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
Intent: A confirmation from public representatives that they would support the local community in their opposition to any port development on Gormanston Beach
Details: A call to all public representatives for support to Save Gormanston Beach from proposed Bremore Ireland Port development
Intent: To prioritise MPA legislation and healthy seas within the individual political parties
Details: Fair Seas attended theFine Gael, Labour and Green Party Ard Fheiseanna and annual convention in Spring 2024 to highlight importance of MPA legislation
Intent: To present the key issues agreed by the Disability Organisations representing the Oireachtas Disability Group on the needs of people with Disabilities and the organisations providing services to them. ::To secure support for our requests for sustainable funding for Disability Organisations and Services including addressing the issue of pay parity ::Oversight of the National Disability Strategy to be located in Dept of Taoiseach ::To circulate Rehab Group's Local Election Manifesto, outlining our policy priorities.
Details: Emer Costello attended the Labour Party Conference in DCU as part of the Oireachtas Disability Group (ODG) delegation. 23 March.
Intent: Urgent and stronger MPA legislation.::Ambitious and binding targets committing Ireland to effectively protect 30% of its seas as MPAs by 2030, including a target of 10% “strictly” protected.::A robust management framework which clearly defines: What will be protected; How it will be protected, and;Which government agencies are responsible for implementation and management. ::Community engagement at every stage of the MPA designation and management process, based on transparency, inclusiveness, and fairness among local, regional, and national stakeholders.
Details: Marine Protected Areas Bill
Intent: Timelines for the release of Irish MPA legislation. Continued support for the EU nature restoration law in the final plenary vote. Information on Irelands protected area pledge and roadmap for the EU fisheries action plan.
Details: Irish Marine Protected Area legislation, ORE, EU Nature Restoration Law, EU Biodiversity pledge, EU Fisheries, Pellet loss regulation
Intent: To influence budgetary decisions
Details: attended Labour Party and green Party Conferences
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
Intent: Improved services and funding for national disability organisations and ongoing improvement of disability service provisions.
Details: Disability Rights
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
