Gerry O'Neill

Intent: Intended to ensure the drivers behind our rezoning proposal is understood, and to aim to ensure that it is conveyed that our submission was well thought-out, researched and fully conveying what we are trying to achieve through our LAP Submission for Blessington. Identifying steps taken to establish facts included in our submission including GPR Surveys, Analysis of WWTP's throughoutIreland, Consultations and engagement with local residents to ensure what we propose is supported by local needs.

Details: Blessington Draft Local Area Plan 2025 for Dunmoy's South Blessington Lands.

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, ... Read more

Intent: Hoped to draw DPOs' attention to submission submitted in compliance with Town plan update, to maintain the property within the town boundary and seek support for land to be re zoned as residential.

Details: The request to support rezoning of land approx 1.25km outside Blessington, Co.Wicklow for residential use.

Intent: For them to support our campaign to enhance Epilepsy Services & Infrastructure nationally to improve access to specialist services and treatments for the 45,000 people living with epilepsy in Ireland.::For them to support our campaign to expand the HSE’s Chronic Disease Management Programme to include epilepsy, encouraging collaboration between people with epilepsy and their GPs and reducing pressure on specialist services.::For them to support our campaign to develop a National Strategy to reduce the estimated 130 epilepsy-related deaths in Ireland and taking targeted action to save lives.::For them to support our campaign to make Ireland’s schools seizure-safe for the 10,000 children with epilepsy of school going age by ensuring all teachers are trained in seizure first aid and epilepsy.awareness as part of initial teacher training.::For them to support our campaign to ensuring Ireland’s 2022 commitment to implementing the WHO Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and other Ne

Details: Contacted listed DPOs in their capacity as General Election Candidates to support EI's advocacy campaigns if elected to the next Dáil

Intent: Provide a general overview on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.

Details: General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.

Intent: Intended to ensure the drivers behind our re-zoning proposal is understood, and to aim to ensure that it is conveyed that our submission was well thought-out, researched and fully conveying what we are trying to achieve through our LAP Submission for Blessington. Identifying steps taken to establish facts included in our submission including GPR Surveys, Analysis of WWTP's throughout Ireland, Consultations and engagement with local residents to ensure what we propose is supported by local needs.

Details: Blessington Draft Local Area Plan 2025 for Dunmoy's South Blessington Lands.

Intent: Additional Participation in the Wicklow County Council Strategic Policy Committees for the community sector through the community & voluntary, social inclusion and environmental sectors

Details: Wicklow County Council Draft SPC Scheme 2024-2029 Public Consultation

Intent: Alerting local representatives to the fact that AsIAm had received funding for a pilot Autism One Stop Shop in both CHO2 and CHO7

Details: One Stops Shops

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

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