Brendan Thornhill

Brendan Thornhill

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 29

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Most Recent Title
Councillor
Most Recent Public Body
Wicklow County Council
First Seen
19 January 2016
Last Seen
21 January 2021

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Wicklow County Council
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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 3)

SSE plc

2020-05-21

Intent: To submit views on WCC Issues Paper and outline the importance of embedding climate action into local authority planning, the opportunities presented by offshore wind development to the Wicklow area and the need for alignment across national, local and marine planning. The importance action at a local level to improve energy efficiency and facilitate the electrification of heat and transport were also highlighted.

Details: Response to Wicklow County Council’s Development Plan Issue Paper.

Methods
Submission

Intent: Future representatives would press for action to address Ireland's biodiversity and climate emergencies.

Details: Communicating BirdWatch Ireland goals for nature to local and European election candidates

Methods
Pressed European election candidates at election hustings about their goals for biodiversity and ours, demanding significantly increased ambition. - Informal communicationEmailSocial Media

Intent: That Wicklow County Council signs up to the Nuclear Free Local Authorities::That Wicklow County Council invite Attracta Ui Bhroin and Professor John Sweeny to address the January Council meeting

Details: Transboundary Environmental Public Consultation on the Wylfa Newyedd Nuclear Power Plant, Anglesey, North Wales.

Methods
Letter

Intent: • Make the new third lane a bus and car-pooling lane; a lane that may be used by buses and only those cars carrying three (3) or more passengers.::• Provide free and easily accessible Park 'n Rides at all junctions on the N11/M11. • Improve and extend existing Park 'n Rides servicing the Luas and Dart lines.::• Increase the number of buses using the N11/M11

Details: Proposals for 3rd Lane on the N11/M11

Methods
Letter

Intent: We were proposing to retain the existing zoning in line with the managers wording within the LAP

Details: Bray LAP was the subject of review by Wicklow Co Co - there were motions to change the zoning on the former Bray Golf Club Lands which would have seen the managers recommendations altered

Methods
A general letter was sent to all of the Wicklow Councillors setting out our view in respect of the Bray LAP - LetterCllr Chris Fox - MeetingCllr Irene Winters - Meeting

Intent: Rezoning the floodplain so that the traditional escape route of floods from our homes is kept open.

Details: Requesting rezoning of a floodplain between our community and the sea from Town Centre (in 2005) to its original Open Space zoning.

Methods
60 were to councillors asking them to rezone the floodplain in the Local Area Plan for Bray: this was unsuccessful. The rest were to Minister Eoghan Murphy and to other Ministers or TDs asking them as 'collegiate Government' to ask Minister Eoghan Murphy to issue a Directive to have Wicklow County Council bring their LAP into line with mandatory 2009 Guidelines on flood risk management. - EmailCalls to councillors asking for their support - Phone callEven these few were not direct appeals but rather references to what we hoped councillors/TDs. - Social Media