Anne Ferris

Intent: Briefed on Dublin Simon 'local election asks' in relation to housing and homelessness

Details: Mass email to local political candidates prior to local elections

Intent: Alerting local representatives to the fact that AsIAm had received funding for a pilot Autism One Stop Shop in both CHO2 and CHO7

Details: One Stops Shops

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: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being places on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::To highlight the following key issues that are contributing to growing frustration and anger with the political system::1. The transformation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding is being redirected to environmental schemes – the EU is effectively implementing new environmental regulations such as the “eco-schemes” on the cheap by redirecting existing funding instead of allocating additional funds.::2. The failure of the EU to properly compensate farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). In 2014, Ireland received €1.16bn in Pillar one funding from EU – that figure is effectively the same today, 10 years on, despite huge inflation in farmers' cost of production in the interim. Farmers are being ask

Details: Wicklow County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign

Intent: To provide a briefing on the project to relevant stakeholders

Details: Proposed development of Offshore Renewable Energy Infrastructure by Codling Wind Park

Intent: To see shared rental schemes rolled out across Ireland, particularly eBikes

Details: Discussions on shared sustainable transport schemes

Intent: To present research findings from NWC A Toolkit for Local Authorities on supporting Family Friendly Local Government

Details: To advocate for family friendly local government programmes at local authority level

Intent: To see shared rental schemes rolled out across Ireland, particularly eBikes

Details: Discussions on shared sustainable transport schemes

Intent: To engage with Councillors on installing daffodil benches in their constituencies.

Details: Daffodil Benches

Intent: To provide a briefing as requested to Bray District Council, to ensure local elected representatives are fully informed throughout the development phase of the project

Details: To provide information on the Dublin Array Offshore Wind Farm Project