Intent: to ensure robust planning consultation on Water Supply Project and the inclusion of my late submission as an appendix to response to further information, advice on how to formulate submission to further information that is in accordance with An Coimisiun Pleanala requirements. A general discussion on Nitrate treatment and discharges from Wastewater treatment plants nationally and the EU legislation that governs it.
Details: to discuss planning processes for the Water Supply project , greater dublin drainage project and Waste Water Treatment Plants in general. Including planning documentation deficits, issues regarding treatment levels and nitrogen ELVs.
Intent: For the Department of Agriculture to put in place a fertilizer support package for farmers to offset the rising cost of fertilizer for 2026/2027. ::Supports to help young farmers to start up in farming::The introduction of a succession scheme for 2027 to support the succession of farm businesses in Tipperary from one generation to the next.
Details: North Tipperary Macra young farmers prebudget meeting and calls for fertilizer support package
Intent: To have my title correctly identified in the minutes as a planning and environmental consultant.
Details: Correcting the meeting record of Tipperary County council in relation to the incorrect title attributed to me in the meeting minutes on foot of a report authored by me on the water supply project submitted to the council by a third party.
Intent: To ensure full compliance of state bodies with terms of capital funding, grants, investment and government, and ECB funding for projects.
Details: Non compliance of state bodies (in general) with ESG requirments of Green Bonds, ECB Capital funding and investor's compliance requirements with same.
Intent: To ensure relevant local elected representatives are informed throughout the development phase of the project.
Details: To provide information on the Ballincor proposed wind farm. The study area comprises lands at Ballincor, Curralanty, Cloonaheen, Co. Offaly and Clonfree, Casteltown, Cronekill, Kylenamuck, Co. Tipperary and measures approximately 530 hectares.
Email to update local councillors and TDs on the proposed wind farm - EmailMeeting with John Clendennen TD to provide a briefing on proposed wind farm - Meeting
Intent: Help the councillor and his community to submit an effective planning observation to the Water Supply Project Development from Parteen Basin, through locations in Tipperary, Offaly and Westmeath to supply Dublin and environs.
Details: Discussed the lodgment of the Water Supply project planning application and confirmed I would advise of issues that must be addressed to ensure a robust and compliant planning application as part of a voluntary advisory panel.
MMS messaging re confirmation of submission of the planning application. - Informal communicationas part of a group reply to interested Parties - Email
Intent: To keep the councillor informed of my advocacy and submissions on the issue.
Details: I emailed a copy of my submission to the non compulsory consultation on the water supply project identifying regulations that any planning application must comply with, to Cllr Seamus Morris