Declan Kelly

Intent: To progress Galway Chamber's priorities/ recommendations ahead of the local election to local Councillors in Galway.

Details: Local Election Call to Action

Intent: To seek to resolve issues arising locally from national development of mobile telecommunications facilities

Details: Roll-out of mobile telephony infrastructure nationally

Intent: Alerting local representatives to the fact that AsIAm had received funding for a pilot Autism One Stop Shop in both CHO2 and CHO7

Details: One Stops Shops

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.::These frustrations have broadened into anger with European and National lawmakers over the massive increase in regulations relating to Agriculture. The EU, the Irish Government and local Government are devising policies far from the farm gate with little or no consideration of the direct impact on farmers.::The following are some of the 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

Details: Galway County Council -Enough is Enough Campaign

Intent: Zoning of private land within draft Loughrea LAP. Carmelite lands north and south of Station Road, Loughrea.

Details: Draft Loughrea LAP

Intent: To make real time continuous glucose monitoring part of the standard model of care for diabetes patients in Ireland

Details: Diabetes Policy in Ireland

Intent: Provided with referral pack and invite to service to meet with Service manager

Details: Invitation to visit Jigsaw Galway

Intent: Connecting our Global Head of Public Policy with Mr Kelly and appraising Mr Kelly of Invesco’s positions on the ongoing review of the EU AIFMD framework, as it pertained to loan funds (in particular our consideration of the potential negative impact of certain draft provisions on the provision of an alternative source of financing to EU corporates by such funds).::Appraising Mr Kelly of Invesco’s position on the ongoing review of the EU MiFIR framework, as it pertained to the establishment of a consolidated tape of record for equities (in particular our consideration of the potential positive impact of the inclusion of ETFs within the scope of a pre- and post-trade equities tape).

Details: beyond introductions and a broad discussion relating to the global economic environment and geopolitics, the ongoing review of the EU AIFMD framework was discussed, in particular draft provisions relating to investment funds that originate and/or invest in loans, as well as the ongoing review of the, ... Read more

Intent: To discuss the report and explain where we saw the key cumulative impacts

Details: Meeting with the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU as part of a IRSG/ CityUK Delegation to discuss a new report about the cumulative impact of EU financial services regulation and the need for better regulation for jobs and growth