Padraig Fitzsimons

Intent: Advocating the economic benefits of HRI & to ensure continued government support for the Irish horseracing industry

Details: Stallion Trail Invitations

Intent: To meet with Meath County Council to engage on creating a Code of Conduct for farm inspections. The Council would not engage on creating a Code of conduct but were willing to adopt a centralised one from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which is being worked on at present.

Details: Meath County Council / Farm Inspections

Intent: Raising awareness of Prosper Meath and inviting Councillors to engage and work with us on disability issues.

Details: Congratulatory letters sent to newly elected Councillors in the June 2024 Local Elections on 25th June 2024.

Intent: A confirmation from public representatives that they would support the local community in their opposition to any port development on Gormanston Beach

Details: A call to all public representatives for support to Save Gormanston Beach from proposed Bremore Ireland Port development

Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on the 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 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 b

Details: Meath County Council- Enough is Enough Campaign

Intent: Encouraging local politicians to learn more about Habitat's House to Home programme and its impact for local people in the Louth & Meath area.

Details: Habitat's House to Home programme

Intent: To make recommendations to adapt proposed legislation

Details: Vaping legislation

Intent: To secure additional funding for youth programmes::Local reps informed on local youth issues

Details: Support funding through local discretionary funds

Intent: To showcase a) the work of Prosper Meath in support people with disabilities over the past 40 years, and b ) to present how Prosper has been utilizing grants from the HSE Energy Bureau to become a greener organisation, and highlighting the positive engagement of people with disabilities in this process.

Details: Invitation to Prosper Meath's 40th Anniversary Events

Intent: That a fully serviced proposed residential 7 acre Site at Churchfields Ashbourne, and associated pedestrian/cycle permeability link to the Ballybin Road, creating an Ashbourne 5km walking/cycle loop, be included in the new Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027.

Details: The inclusion in the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 of a fully serviced proposed residential 7 acre Site at Churchfields Ashbourne, and associated pedestrian/cycle permeability link to Ballybin Road, creating an Ashbourne 5km walking/cycle loop.