (Councillor), Cork County Council; Bernard Moynihan (Councillor), Cork County Council; Gerard Murphy (Councillor), Cork County Council; Kevin Murphy (Councillor), Cork County Council; Frank O'Flynn (Councillor), Cork County Council; Noel Collins (Councillor), Cork County Council; Gillian Coughlan (Councillor), Cork County Council; Deirdre O'Brien (Councillor), Cork County Council; John O'Sullivan (Councillor), Cork County Council; Cathal Rasmussen (Councillor), Cork County Council; Sinéad Sheppard (Councillor), Cork County Council; Danny Collins (Councillor), Cork County Council; Michael Creed (Councillor), Cork County Council; Gobnait Moynihan (Councillor), Cork County Council; Gearóid Murphy (Councillor), Cork County Council; Danielle Twomey (Councillor), Cork County Council; John Paul O'Shea (Councillor), Cork County Council; Ian Doyle (Councillor), Cork County Council; Audrey Buckley (Councillor), Cork County Council; Karen Coakley (Councillor), Cork County Council; Martin Coughlan (Councillor), Cork County Council; Ben Dalton O'Sullivan (Councillor), Cork County Council; Pat Hayes (Councillor), Cork County Council; James Kennedy (Councillor), Cork County Council; Mary Linehan Foley (Councillor), Cork County Council; Michael Looney (Councillor), Cork County Council; Eileen Lynch (Councillor), Cork County Council; Liam Madden (Councillor), Cork County Council; Patrick Gerard Murphy (Councillor), Cork County Council; Sean O'Connor (Councillor), Cork County Council; Sean O'Donovan (Councillor), Cork County Council; William O'Leary (Councillor), Cork County Council; Tony O'Shea (Councillor), Cork County Council; Marie O'Sullivan (Councillor), Cork County Council; Liam Quaide (Councillor), Cork County Council; Frank Roche (Councillor), Cork County Council; Annmarie Ahern (Councillor), Cork County Council; Sheila O’Callaghan (Councillor), Cork County Council; Ross O’Connell (Councillor), Cork County Council; Deirdre Kelly (Councillor), Cork County Council; Alan Coleman (Councillor), Cork County Council; Alan O'Connor (Councillor), Cork County Council; Michael Murtagh (Councillor), Cork County Council; Susan McCarthy (Councillor), Cork County Council
Intent: to reverse this proposal and retain the Housing designation if possible or at least change to Community Designation for the portion of the field in our control.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Cork County Development plan has the field immediately in front of the James O Keeffe Institute |
| — | Newmarket |
| — | designated for Housing but the Draft Plan has proposed it as Agriculture. The Board therefore is asking for your support to reverse this proposal and retain the Housing designation if possible or at least change to Community Designation for the portion of the field in our control. |
2022-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: 1. Maximum 80% co-financing by Irish Government. 2. the need to restore IRD Duhallow budget. 3. to implement the programme for government with respect to independent Local Action Groups. 4 the LES and LDC role in the delivery of the progarmme.::Broader Community Services Programme for Social Enterprises and sheltered employment.::the need for more European Innovation Progammes.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The delivery of the LEADER programme 2023-2027 |
| — | community services programme and the European innovation programme |
2022-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Creed (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Michael Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Education
Intent: 1. Maximum 80% co-financing by Irish Government. 2. the need to restore IRD Duhallow budget. 3. to implement the programme for government with respect to independent Local Action Groups. 4 the LES and LDC role in the delivery of the progarmme.
Methods: Conference Call, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The delivery of the LEADER programme 2023-2027 |
2022-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: LEADER: The current programme is 7.5% of pillar 2. The proposal is to further cut to 5% in the next programme which will be another massive blow to rural Ireland. We want LEADER in Ireland reinstated to 10% of Cap Pillar 2, as per the 07-13 Programme which was the last time LEADER in Ireland was properly resourced. Core Funding: Local Development Company’s must be properly resourced with core funding put in place to remove reliance on individual programmes for administration. The current syste
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The delivery of the LEADER programme 2023-2027 |
2021-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: Public funds would be ringfenced for the upgrading of community facilities
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | upgrading of community facilities |
2021-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection
Intent: secure interim funds for overheads for Local Development Companies
Methods: Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | access to interim funds for overheads for Local Development Companies |