Michael Dollard

Michael Dollard

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 19

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Most Recent Title
Councillor
Most Recent Public Body
Westmeath County Council
First Seen
31 August 2016
Last Seen
13 September 2025

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Westmeath County Council
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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.::To highlight the following key issues that 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 deal bei

Details: Westmeath County Council - 'Enough is Enough' Campaign

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EmailEvent / ReceptionInformal communication

Intent: The immediate publication of the Action Plan and its inclusion in the budgetary plan for 2023 to ensure another year does not pass with families and individuals left without any indication of when or how the urgent needs they are experience will be met.::To inform individuals and their supports to understand how many existing and new residential supports, day places and respite supports will be provided for in the Budget 2023, and how this relates to the needs outlined in the Capacity Review.

Details: Disability Service Providers lobby Government and local public representatives to support the campaign by the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers to seek their support in expediting the publication of the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review in advance of finalising Budget 2, ...

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LetterPhone callSocial Media

Damian D'Arcy

2020-08-27

Intent: The rezoning of the lands in question for residential development purposes .

Details: Rezoning of land in Co. Westmeath which were previously zoned for development and on which planning permission was granted. This zoning and planning permission has expired.

Methods
Clarification provided and support sought on a submission made by me to Westmeath County Council under the 2021-2027 County Development Plan in relation to the zoning of a particular parcel of land in Co. Westmeath. - Email

Intent: Funding and support

Details: Economic Development of Mullingar

Methods
National Transport Muesum for Mullingar meeting was held 16th July 2019, Bobby Begley, Pat Coughlan, Des Maguire and John Geoghegan were present at this meeting. - MeetingThe Chamber Board met with Councilors Mick Dollard, Ken Glynn, Aoife Davitt, William Collentine, Andrew Duncan, Hazel Smyth, Emily Wallace and Paddy Hill on the 16th July and the 9th September 2019 lobbying for support from the Municipal area. - MeetingWestmeath County Council Monthly Meetings - Meeting

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

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