Deirdre Geraghty Smith

Deirdre Geraghty Smith

Total Lobbying Efforts: 25

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The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

2025-01-18

Intent: To meet with Meath County Council to engage on creating a Code of Conduct for farm inspections. The Council would not engage on creating a Code of conduct but were willing to adopt a centralised one from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which is being worked on at present.

Details: Meath County Council / Farm Inspections

Officials: Jackie Maguire, Aisling Dempsey, Aisling O'Neill, Alan Lawes, Alan Tobin, Amanda Smith, Brian Fitzgerald, Caroline O'Reilly, ...

Methods: Email, Event / Reception, Informal communication, ...

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

2024-05-17

Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on the 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 CAP away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. 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 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 asked to do much more to receive a lot less funds in real terms.::3. The proposed Mercusor trade deal b

Details: Meath County Council- Enough is Enough Campaign

Officials: Aisling Dempsey, Aisling O'Neill, Alan Lawes, Alan Tobin, Amanda Smith, Brian Fitzgerald, Caroline O'Reilly, Conor Tormey, ...

Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Email, ...

Habitat for Humanity Ireland

2024-04-11

Intent: Encouraging local politicians to learn more about Habitat's House to Home programme and its impact for local people in the Louth & Meath area.

Details: Habitat's House to Home programme

Officials: Andrea McKevitt, Antoín Watters, Bernie Conlon, Conor Keelan, Declan Power, Dolores Minogue, Edel Corrigan, Eileen Tully, ...

Methods: An invitation to Habitat's 'House to Home' event in Drogheda. (Habitat ReStore, 8 Donore Industrial Park, Donore Road, Drogheda). - Email, The event took place at Habitat ReStore Drogheda, encouraging local politicians, stakeholders and relevant contacts/organisations in the sector to learn more about Habitat's local programme and its impacts for people. - Event / Reception

Irish Cancer Society

2022-09-21

Intent: To provide feedback on the Fianna Fáil's Women's Health Policy;

Details: Health Policy

Officials: Lisa Chambers, Stephen Donnelly, Anne Rabbitte, Mary Butler, Catherine Ardagh, Mary Fitzpatrick, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Fiona O'Loughlin, ...

Methods: 2 Emails to Corona Joyce, Senior Policy Officer (Fianna Fáil) with Senator Lisa Chambers in copy from Emma Harte (05.07.22, 07.07.2022); 2 Emails to Corona Joyce, Senior Policy Officer (Fianna Fáil) from Emma Harte (19.07.22, 21.07.22) - Email, Attended Fianna Fáil's Women's Health Policy launch meeting, 12.07.22. At the launch, the Irish Cancer Society provided feedback on the Women’s Health Policy, specifically in relation to cancer and related policy areas. - Event / Reception

Hume Brophy

2022-09-15

Intent: Provide an update on the development of grid support technologies in Meath

Details: Renewable energy development in Meath

Officials: Thomas Byrne, Deirdre Geraghty Smith, Brian Fitzgerald, Damien O'Reilly, Maria Murphy, Nick Killian, Gerry O'Connor, Gillian Toole

Methods: Meeting request to update local Councillors on the development of electricity grid support technologies in their area. - Email, Meeting to update local Councillors on the development of electricity grid support technologies in their area. - Meeting, Meeting to update local TDs on the development of electricity grid support technologies in their area. - Meeting

National Women's Council of Ireland

2022-01-21

Intent: To gain support for NWC's recommendations for the Review of the Health Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018

Details: Review of the Health Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018

Officials: David Cullinane, Róisín Shorthall, Lisa Chambers, Deirdre Kelly, Shelly Herterich Quinn, Audrey Buckley, Fiona O'Loughlin, Norma Moriarty, ...

Methods: Meeting, Email

Joe Giltinane

2022-01-21

Intent: That a fully serviced proposed residential 7 acre Site at Churchfields Ashbourne, and associated pedestrian/cycle permeability link to the Ballybin Road, creating an Ashbourne 5km walking/cycle loop, be included in the new Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027.

Details: The inclusion in the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 of a fully serviced proposed residential 7 acre Site at Churchfields Ashbourne, and associated pedestrian/cycle permeability link to Ballybin Road, creating an Ashbourne 5km walking/cycle loop.

Officials: Joe Bonner, Eugene Cassidy, Sean Drew, Brian Fitzgerald, Joe Fox, Noel French, Michael Gallagher, David Gilroy, ...

Methods: Asked Councillors that a fully serviced proposed residential 7 acre Site at Churchfields Ashbourne, and associated pedestrian/cycle permeability link to the Ballybin Road, be included in the new Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027. - Email, Asked Councillors that a fully serviced proposed residential 7 acre Site at Churchfields Ashbourne, and associated pedestrian/cycle permeability link to the Ballybin Road, be included in the new Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027. - Phone call, Asked Councillors that a fully serviced proposed residential 7 acre Site at Churchfields Ashbourne, and associated pedestrian/cycle permeability link to the Ballybin Road, be included in the new Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027. - Meeting, ...

Lidl Ireland Gmbh

2022-01-21

Intent: Support of proposal to change zoning

Details: Contact with various DPOs regarding zoning submissions in Kells, Co. Meath

Officials: Thomas Byrne, Darren O'Rourke, Jackie Maguire, Sean Drew, Mike Bray, Michael Gallagher, Eugene Cassidy, David Gilroy, ...

Methods: Sent emails to a number of DPOs relating to a customer survey conducted which indicate a need for a store in the Kells locality. - Email, Met a number of DPOs relating to company's submission on planning and to seek support for the submission. - Meeting, Sent a number of emails to various DPOs following up on a briefing document sent by post in relation to submission to change zoning and seeking support for the proposal - Phone call, ...

Irish Cancer Society

2022-01-21

Intent: Invited to speak to the Fianna Fáil Women’s Health Group about key issues affecting women's health, including screening and access to cancer treatments

Details: Women's health

Officials: Lisa Chambers, Shelly Herterich Quinn, Audrey Buckley, Deirdre Geraghty Smith, Mary Hoade, Mary Fitzpatrick, Deirdre Cullen, Catherine Ardagh, ...

Methods: Presented to Fianna Fáil Women’s Health Group about the work of the Irish Cancer Society 14.12.21 - Virtual Meeting

Meath Youth Federation CLG

2022-01-07

Intent: Consultation on lack of facilities for young people in co Meath

Details: Meath Comhairle na nÓg Committee AGM

Officials: Damien English, Peadar Tóibín, Shane Cassells, Thomas Byrne, Johnny Guirke, Darren O'Rourke, Helen McEntee, Tommy Reilly, ...

Methods: Letter