Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 3)
Lesley McGuire
2025-03-17
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.
Officials: Aoife Flynn, Avril Cronin, Breda McCarthy, Caroline Winstanley, Danny Alvey, Edward Timmins, Erika Doyle, Gail Dunne, ...
Methods: I phoned and left a message for 6 councillors who responded to my mail and spoke to 3. - Phone call
Trinity Care
2024-09-17
Intent: secure support and funding for the irish nursing home sector and raise awareness about the NHI Crisis in Care Campaign
Details: NHI Crisis in Care Campaign
Officials: Irene Winters, John Snell, Shay Cullen, Gerry Walsh, Paul O'Brien, Gail Dunne, Mags Crean, Derek Mitchell, ...
Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm
2024-05-22
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
Officials: Alan Cheevers, Alan Curran, Clodagh Higgins, Colette Connolly, Declan McDonnell, Donal Lyons, Eddie Hoare, Frank Fahy, ...
Methods: Email
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-17
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
Officials: Anne Ferris, Aoife Flynn, Avril Cronin, Derek Mitchell, Dermot O'Brien, Edward Timmins, Erika Doyle, Gail Dunne, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Email, ...
Cairn Homes plc
2023-02-02
Intent: Provide a general overview on the Irish residential construction industry, the broader housing market and discuss matters directly relating to Cairn sites. Notification of stakeholders of the joint action taken by Cairn and Glenveagh against Wicklow County Council for reducing the number of new homes that can be built to 2028 under the Draft County Development Plan and underestimating Wicklow’s population growth.
Details: General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry, the broader housing market and specific Cairn sites.
Officials: Brian Gleeson, Darragh O'Brien, Danny McLoughlin, Michael Mulhern, Eddie Hoare, Declan McDonnell, Peter Keane, John Connolly, ...
Methods: Meeting with Wicklow County Council to discuss the Blessington Inner Relief Road with Brian Gleeson, Chief Executive, Wicklow County Council. Discussions with councillors of Galway City Council to discuss residential zoning of Cairn lands in Rahoon, Co.Galway. Meeting held with Councillor Eddie Hoare. Councillors contacted by phone were Peter Keane, John Connolly and Alan Cheevers. - Meeting, Notification of stakeholders of the joint action taken by Cairn Homes plc and Glenveagh Properties plc against Wicklow County Council for reducing the number of new homes that can be built to 2028 and underestimating Wicklow’s population growth. DPOs contacted about this were Brian Gleeson (Chief Executive), Leonora Earls (Director of Services) and Michael Nicholson (Director of Services). - Phone call, Notification of stakeholders of the joint action taken by Cairn Homes plc and Glenveagh Properties plc against Wicklow County Council for reducing the number of new homes that can be built to 2028 and underestimating Wicklow’s population growth. - Email, ...
Irish Solar Energy Association
2023-01-21
Intent: Government policy and regulatory and legislative framework that is most favourable to the deployment of solar PV in ROI.
Details: Promotion of solar PV deployment in Republic of Ireland through appropriate Government policy and regulatory/legislative framework.
Officials: Paul Kenny, Jodie Neary, Mary Lou McDonald, Darren O'Rourke, Lynn Boylan, Martin Heydon, Brian Leddin, Matt Carthy, ...
Methods: Supply chain issues affecting solar industry, Capital Acquisitions Tax, Direct Lines, Best Practise, Solar Skills Framework, KPMG Report. - Phone call, Meetings re: Solar Ireland 2022, solar policy issues, CAT, JCAM Report. - Meeting, Submission on supply chain issues affecting solar industry. Follow up submission on Capital Acquisitions Tax. - Submission, ...
Glenveagh Properties Plc
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2023-01-20
Intent: Notification of stakeholders of the joint action taken by Cairn and Glenveagh against Wicklow County Council for reducing the number of new homes that can be built to 2028 and underestimating Wicklow’s population growth.
Details: Wicklow’s County Development Plan 2022-2028
Officials: Tommy Annesley, Sylvester Bourke, Pat Fitzgerald, Peir Leonard, Miriam Murphy, Vincent Blake, John Mullen, Avril Cronin, ...
Methods: Email
Friends of the Earth
2022-09-21
Intent: Friends of the Earths concerns and recommendations around the sectoral emission ceilings are recorded and addressed.
Details: Sectoral Emission Ceilings
Officials: Jodie Neary, Shane Smyth, Ivana Bacik, Darren O'Rourke, Bríd Smith, Richard Bruton, Brian Leddin, Cormac Devlin, ...
Methods: Emailed (03.05.22, 13.06.22, 14.06.22, 34.07.22, 27.06.22, 01.07.22, 13.07.22, 22.07.22) regarding the setting of the sectoral emission ceilings including to distribute Friends of the Earth's briefing on the sectoral ceilings, press release on sectoral ceilings and agriculture, and the letter that Friends of the Earth sent to the Taoiseach on the sectoral ceilings. Emails were sent to Sasa Novak, Jodie Neary, and Shane Smyth, - Email, Emailed party climate spokespersons with sectoral emission ceilings briefing (14.06.22, 13.07.22). - Email, Emailed all members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Change (27.06.22) with sectoral emission ceilings briefing and Stop Climate Chaos' letter to Minister Ryan focused on the importance of each sector doing their fair share of emission reductions - Email, ...
Codling Wind Park Limited
2022-09-21
Intent: To provide an update on the Project and to provide and establish lines of communication with key stakeholders
Details: Update on the offshore and onshore elements to the CWP Project and related public policy issues
Officials: Steven Matthews, Claire Byrne, Paul Kenny, Brian Gleeson, Pat Casey, Dermot Lacey, Mannix Flynn, Claire O'Connor, ...
Methods: Calls to DPOs to inform them about the CWP Project and related public policy issues - Phone call, Emails to DPOs to update them on the CWP Project and related public policy and community relations issues - Email, Meetings with DPOs to brief them on the CWP Project and related public policy issues - Meeting
Sunbeam House Services CLG
2022-09-16
Intent: Once published the finding/recommendations of the of the Disability Capacity Review to 2032 could be incorporated into the 2023 budget process with a view to ensuring another year does not pass with families and individuals left without any indication of when or how the urgent needs they are experiencing will be met.
Details: A letter was emailed to public representatives with an urgent request for the immediate publication of the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review 2032 that was expected to be published already.
Officials: John Brady, Stephen Donnelly, Steven Matthews, Simon Harris, Jennifer Whitmore, Tommy Annesley, Sylvester Bourke, Pat Fitzgerald, ...
Methods: A letter was emailed to public representatives with an urgent request for the immediate publication of the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review 2032 that was expected to be published already. - Email