David Doran

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

2017-09-20

Intent: To establish why farm inspections and penalties are significantly higher than the national average in North Tipperary::The necessity for the Department of Agriculture to engage in an open dialogue with the IFA to introduce change and improvements across the inspection and appeals process in order to make the system more farmer friendly and remove the fear and anxiety for farm families associated with Department inspections,

Details: Farm Inspections

Officials: Pat Deering, Jackie Cahill, Michael Lowry, Mattie McGrath, Séamus Healy, David Doran, Fiona Bonfield, Sean Ryan, ... Read more

Methods: Letter, Email, Phone call

Irish Wildbird Conservancy

2017-05-21

Intent: To propose the scrapping Section 8 of this bill which would allow hedgecutting in August & burning in March will negatively impact breeding birds and other biodiversity. Comms also included detail on the impacts of burning on birds and other wildlife.

Details: Heritage Bill

Officials: Lynn Ruane, Alice-Mary Higgins, Grace O'Sullivan, Kevin Humphreys, Fintan Warfield, Paul Daly, Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, ... Read more

Methods: Email, Letter, Social Media, ... Read more

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

2017-05-19

Intent: To highlight the amount of farm inspections and penalties on farmers in the north of the county::To highlight that north Tipperary farmers have been penalised €1.28m over the past six years on Cross-compliance, animal identification and nitrates inspections, excluding land eligibility inspections::To highlight that north Tipperary farmers have had 321 inspections on average per year, resulting in 53% of these inspections having penalyies::That an independent inquiry would be carried out to determine why north Tipperary farmers have substantially higher inspections and penalties.

Details: Farm Inspections and Penalties in North Tipperary

Officials: David Doran, Fiona Bonfield, Joe Hannigan, Sean Keating, John Hogan, Michael Smith, Jim Ryan, Micheál Lowry, ... Read more

Methods: Email, Meeting, Letter

Disability Federation of Ireland

2017-05-19

Intent: To maximise compliance with the UN CRPD.

Details: Submitted proposed amendments to the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016, the UN CRPD 'Triple lock' and the lived experience of people with disabilities in Ireland.

Officials: Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Alan Farrell, Alan Kelly, Andrew Doyle, Barry Cowen, Bernard Durkan, Billy Kelleher, Brendan Griffin, ... Read more

ALONE

2016-09-21

Intent: To encourage council to conside their ageing demgraphic when developing housing and to develop specific models of housing for older people.

Details: Presentation to Tipperary County Council members to inform them on the work that ALONE does and introduce to them models of housing with supports

Officials: Siobhan Ambrose, Fiona Bonfield, Martin Browne, Jackie Cahill, Phyll Bugler, Catherine Carey, John Carroll, John Crosse, ... Read more

Methods: Meeting

Restaurants Association of Ireland

2016-09-21

Intent: To find out what progress was being made on developing the Lakelands Brand and the intention of the government in following through on their programme for government policy that the brand would be developed.

Details: TD's, Senators and Councillors in the counties of Cavan, Leitrim, Westmeath, Clare, Tipperary, Roscommon, East Galway and Offaly were contacted regarding the lack of progress in the development of a tourism brand for the Lakelands area. The lack of a co-ordinated brand is perceived to be having a ne, ... Read more

Officials: Fergal Curtin, Madeleine Argue, Damien Brady, Winston J. Bennett, John Paul Feeley, Clifford Kelly, Paddy McDonald, Eugene Greenan, ... Read more

Methods: Email

Quadrivium

2016-01-21

Intent: Policy amendments to support the provision of appropriate services and facilities for Infrastructural networks

Details: Submissions made in respect of Proposed No. 2 Variation of Development Plan for Tipperary

Officials: Siobhan Ambrose, Michael Anglim, Fiona Bonfield, Martin Browne, Kieran Bourke, Jackie Cahill, Phyll Bugler, John Carroll, ... Read more

Methods: Almost all Elected members were informed directly via email (where email addresses were available) - Email, All Elected members were initially contacted by phone calls and follow up calls to deal with any queries - Phone call

Quadrivium

2016-01-20

Intent: Policy amendments to support the provision of appropriate services and facilities for Infrastructural networks

Details: Submissions made in respect of Proposed No. 2 Variation of Development Plan for Tipperary

Officials: Siobhan Ambrose, Michael Anglim, Fiona Bonfield, Martin Browne, Kieran Bourke, Jackie Cahill, Phyll Bugler, John Carroll, ... Read more

Methods: All Elected members were informed directly via email and/or phone calls - Email

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

2016-01-14

Intent: charter objectives are a living wage, fair hours, rights to representation and collective bargaining, respect equality and ethics in the workplace and fair public procurement

Details: to secure support for the Congress charter for fair conditions of work

Officials: Siobhan Ambrose, Fiona Bonfield, Michael Anglim, Kieran Bourke, Martin Browne, Phyll Bugler, Jackie Cahill, Catherine Carey, ... Read more

Methods: council meetin 14 December - Meeting