Andrea Dalton

Intent: Requesting a motion put forward by councillors requesting additional, multi-annual funding for retrofitting of local authority homes from the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Details: Motion on Various Councils on Local Authority Energy Efficiency Programme

Intent: Advocating the economic benefits of HRI & to ensure continued government support for the Irish horseracing industry

Details: Stallion Trail Invitations

Intent: To provide information to the listed DPO on the proposed Johnstown Solar Park Project in Co. Carlow

Details: Proposed Johnstown Solar Park Project, Co Carlow

Intent: To continue to invest in Carlow town centre::To improve infrastructure throughout the county

Details: The County Carlow business community is resilient and optimistic, despite the many challnges that business faces at the minute, but we cannot afford to be complacent and must continue to strive for further economic development and growth.

Intent: Elected councillors pledge to use factual and accurate information if elected as Councillor and bring a motion forward to their council to do the same. .

Details: Follow-up to local election pledge asking candidates who signed the pledge to : Local election pledge for candidates to pledge to: That is why we are asking you to pledge to use factual and accurate information during your election campaign, and during your term if elected as Councillor.

Intent: Consideration of the rights and needs of people with EB in new plans, policies and actions taken by newly elected representatives.

Details: Manifesto distributed to key elected representatives for the European and Local Elections, party spokes people on health and disability, and members of the Joint Committee on Health

Intent: To communicate to the Irish Government, the vast number of issues and the frustration of farmers on the ground due a number of key issues, including::- The EU Green Deal/Farm to Fork policies and their impact on farm productivity/cost of production;::- The transformation of CAP away from supporting food production to curbing farm output – particularly GAEC 2;::- The proposed Mercosur deal and how it could devastate the Irish Beef sector;::- Overly complicated schemes such as ACRES and TAMS which have been poorly implemented by the Irish Department of Agriculture leading to widespread delayed payment and failure to deliver any investment grant aid approvals in 2023;::- Excessive regulation adding massively to farmers cost of production;::- Nitrates derogation reduction;::- The Nature Restoration;::- The Industrial Emissions Directive and the Commissions farcical handling of it;.::- The 3-crop and catch crops rules in tillage with DAFM saying this week there is no room for flexibility d

Details: EU Farmer Protests - Solidarity of Irish Farmers

Intent: Rezoning of the lands at Dublin Road from their existing ‘Community/Education’, to ‘Objective G - Enterprise and Employment’ or ‘Objective J - Industry’.

Details: Draft Carlow-Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024-2030

Intent: It has been advised that the Public Spending Codes are the reasons behind the delays and w e need to see how we can expediate the process

Details: Carlow 2040 - While funding came through a long time ago there has been little progress in moving this forward.

Intent: It is key that the process is right for employees and employers and it needs to be planned properly, more detail on the process is important and also a timeline to allow preparation ::it cannot be put in place because it is a nice or good thing to do; rather is must be attractive and work for the onger term benfits

Details: The plans to introduce auto-enrolement for pensions are confusing businesses at present and there is a lack of details and planning for same.