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2024-08-13
Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Curran (Councillor), Galway City Council; Colette Connolly (Councillor), Galway City Council
Intent: That GALWAY CITY COUNCIL 1) immediately create/develop/ sustainably manage BLUE_GREEN Coastal “CITY” Parklands Area stretching from Oranmore to Galway City Docks to permanently protect Galway’s NATURE/BIODIVERSITY & its UNIQUE CITY landscapes + Heritage (Bronze Age + 6th Century Sites) 2) GCC create/develop/sustainably manage NEW Oranmore to Galway Cycling/Walking paths in NEW CITY Parklands fulfilling many Sustainable Transport/CLIMATE Actions/Aspirations in Galway City Development Plan.
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Concept: Oranmore to Galway Greenway &why project is a) critical for Galway’s Climate+Biodiversity+Heritage “Action” plans |
| — | b) fulfills “ASPIRATIONS” in Galway City Development Plan c) vital for safe cycling OranmoretoGalway City Center & walking in car free BLUE-GREEN area with spectacular Galway Bay views. Concepts also shared publically with entire Galway City Council in public submission for DRAFT Galway City Heritage Plan here https://consult.galwaycity.ie/en/node/1637/submissions |
2019-06-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Breda McWalter National Monuments Admin Office of Public Works (Special Adviser), The Office of Public Works
Intent: To ensure planning decisions noted and respected
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To ensure 'Heritage' related planning decisions noted & respected |
2017-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Coveney (Minister), Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Intent: Restore zoning to High Amenity Agricultural for several parcels of land within the existing Galway Coastal Green Belt. That is, ensure these parcels are kept for the majority - public good as High Amenity Agricultural zoned areas, and the Galway Coastal Green belt is not subject to further destabilizing fragmentation by allowing residential and/or other building on these parcels.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lobbied local and Government officials to restore zoning of lands as High Amenity Agricultural that were made Low Density Housing in the Galway City Development Plan 2017-2023. This lobbying objective |
| — | to restore zoning of the stated areas as in previous City Development Plans |
| — | is along very similar lines to the advice given on the Proposed Material Amendments to the City Plan made publically by the Galway City Chief Executive |
2017-01-14
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Coveney (Minister), Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government; Eamon Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Kyne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; suzanne Nally (Assistant Secretary), Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs; Billy Cameron (Councillor), Galway City Council; Padraig Conneely (Councillor), Galway City Council; Ollie Crowe (Councillor), Galway City Council; Michael John Crowe (Councillor), Galway City Council; Mike Cubbard (Councillor), Galway City Council; Frank Fahy (Councillor), Galway City Council; Mairéad Farrell (Councillor), Galway City Council; Pearce Flannery (Councillor), Galway City Council; Peter Keane (Councillor), Galway City Council; Noel Larkin (Councillor), Galway City Council; Donal Lyons (Councillor), Galway City Council; Anna Marley (Councillor), Galway City Council; Declan McDonnell (Councillor), Galway City Council; Niall McNelis (Councillor), Galway City Council; Cathal Ó Conchúir (Councillor), Galway City Council; Terry O'Flaherty (Councillor), Galway City Council; John Walsh (Councillor), Galway City Council; Catherine Connolly (Councillor), Galway City Council; Colette Connolly (Councillor), Galway City Council; Joe O'Neill (Director of Services or Equivalent), Galway City Council; Thomas Connell (Director of Services or Equivalent), Galway City Council; Edel McCormack (Director of Services or Equivalent), Galway City Council; Eileen Ruane (Director of Services or Equivalent), Galway City Council; Brendan McGrath (CEO), Galway City Council
Intent: Maintain, and ideally reinforce, the current zoning of High Amenity Agricultural for several parcels of land within the existing Galway Coastal Green Belt. That is, ensure these parcels are kept for the majority public good as High Amenity Agricultural zoned areas, and the Galway Coastal Green belt is not subject to further destabilizing fragmentation by allowing residential and/or other building on these parcels.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lobbied City and Government official to maintain zoning of lands as High Amenity Agricultural in the DRAFT Galway City Development Plan 2017-2023. This lobbying objective |
| — | to keep the current zoning of the stated areas as in previous City Development Plans |
| — | is along very similar lines to the advice given on the Proposed Material Amendments to the City Plan made publically by the Galway City Chief Executive |
2016-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Billy Cameron (Councillor), Galway City Council; Padraig Conneely (Councillor), Galway City Council; Ollie Crowe (Councillor), Galway City Council; Michael John Crowe (Councillor), Galway City Council; Mike Cubbard (Councillor), Galway City Council; Frank Fahy (Councillor), Galway City Council; Mairéad Farrell (Councillor), Galway City Council; Pearce Flannery (Councillor), Galway City Council; Peter Keane (Councillor), Galway City Council; Noel Larkin (Councillor), Galway City Council; Donal Lyons (Councillor), Galway City Council; Anna Marley (Councillor), Galway City Council; Declan McDonnell (Councillor), Galway City Council; Niall McNelis (Councillor), Galway City Council; Cathal Ó Conchúir (Councillor), Galway City Council; Terry O'Flaherty (Councillor), Galway City Council; John Walsh (Councillor), Galway City Council; Brendan McGrath (CEO), Galway City Council; Joe O'Neill (Director of Services or Equivalent), Galway City Council; Thomas Connell (Director of Services or Equivalent), Galway City Council; Edel McCormack (Director of Services or Equivalent), Galway City Council; Catherine Connolly (Councillor), Galway City Council
Intent: Successfully Blocking the rezoning of lands at Rosshill from Agricultural to Residential::Successfully blocking the destruction of the most significant remaining undisturbed heritage site in Galway City, the Grounds of the Monastery and Round Tower at Rosshill and the breach of the important green coastal belt from Oranmore to Merlin Park
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Rezoning of lands from Agricultural to Residential in the Rosshill area in Galway City Development Plan 2017 2023 |