Dermot O'Brien

Dermot O'Brien

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 33

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Most Recent Title
Councillor
Most Recent Public Body
Wicklow County Council
First Seen
8 January 2019
Last Seen
7 May 2025

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Wicklow County Council
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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 4)

Crosscare

2025-05-07

Intent: Continuation of this service through long term, mainstream statutory support.

Details: Crosscare's Youth Information Service wrote to a wide range of TDs on 17th of April 2025 seeking support for the continued work of the 'Youth Information Online Chat Service' - an initiative of Crosscare, YMCA Cork, Youth Work Ireland and Spunout offering information, advice and guidance to young pe, ...

Methods
Multiple versions of the same email sent to many public representatives - as below - Email

Intent: Invitation to the launch of Buddy's Cafe in St Joseph's Centre, Shankill, to showcase this community venture which will be operated and facilitated by people living with dementia and local volunteers.

Details: Invitation to attend the launch of Buddy's Cafe in St Joseph's Centre, Shankill.

Methods
Invitation to the launch of Buddy's Cafe in St Joseph's Centre, Shankill, a community venture being operated and facilitated by people living with dementia and local volunteers - Email

SaveBray

2025-05-06

Intent: The rezoning of Flood Zone A for Open Space land use

Details: Prevention of development on Flood Zone A on former Bray Golf Club lands, currently zoned for Mixed Use

Methods
Invitations to above meeting, change of date from original invitation, reminder, thank you follow up, copy of presentation sent to councillors, correspondence re postponement of LAP by Wicklow Co Co due to .change in planning legislation. - EmailPresentation re flood risk in our area and the Flood Risk Management Guidelines in relation to land and flood zoning held in Bray Family Resource Centre in Fassaroe, Bray, on 25th February, 2025. - Meeting

Intent: Originally intended as an opportunity for Jigsaw volunteers to channel voice to sitting Cathaoirleach, volunteer unavailability meant it reverted to general outcomes of increased awareness of Jigsaw's work and advocate for future collaborative spaces to channel youth voice into decision making.

Details: Visit to Jigsaw Wicklow

Methods
Bray Chamber visit by Jigsaw Wicklow. - Meeting

Intent: Elected councillors pledge to use factual and accurate information if elected as Councillor and bring a motion forward to their council to do the same. .

Details: Follow-up to local election pledge asking candidates who signed the pledge to : Local election pledge for candidates to pledge to: That is why we are asking you to pledge to use factual and accurate information during your election campaign, and during your term if elected as Councillor.

Methods
Email

Intent: To communicate to the Irish Government, the vast number of issues and the frustration of farmers on the ground due a number of key issues, including::- The EU Green Deal/Farm to Fork policies and their impact on farm productivity/cost of production;::- The transformation of CAP away from supporting food production to curbing farm output – particularly GAEC 2;::- The proposed Mercosur deal and how it could devastate the Irish Beef sector;::- Overly complicated schemes such as ACRES and TAMS which have been poorly implemented by the Irish Department of Agriculture leading to widespread delayed payment and failure to deliver any investment grant aid approvals in 2023;::- Excessive regulation adding massively to farmers cost of production;::- Nitrates derogation reduction;::- The Nature Restoration;::- The Industrial Emissions Directive and the Commissions farcical handling of it;.::- The 3-crop and catch crops rules in tillage with DAFM saying this week there is no room for flexibility d

Details: EU Farmer Protests - Solidarity of Irish Farmers

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EmailEmailEvent / Reception

Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being places 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: Wicklow County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign

Methods
EmailEvent / ReceptionInformal communication