Michael Hourigan

Michael Hourigan

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 11

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Official Profile

Most Recent Title
Councillor
Most Recent Public Body
Limerick City and County Council
First Seen
21 January 2016
Last Seen
15 May 2021

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Councillor

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Limerick City and County Council
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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)

Intent: Tralee Chamber and Limerick Chamber have collaborated on a joint submission in favour of the N21 Newcastle West and N21 Abbeyfeale Road Schemes. We seek that detailed consideration be given to the traffic management/by-pass requirements for the village of Templeglantine, in order to prevent consequential traffic issues, as it will become the last remaining urban area on the N21 route to be by-passed.

Details: N21 Letter of Support

Methods
Submission named Chambers Unite for Greater Regional Connectivity on 2nd March 2021 by Ken Tobin- Tralee Chamber and Dee Ryan of Limerick Chamber was sent to Limerick County Council. - Submission

Intent: Attendance of Cavan and Monaghan Councillors plus TDs at meeting on illicit trade of solid fuel in border region

Details: Letter to Councillors after local elections to introduce RAS; invitation to Cavan and Monaghan Couoncillors plus noted TDs to attend meeting in Cavan to discuss illicit trade of solid fuel in border region

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EmailLetter

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

Intent: The letter campaign was asking those lobbied for their support in making Limerick City a rent pressure zone.

Details: MISU lobbied on behalf of MIC students regarding increasing accommodation costs.

Methods
The letter outlined the increases in accommodation prices that is happening around the college, and the detrimental effect that these increases are having on students’ ability to attend third level education. - Letter

Intent: To propose the scrapping Section 8 of this bill which would allow hedgecutting in August & burning in March will negatively impact breeding birds and other biodiversity. Comms also included detail on the impacts of burning on birds and other wildlife.

Details: Heritage Bill

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EmailInformal communicationLetter

Intent: To find out what progress was being made on developing the Lakelands Brand and the intention of the government in following through on their programme for government policy that the brand would be developed.

Details: TD's, Senators and Councillors in the counties of Cavan, Leitrim, Westmeath, Clare, Tipperary, Roscommon, East Galway and Offaly were contacted regarding the lack of progress in the development of a tourism brand for the Lakelands area. The lack of a co-ordinated brand is perceived to be having a ne, ...

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