Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 1)
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
2019-05-20
Intent: Awareness
Details: Dublin City Council Climate Change Action Plan Information Day: Saturday 16th of February at the Mansion House: Information stand for Green Flag Award for Parks
Officials: Celine Reilly
Methods: Event / Reception
Disability Federation of Ireland
2017-09-21
Intent: Raised issue at Dublin City Council SPC meeting
Details: Appropriate housing provision for people with disabilities
Officials: Tony Flynn, Eileen Gleeson, Brendan Kenny, Kathy Quinn, Celine Reilly, Chris Andrews, Janice Boylan, Christy Burke, ...
Methods: Fiona O'Donovan attended Dublin City SPC meeting in July. Raised a question around inclusion of disability issues. - Meeting
ALONE
2017-09-18
Intent: Agreement to establish pilot programmes
Details: Met with Celine Reilly to discuss ALONE's services and to explore potential for housing and support services to be delivered to DCC Tenants.
Officials: Celine Reilly
Methods: Meeting
Trinity College Dublin Students' Union
2017-09-13
Intent: To encourage oireachtas members, Senators and DCC members to support publicly funded higher education
Details: Publicly Funded Higher Education
Officials: Leo Varadkar, Chris Andrews, Catherine Ardagh, Kieran Binchy, Cathleen Boud, Paddy Bourke, Janice Boylan, Tom Brabazon, ...
Methods: Attempting to arrange a meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. (Unsuccessfully) - Email
Irish Green Building Council
2017-05-04
Intent: For 18 months, the IGBC conducted a comprehensive consultation process across the country to co-design an ambitious national renovation strategy for Ireland - see www.buildupon.eu/ireland for further details. This led to the publication of a final set of recommendations in Feb. 2017 - http://buildupon.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IGBC-BUILD-Upon-Final-Web-24.02.17-1.pdf. Several meetings with politicians & senior civil servants took place to ensure these recommendations are taken into account.
Details: Ireland's National Renovation Strategy V.2 - Under the Energy Efficiency Directive (article 4), Ireland (DCCAE) is due to publish an updated version of its national renovation strategy by 30.04.2017.
Officials: Ali Grehan, Celine Reilly
Methods: All members of the Oireachtas Joint Committees on Communications, Climate Action and Environment and on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government - Membership were invited to attend the launch of the final set of recommendations in Dublin on 23 February 2017. Three of them attended this launch: Deputy Eamon Ryan TD, Senator Victor Boyhan and Senator Grace O'Sullivan. - Event / Reception, Meetings on this topic took place with Eamon Ryan TD on 27 January Timmy Dooley TD on 23 February. - Meeting, Minister Sean Canney TD was one of the keynote speakers at the launch of the final set of recommendations on 23 February 2017 - Event / Reception
Christie + Co
2016-10-20
Intent: Provide local authority with detail on hotel market requirements in Dublin
Details: Submission on the Irish Hotel Market with respect to the forthcoming Dublin City Development Plan
Officials: Chris Andrews, Kieran Binchy, Paddy Bourke, Tom Brabazon, Claire Byrne, Aine Clancy, David Costello, Ciarán Cuffe, ...
Methods: Submitted on the Dublin City Development Plan website on 16th November 2015 - Submission
Age & Opportunity
2016-09-21
Intent: To include housing issues specific to older people in overall policy submissions
Details: Housing Issues for Older People
Officials: Celine Reilly
Methods: Three meetings in Dublin City Council's Offices to update on the work of the Housing Working Group as a way of reflecting what can be done in meeting housing issues for older people. - Meeting
Age & Opportunity
2016-09-21
Intent: To include housing issues specific to older people in overall policy submissions
Details: Housing Issues for Older People
Officials: Celine Reilly
Methods: Updating on the work of the Housing Working Group as a way of reflecting what can be done in meeting housing issues for older people. - Meeting
Peter McVerry Trust
2016-01-20
Intent: To secure the provision of 22 modular housing units in Ballymun
Details: Support for Modular Housing
Officials: Celine Reilly
Methods: An email was submitted to reiterate PMVT's support for the delivery of 22 modular housing units in Ballymun - Email
Temple Media Ltd
2015-10-18
Intent: Inclusion of passive house standard or equivalent in development plans, for the protection of public health, comfort, the environment, and the economy.
Details: I have lobbied and am lobbying local authorities to encourage them to adopt higher building standards in their development plans. This is unpaid lobbying work.
Officials: Maria Bailey, John Bailey, Marie Baker, Victor Boyhan, Shay Brennan, Jennifer Cuffe, Chris Curran, Kevin Daly, ...
Methods: I phoned most of the councillors in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, principally to invite them to a briefing meeting. - Phone call, I organised a briefing on the passive house standard an the proposal to adopt same in DLR's draft development plan, and invited councillors and council officials from all four local authorities in the Dublin area to attend. The event was filmed, and subsequently emailed to councillors. Note that while I emailed all councillors in the four regions, I may not have emailed all of the council officials (directors of services etc) on the below list. - Meeting