Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 3)
Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
2025-01-20
Intent: Prioritise the needs of People with Disabilities in the new programme for Government.
Details: General Election Hustings: 2 facilitated by Irish Wheelchair Association(IWA), and 3 by National Disability Services Association (NDSA)
Officials: Brian Stanley, Caroline Dwane Stanley, John Joe Fennelly, Hildegarde Naughton, Catherine Connolly, Noel Grealish, Seán Canney, John Connolly, ...
Methods: General Election Hustings: 2 facilitated by Irish Wheelchair Association(IWA), and 3 by National Disability Services Association (NDSA). Locations - Carlow, Portlaoise, Clontarf (Dublin), Galway and Limerick - Lobby day
Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
2025-01-20
Intent: Increased community supports for IWA members and people with disabilities by Government
Details: Lobbying on behalf of Irish Wheelchair Association members in Portlaoise
Officials: Caroline Dwane Stanley, John Joe Fennelly
Methods: Husting in IWA Community Centre - Meeting
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-17
Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::The following are some of the key issues that are contributing to growing frustration and anger with the political system::1. The transformation of CAP away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. 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 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 asked to do much more to receive a lot less funds in real terms.::3. The proposed Mercusor trade de
Details: Laois County Council - 'Enough is Enough' Campaign
Officials: Aidan Mullins, Aisling Moran, Barry Walsh, Ben Brennan, Brian Stanley, Caroline Dwane Stanley, Catherine Fitzgerald, Charles Flanagan, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Email, ...
Irish Cancer Society
2023-05-19
Intent: To engage with Councillors on installing daffodil benches in their constituencies.
Details: Daffodil Benches
Officials: Una Power, Carrie Smyth, Frank McNamara, Hugh Lewis, Jim Gildea, Denis O'Callaghan, Michael Clark, Erika Doyle, ...
Methods: Email correspondence to the Councillors listed below on daffodil benches, 28.02.2023 - 02.03.2023. - Email
Irish Bioenergy Association
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2022-09-21
Intent: Attendance at project launch event for National Just Transition Fund - funded project (Midlands Bioenergy Development Project).
Details: Invitation to project launch event for National Just Transition Fund - funded project (Midlands Bioenergy Development Project).
Officials: John Dolan, Tom Farrell, Frankie Keena, Johnny Penrose, Vinny McCormack, Aengus O'Rourke, Louise Heavin, Paul Hogan, ...
Methods: Email
Hume Brophy
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2022-05-20
Intent: Ensuring that the phase-out of fur farming in Ireland is fair and reasonable for the farms involved
Details: Animal Health & Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021
Officials: Martin Blake, Charlie McConalogue, Patrick Donohoe, Matt Carthy, Norma Foley, Jackie Cahill, Micheál Martin, Michael Healy-Rae, ...
Methods: Emails to Department of Agriculture officials, Oireachtas members and local constituency representatives. - Email, Meeting with Department officials and members of the Oireachtas. - Meeting
Thomas Kelly & Sons Group
2022-05-20
Intent: To retain Residential 2 Zoning on lands held by the Group in Rathevan, Portlaoise
Details: To seek support for retention of Residential 2 Zoning on lands held by the Group, which was under review in the Draft Laois County Development Plan.
Officials: Padraig Fleming, Paddy Bracken, John Joe Fennelly, James Kelly, John King, Seamus McDonald, William Aird, Conor Bergin, ...
Methods: Phonecall seeking continued support on further votes/discussions to maintain Residential 2 Zoning of land at Rathevan, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. - Phone call, Meeting to explain background to the issue and reasoning behind request to seek continued support on further votes/discussions to maintain Residential 2 Zoning of land at Rathevan, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. - Meeting
Thomas Kelly & Sons Group
2022-01-21
Intent: To retain Residential 2 Zoning on lands held by the Group in Rathevan, Portlaoise
Details: To seek support for retention of Residential 2 Zoning on lands held by the Group, which was under review in the Draft Laois County Development Plan.
Officials: Padraig Fleming, Paddy Bracken, John Joe Fennelly, James Kelly, John King, Seamus McDonald, Ollie Clooney, Paschal McEvoy
Methods: Phonecall to thank Elected Members for support on recent vote for retention of Residential 2 Zoning and seeking continued support in any further associated vote. - Phone call, Email querying next steps in process of adopting County Development Plan. - Email
Thomas Kelly & Sons Group
2021-09-21
Intent: To retain Residential 2 Zoning on lands held by the Group in Rathevan, Portlaoise
Details: To seek support for retention of Residential 2 Zoning on lands held by the Group, which was under review in the Draft Laois County Development Plan.
Officials: Padraig Fleming, Paddy Bracken, John Joe Fennelly, Catherine Fitzgerald, James Kelly, Seamus McDonald, John King, William Aird, ...
Methods: E-mail providing details of background to issue, location of land and reasoning for request to retain Residential 2 Zoning, - Email, Phonecall explaining background to issue, location of land and reasoning for request to retain Residential 2 Zoning - Phone call, Follow-up meeting to phonecalls to expand on background to issue, location of land and reasoning for request to retain Residential 2 Zoning, including provision of explanatory document with maps etc. - Meeting
Padraig Callanan
2021-05-04
Intent: making councillors aware that we are submitting an application
Details: Submitting our land to the county development plan for zoning
Officials: Paddy Bracken, John Joe Fennelly, Catherine Fitzgerald, John King, Seamus McDonald, William Aird, Caroline Dwane Stanley, Mary Sweeney, ...
Methods: Phone call