Intent: Informing stakeholders about Irish forestry and timber issues, policies and programmes; and seeking greater improvements within the sector.
Details: Forestry policy and programmes
Intent: Record of information re DPO. The 'subject matter' boxes had to be completed to continue the process but the information is not correct/relevant.
Details: Crossmolina Community Council CLG wish to register that a Board member is a DPO, namely Cllr Michael Loftus, who represents the Ballina Municipal District with Mayo Co Council.
Intent: Allow for ease of roadside hedge and verge management decisions for road safety reasons
Details: Submission from the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) – to seek clarification on the requirements for rural contractors to provide hedge management services in order to make rural roads safer.
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
Intent: Ballina Chamber unveiled its Local and EU Election Manifestos, urging candidates to adopt bold visions for Ballina’s long-term growth and prosperity. Ballina Chamber is emphasizing the need for ambitious strategies to address key challenges. Through the recent Chamber business survey ‘Raising the issues that matter to you – Ballina Chamber Members & Business Community, members have rasied many issues affecting their business and the long-term development of Ballina and North Mayo.
Details: Ballina Chamber launch of Local Election Manifesto 2024
Intent: To advise and assist the council in the formulation, development and review of policy, giving Ballina Chamber an opportunity for full involvement in the policy making process from the early stages.
Details: Quarterly meeting of the Corporate, Education, Culture, Heritage and Library Services SPC
Intent: To advise and assist the council in the formulation, development and review of policy with Mayo County Council, offering Ballina Chamber an opportunity for full involvement in the policy making process from the early stages.
Details: Quarterly meeting Tourism, Recreation, Food and Community Engagement SPC
Intent: To highlight the need for a ‘mixed technology’ policy approach to achieve a 'Just Transition' to decarbonisation which ensures choice and affordability for rural off natural gas grid households and businesses.
Details: Communications regarding attendance and participation at Liquid Gas Ireland's event series on a 'Just Transition' for rural Ireland.
Intent: To highlight the need for a ‘mixed technology’ policy approach to achieve a 'Just Transition' to decarbonisation which ensures choice and affordability for rural off natural gas grid households and businesses.
Details: Outreach regarding attendance at Liquid Gas Ireland's event series on a 'Just Transition' for rural Ireland.
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.::These frustrations have broadened into anger with European and National lawmakers over the massive increase in regulations relating to Agriculture. The EU, the Irish Government and local Government are devising policies far from the farm gate with little or no consideration of the direct impact on farmers.::The following are some of the 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
Details: Mayo County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign
