Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
Ibec
2024-01-19
Intent: Inform the development of new Regional and Town Value Proposition Profiles for the Midlands
Details: Attended a Stakeholder Engagement Session on Regional and Town Value Proposition Profiles for the Midlands
Officials: Barbara Heslin
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Polio Survivors Ireland
2023-08-31
Intent: To seek information from councils about their efforts to improve, engage with those with mobility challenges and report incidents.
Details: Sent email to address concers about accessibility in public spaces.
Officials: Tim Lucey, Brendan O'Donnell, Aidan Blighe, Alan Farrell, Annette Aspell, Colette Byrne, Joseph Gilhooly, Barbara Heslin, ...
Methods: Sent emails to relevant departments in councils about public accessibility. This engagement will continue into the next period. These were general emails addressed as 'To whom it may concern' - Email
Immigrant Council of Ireland
2023-01-19
Intent: Launch of the mentioned reports and presentation of findings::Influence public policy on the areas of the launch projects/reports
Details: Event to launch of three ICI projects: 1. Indicators for Local Integration (ILI) a national comparative tool to evaluate migrant integration from the Local Authorities. 2. Launch of the Toolkit for migrant candidates running in local elections and 3. Discussion of the EU Commision project Sustai, ...
Officials: Joe O'Brien, Francis Foley, Abul Kalam Azad Talukder, Elena Secas, Yemi Adenuga, Michael Brennan, Michael Rainey, Brendan Jennings, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting
Ibec
2022-05-20
Intent: Provide Ibec's views on business trends in advance of preparation for new Longford Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP)
Details: Opportunities for regional development in Longford
Officials: Barbara Heslin, Gerard Farrell, Colm Murray, PJ Reilly, Martin Monaghan, Paul Ross
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Volunteer Ireland
2021-01-12
Intent: To initiate the development of a national volunteer reserve corps with sufficient funding and support from national and local government.
Details: National Volunteer Reserve corps
Officials: Joe O'Brien, Moira Murrell, Pat Dowling, Pat Gallagher, Tony Flynn, Brendan Jennings, Niall Healy, Leonard Cleary, ...
Methods: A virtual meeting with the minister to discuss a broad range of issues and opportunities on going at present with the volunteering sector. The work of VCs The VCs’ role in responding to COVID-19 Volunteer Reserves National Volunteering Strategy This meeting was a stakeholder consultation by the minister and an opportunity to consolidate his support for the national volunteer reserves. - Virtual Meeting, A virtual meeting of the CCMA to discuss the creation of the national volunteer reserve corps and gain funding commitments from local authorities for its creation.A presentation was made to the Rural Development, Community, Tourism, Culture and Heritage Committee for that purpose. - Virtual Meeting
Ibec
2020-01-21
Intent: Upgrade of the N4 (Mullingar-Longford) and infrastructure delivery
Details: Economic development of the Midlands and N4 upgrade
Officials: Paddy Mahon, Barbara Heslin
Methods: Meeting
Ibec
2019-05-21
Intent: Enable the Midland region to achieve the growth and transformation envisioned in Project Ireland 2040 through the RSES process
Details: Economic development of the Midlands and the Draft Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES)
Officials: Barbara Heslin
Methods: Email
Benefacts
2019-01-21
Intent: To introduce Benefacts to the CCMA and make a presentation on the trial Benefacts Analytics project.
Details: Presentation to City and County Management Association
Officials: Jackie Maguire, Frank Curran, Danny McLoughlin, Tim Butler, Des Foley, Barbara Heslin, Paul Moynihan, John Quinlivan, ...
Methods: Presentation to a meeting of the City and County Management Association - Meeting
Immigrant Council of Ireland
2019-01-18
Intent: We hope to see all 31 local authorities adopt and implement effective local integration strategies
Details: Implementation of recommendation in National Migrant Integration Strategy for each local authority to have a local integration strategy
Officials: Barbara Heslin, Michael Walsh, Fergus Galvin, Michael Quinn, Ivan Grimes, Ferghal Reidy, Bernard Pollard, Dearbhla Lawson, ...
Methods: We had three separate meetings with Longford, Waterford and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council officials, asking each Council to consider adopting the recommendations of the Immigrant Council of Ireland's Keeping it Local report. The report outlines the importance of every local authority having a local integration strategy and includes guidance on what such a strategy should include- for example ring fenced funding for intercultural small grants and running local community inclusion open days. - Meeting, We had two separate meetings with the Local Community Development Committees in Donegal and Monaghan urging them as LCDCs to take a lead role in developing and monitoring a local migrant integration strategy. - Meeting
Ibec
2018-01-19
Intent: Ensure understanding of business priorities for the Midlands in the National Planning Framework Ireland 2040
Details: Planning and investment priorities for the Midlands
Officials: Barbara Heslin
Methods: Phone call, Email