Intent: Meetings were held to introduce CiaranFitzpatrick, CEO of Fitzpatrick & HeaveyHomes, and to outline the company’s role indelivering large-scale housing projectsnationwide. The discussions aimed to explorepotential collaboration opportunities andshare insights into current and futuredevelopments.
Details: Meetings with local authorities to introduce Ciaran Fitzpatrick, CEO of Fitzpatrick & Heavey Homes
Intent: Make public representatives aware of the work of Laois Chamber Alliance
Details: Presented to Laois County Council the programme and plans for Laois Chamber Alliance for 2025
Intent: Grow awareness of Small Firms Association in Laois and Offaly
Details: Small business
Intent: To highlight how most households located outside major urban centres, in areas off the natural gas grid and in older building stock continue to rely on higher carbon fuels including oil, peat and coal for home heating and to set out how lower carbon LPG, renewable BioLPG and in time rDME can play a significant role in supporting the decarbonisation journey of rural homes.
Details: A communication to all Oireachtas members, MEPs, and councillors regarding the publication of Liquid Gas Ireland’s Census data analysis report 'The role of liquid gas in providing lower carbon heating for Irish homes'.
Intent: 1. To highlight how most households located outside major urban centres, in areas off the natural gas grid and in older building stock continue to rely on higher carbon fuels including oil, peat and coal for home heating. 2. To set out how lower carbon LPG, renewable BioLPG and in time rDME can play a significant role in supporting the decarbonisation journey of rural homes.
Details: A communication to all Oireachtas members, MEPs, and councillors regarding the publication of Liquid Gas Ireland’s Census data analysis report 'The role of liquid gas in providing lower carbon heating for Irish homes'.
Intent: Launch of the mentioned reports and presentation of findings::Influence public policy on the areas of the launch projects/reports
Details: Event to launch of three ICI projects: 1. Indicators for Local Integration (ILI) a national comparative tool to evaluate migrant integration from the Local Authorities. 2. Launch of the Toolkit for migrant candidates running in local elections and 3. Discussion of the EU Commision project Sustai, ...
Intent: Attendance at project launch event for National Just Transition Fund - funded project (Midlands Bioenergy Development Project).
Details: Invitation to project launch event for National Just Transition Fund - funded project (Midlands Bioenergy Development Project).
Intent: Raising awareness of the impact of low carbon materials in construction
Details: Low carbon materials in the Climate Action Bill
Intent: To secure a comprehensive package of market supports and direct aid for farmers from the EU to cover a hard Brexit and the losses already incurred.::New emergency market distrubance measures under EU Reg. 1308/13, Article 219/221 are required.::For the EU to provide support of €20/animal for each 5c/kg price drop.::To ensure that Irish beef holds its position in the UK market, as there is no comparable alternative market.
Details: EU Brexit Emergency Support Package
Intent: To highlight that the UK is Ireland's largest beef export market, accounting for 298,000t (52%) in 2018::To highlight that Brexit uncertainty and the weakness of sterling has already impacted negatively on market returns and Irish cattle prices::To point out that IFA estimate a hard Brexit with the imposition of WTO tariffs, will cost the Irish beef sector up to €800m p.a.::To highlight that farmers selling cattle last summer and this spring already encountered severe Brexit related price losses and that a compensation package of €100m is required from the EU and the Government
Details: Beef and Brexit
