James Browne

Intent: To facilitate engagement

Details: Invitation for engagement in connection with an industry event organised by a representative body.

Intent: Inform public policy development regarding PBSA Council of Ireland policy priorities

Details: Letter (email 7th January 2026) to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding strategy for future provision of purpose built student accommodation (PBSA)

Intent: Updating the Minister on MMC activity in Ireland

Details: MMC and how it can benefit housing delivery

Intent: To seek ministerial participation at an upcoming luncheon meeting focused on Living Over the Shop initiatives, aiming to inform stakeholders about regulatory challenges, showcase opportunities for upper-floor residential development, and advance practical solutions that support town centre revitalisation.

Details: Invitation to speak at Living Over The Shop lunch

Intent: Awareness for funding for people with disabilities.

Details: St Michael's House Lobbying

Intent: Submission from the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) – to put a National Contingency Plan in place to allow for an extension of the period for slurry spreading from October 1, 2025 to October 15, 2025 due to ongoing grass growth

Details: Submission fro FCI to put a National Contingency Plan in place to allow Slurry Spreading

Intent: Wrote highlighting that the kill occured in a river already under stress from nitrates and that disasters like this will become more common with climate change. Asking that they fully investigate the kill and publish the results, implement immediate mitigation measures and rehabilitation measures (including to help prevent similar future incidents), ensure adequate monitoring, strengthen enforcement regimes, and respond to specific issues according to their individual remits

Details: Blackwater fish kill

Intent: To advise of An Taisce activities in this area. Extension of scope of, and addition of An Tasice as qualifying body for, Section 1003A of the of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 for donation of heritage properties.

Details: Dereliction and Re-use of buildings. Section 1003A Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 tax relief for heritage property donation

Intent: To highlight the failures in publicising the Minister's SIs and to provide correct updates on the eISB on his Planning legislation and to secure a copy of the SI commencing provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2024 in June referred to in a Government PR and anu other SIs commencing the Act other than the 2 indicated. To secure their publication on the eISB in the public interest and for legal certainty.

Details: Planning and Development Act 2024

Intent: Address construction sector capacity constraints and accelerate housing delivery.

Details: Investment in upskilling and apprenticeships to support Modern Methods of Construction (MMC).