Intent: Housing - To highlight that the county council should not be sterilising rural areas by making it difficult for younger generations of farming families to build their homes.::Natural Heritage, Biodiversity and Green Infrastructure - To highlight that damage caused by increased recreational use in the Carlingford Mountain SAC needs to be acknowledged and a sustainable recreational plan needs to be developed with shareholders and interested parties. Further spread of bracken on the mountain should also be prevented.::To highlight that it is imperative that farming and rural communities are supported so that they in turn can support the rural landscape as they are and have been the custodians of the land for generations.::NH1454 Ardee Cutaway Bog - The Ardee Cutaway Bog has been proposed as a NHA and yet this is also a proposed route for the Ardee Bypass. Louth County Council must ensure that farmers in such areas are supported fairly considering the Council's own willingness to overtu
Intent: Awareness of issues causing people with disabilities to be unable to move around public areas freely::Removal of a tree causing a blockage for those with mobility aids such as wheelchairs, in a public place
Details: Obstruction of public pathways which cause issues for people with mobility problems
Brendan Moore, member of Polio Survivors Ireland and known as a disability activist locally, called on Louth County Council to remove a dangerous tree at Longwalk, Dundalk, which is ripping up the footpath and becoming an obstruction for people with mobility issues. - Lobby day
Intent: Attendance of Cavan and Monaghan Councillors plus TDs at meeting on illicit trade of solid fuel in border region
Details: Letter to Councillors after local elections to introduce RAS; invitation to Cavan and Monaghan Couoncillors plus noted TDs to attend meeting in Cavan to discuss illicit trade of solid fuel in border region
Pressed European election candidates at election hustings about their goals for biodiversity and ours, demanding significantly increased ambition. - Informal communicationEmailSocial Media
An open meeting for public and local politicians and other local national stakeholders, held in Westcourt Hotel Drogheda on 29th May 2019 - Event / Reception
Intent: To propose the scrapping Section 8 of this bill which would allow hedgecutting in August & burning in March will negatively impact breeding birds and other biodiversity. Comms also included detail on the impacts of burning on birds and other wildlife.
Details: Submitted proposed amendments to the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016, the UN CRPD 'Triple lock' and the lived experience of people with disabilities in Ireland.
2 Phone calls with Cllr Nial Ring between 7 March and 30 April.2 phone calls with Cllr Marie Casserly between 8 March and 16 April. - Phone call90 e-mails responding to messages of support from Councillors. - Email
Seeking Councillor support for Submission 202 to Louth County Council draft development plan to enable construction of family home in Termonfeckin Village - Letter
