Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 3)
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-19
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
Officials: Adam Wyse, Conor D. McGuinness, Cristiona Kiely, Damien Geoghegan, David Daniels, Davy Daniels, Declan Clune, Declan Doocey, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Email, Social Media, ...
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
2023-11-24
Intent: No increase in commercial rates
Details: against any rise in commercial rates
Officials: Pat Nugent, Declan Doocey, Tom Cronin, Thomas Phelan, Damien Geoghegan, Conor D. McGuinness, Mairead Tobin, John Pratt, ...
Methods: Email, Phone call with Dungarvan Councillors - Phone call
RWE Renewables Ireland (formerly Innogy Renewables Ireland Limited)
2023-01-18
Intent: To share public consultation material with relevant elected reps
Details: Information about proposed local wind farm developments
Officials: Peter Cleere, Deirdre Cullen, Matt Doran, Michael Doyle, Joe Lyons, Patrick O'Neill, Kathleen Funchion, John McGuinness, ...
Methods: 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
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
2022-12-13
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, ...
Officials: Damien Geoghegan, Pat Nugent, Tom Cronin, Thomas Phelan, Conor D. McGuinness, Seamus O'Donnell, Declan Doocey, John Pratt, ...
Methods: Rates Lobby - same correspondance all - Email
Irish South & East Fish Producers Organisation Limited
2022-09-19
Intent: Subsidy for Marine Diesel for commercial fishing vessels.
Details: Meeting Minister Charlie McConalogue to discuss possible subsidy on Marine Diesel due to Fuel crisis
Officials: Charlie McConalogue, Cecil Beamish, Clare Daly, Mick Wallace, Grace O'Sullivan, Pat Fitzgerald, Liam Brazil, Joe Conway, ...
Methods: Lobbying Minister Charlie McConalogue re Fuel Crisis - Virtual Meeting, Lobbying MEP's re location of vulnerable Marine Eco Systems. - Email, Lobbing Waterford City & County Councillors & T.D.'s re berthage in adverse weather conditions for commercial fishing vessels at Cheekpoint, Co. Waterford. - Email
S & K Carey Ltd
2022-05-12
Intent: Maintain current zoning of Residential on lands at Killea, Dunmore East
Details: Request to have changes made to proposed zoning of lands in Waterford City and County Draft Development Plan
Officials: Pat Fitzgerald, Eddie Mulligan, Mary Roche, Jody Power, Lola O'Sullivan, Davy Daniels, Adam Wyse
Methods: Phone calls made to each of the Councillors in an attempt to gain support for the retaining of existing zoning - Phone call, 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 - Meeting
Realt na Mara National School
2022-02-01
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.
Officials: Pat Fitzgerald, Jody Power, Davy Daniels, Eddie Mulligan, Adam Wyse, Mary Roche
Methods: Phone call
Fewer Harrington & Partners
2022-01-29
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
Officials: Joe Conway, Davy Daniels, Jim Griffin, John Hearne, Eddie Mulligan, Joe Kelly, Jason Murphy, Lola O'Sullivan, ...
Methods: 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
Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2022-01-21
Intent: To designate lands as Tourism Development in the Waterford County Development Plan
Details: The designation of lands at Dunmore East Golf Club as Tourism Development
Officials: Liam Brazil, Declan Clune, Joe Conway, Tom Cronin, Davy Daniels, Declan Doocey, Pat Fitzgerald, Damien Geoghegan, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting, Phone call, ...
Threshold
2021-05-21
Intent: To make the councillor aware of Threshold services and policies.
Details: Invited the Councillor to a briefing session
Officials: Sam Locke, Robert Beasley, Mike Kennelly, Jackie Healy-Rae, Norma Moriarty, Brendán Fitzgerald, Niall 'Botty' O'Callaghan, Michael Cahill, ...
Methods: Invitation email followed by a reminder. - Email, Not all invited attended. - Virtual Meeting