James Breen

James Breen

Total Lobbying Efforts: 20

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Clare Public Participation Network

2022-01-17

Intent: Invited all public representatives to a webinar on our project to research and devise a five year anti poverty strategy in Clare. Purpose was to engage elected representatives in thinking and strategising about poverty reduction in Clare

Details: Anti Poverty Strategy Project in Clare

Officials: Timmy Dooley, Róisín Garvey, Michael McNamara, Joe Carey, Violet Anne Wynne, Cathal Crowe, Martin Conway, Michael Begley, ...

Methods: Email invitation and reminder to local Councillors, TDs and Senators about our December 10th Webinar - Email

Clare Public Participation Network

2021-09-21

Intent: A motion on the above passed at Council meeting by councillors

Details: Following a resolution passed at Clare PPN's Plenary Meeting Clare PPN wrote to all Clare County Councillors asking them to support a motion calling on the Irish Government to take the lead in calling for a Global Ban on Fracking at the UN

Officials: Michael Begley, James Breen, Pat Burke, Bill Chambers, Clare Colleran Molloy, Joe Cooney, John Crowe, Pat Daly, ...

Methods: One email sent to all Councillors asking them to support a motion being brought to Council by Cllr Pat Hayes seeking to call on the government to ask the UN to make a resolution for a global ban on fracking - Email

Clare Public Participation Network

2021-05-20

Intent: Raise awareness and indicate support on behalf of our members to Clare County Councillors for engaged action on the release of raw sewage in Clare and on the provision of water infrastructure and how it affects planning and rural development

Details: Clare PPN wrote to all Clare County Councillors requesting that they set up a task force to deal with the issues of water and sewage provision in the County as administered by Irish Water - these issues affect zoning and planning and our members feel the Councillors should have input

Officials: Michael Begley, James Breen, Pat Burke, Clare Colleran Molloy, Bill Chambers, Joe Cooney, John Crowe, Pat Daly, ...

Methods: One email from Clare PPN to all Clare County Councillors as described above and including a relevant section from Clare PPN's Submission to the National Water Resources Framework Plan for their attention - Email

Clare Public Participation Network

2021-05-20

Intent: That the ISDS aspects of the CETA Agreement would be debated at all party committee level in the Oireachtas

Details: Clare PPN Contacted all Clare County Councillors via email to ask that they would support a motion calling for the Dail to properly debate the EU Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement in advance of possible ratification of the ISDS Courts aspect.

Officials: Michael Begley, James Breen, Pat Burke, Clare Colleran Molloy, Joe Cooney, John Crowe, Bill Chambers, Johnny Flynn, ...

Methods: Clare PPN staff on behalf of our environmental college member groups and Clare Environmental Network emailed all Clare County Councillors asking that the CETA agreement in particular the ISDS aspect of it be fully debated by all party committees Oireachtas before possible ratification. - Email

Obair Newmarket on fergus CLG

2020-05-18

Intent: Additional funds for the Tradaree Project

Details: Seeking additional funding for the Tradaree project

Officials: Joe Carey, Timmy Dooley, Pat Breen, Michael Harty, Joe Garrihy, Róisín Garvey, Shane Talty, Mark Nestor, ...

Methods: Phone call

UL Student Life

2020-04-28

Intent: To give students back their money for campus accommodation during the covid 19 pandemic

Details: Refunds for University of Limerick on campus accommodation

Officials: Niall Collins, Richard O'Donoghue, Patrick O'Donovan, Brian Leddin, Willie O'Dea, Maurice Quinlivan, Kieran O'Donnell, Michael McNamara, ...

Methods: Councillors were emailed around assisting Students getting a refund from the University of Limerick for their Campus Accommodation during the Covid_19 Pandemic - Email

Irish Wildbird Conservancy

2019-09-20

Intent: Future representatives would press for action to address Ireland's biodiversity and climate emergencies.

Details: Communicating BirdWatch Ireland goals for nature to local and European election candidates

Officials: Grace O'Sullivan, Mick Wallace, Clare Daly, Luke 'Ming' Flanagan, Ciarán Cuffe, Seán Kelly, Mairead McGuinness, Matt Carthy, ...

Methods: Email, Social Media, Pressed European election candidates at election hustings about their goals for biodiversity and ours, demanding significantly increased ambition. - Informal communication

Clare Public Participation Network

2019-01-18

Intent: Provision of laundry and hot meals service to those in Emergency and B&B accommodation in County Clare::That the Councillors and Local Authority would take responsibility for ensuring that these services were organised

Details: Lack of services available for those in Emergency and B&B accommodation in County Clare

Officials: Michael Begley, James Breen, Pat Burke, Bill Chambers, Clare Colleran Molloy, Joe Cooney, Cathal Crowe, John Crowe, ...

Methods: This issue was raised at meetings of Clare County Council's LCDC & Social Development SPC by Clare PPN's representatives Mary O'Donoghue and Dermot Hayes- this was followed up by emails sent by Sarah Clancy to all County Councillors In Clare. - Meeting

Ennis Chamber of Commerce

2018-01-19

Intent: to avoid an increase in annual rate being set.

Details: written submisson and meeting regarding setting of annual commercial rates in Ennis town

Officials: James Breen, Clare Colleran Molloy, Pat Daly, Johnny Flynn, Mary Howard, Tom McNamara, Paul Murphy, Pat Dowling, ...

Methods: Submission

Clare Public Participation Network

2017-09-20

Intent: Clare Public Participation Network intended to draw Councillors attention to the scarcity of rental accommodation, and the issues of homelessness and the housing waiting lists in County Clare and to seek their opinions and suggestion on what should be done in response to this. Clare Public Particpation Network intended to communicate all responses to our member groups.

Details: Clare Public Participation Network wrote letters , follow up emails, and made follow up phone calls to all of Clare's County Councillors seeking their views and suggestions on the current housing situations in Clare

Officials: Gerry Flynn, Christy Curtin, Ann Norton, Michael Begley, James Breen, Pat Burke, Bill Chambers, Clare Colleran Molloy, ...

Methods: One letter was sent to each Councillor by post. - Letter, Councillors who did not respond were emailed a reminder- no more than 2 emails to each one. - Email, Those who had not responded were telephoned - no more than one successful call to each. - Phone call