Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed 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: Waterford County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign
Public consultation comms materials on the proposed Castlegarden and Lyrenacarriga wind farms sent to local residents were copied by email to local elected reps. - Email
Intent: No increase in commercial rates for 2023. The L.A. to look for economic efficiencies. Review the collection (or non-collection) of rates by Waterford Council particularly in relation to the Vacant Site Levy (2017) which came into effect in Jan 2018 and to the Commercial Unit Vacancy Rate
Details: Not to increase commercial rates in Waterford for 2023, the burden on businesses is too much. Placing further financial pressure on business owners will have a considerable negative impact on the local business community, which could result in reducing the rates base overall, as well as affecting em, ...
Lobbing Waterford City & County Councillors & T.D.'s re berthage in adverse weather conditions for commercial fishing vessels at Cheekpoint, Co. Waterford. - EmailLobbying MEP's re location of vulnerable Marine Eco Systems. - EmailLobbying Minister Charlie McConalogue re Fuel Crisis - Virtual Meeting
Met with Councillors to show the lands in question and to discuss the details of the request and to gain support for the retaining of zoning - MeetingPhone calls made to each of the Councillors in an attempt to gain support for the retaining of existing zoning - Phone call
Intent: The Killea Campus would be rezoned and sold and this would fund the building of the new school in the village.
Details: Réalt na Mara NS is a newly amalgamated primary school on a split site. The Board of Réalt na Mara NS wish to get the Killea Campus, Dunmore East rezoned as residential in order to sell it and fund a single Site school in the village.
Intent: Zone Change to WCCC draft development plan 2022 - 2028 change of zoning from G3 – Conservation, amenity or buffer space to C5 – Tourism. The site is approximately 4 Acres.
Details: Zoning change -WCCC draft development plan 2022 - 2028 - lobbying Waterford City & county Councilors on behalf of Martin O'Shea landowner
Current zoning and designationThe site in the current development plan indicated the zoning as HA – High Amenity – Protect and enhance amenity area Draft development plan zoningThe draft development plan indicates this site zoned as:G3 – Conservation, amenity or buffer space Requested change to the development planZoning change to C5 – Tourism and related Justification for the proposed draft plan changeThis change in zoning to C5 – Tourism and related – Tourism and related (C5) would allow Katie Reillys to be development into a new food & beverage destination for Waterford City and County servicing tourists, families and holiday makers. It will act as mid-point for the future greenway to Tramore. It will allow a derelict building to be remodel in to a new destination which will provide up to 50 local jobs. ConclusionOur clients would kindly request your support with this project as part amending the draft development for WCCC. - Email
