Shane Donnellan

Intent: Location of a new site for construction of a new hospice

Details: Support with Finding a new site for Galway Hospice

Intent: A meeting with Councillors future local election candidates to discuss the above topics and possible solutions

Details: Awareness of the #Travellerhomesnow Campaign, failures of the Irish State and County Councils in providing Traveller specific accommodation, failed Traveller Accommodation Plan targets over the last 18+ years and findings of peer led study conducted by the Galway Traveller Movement

Intent: To highlight critical situation for farmers and take case to the door of the Minister for Agriculture.::That the Minister would implement the IFA proposed Drought Action Plan

Details: County Galway - Drought Crisis on Farms

Intent: Support from local councillors to support the above campaigns in relation to the Accomodation crisis faced by the Traveller Community. Also the failed targets of the Traveller Accommodation Programmes over the last eighteen years to be recognised.

Details: Accommodation Inquiry as part of the #Travellerhomesnow campaign. Also media event which followed in from accommodation query.

Intent: To provide information on Galway Traveller Movement's accommodation campaign to promote the community demands arising from the campaign. To seek the support of Councillors in relation to the campaign and community demands

Details: 'Traveller Homes Now' campaign information packs posted to County Councillors and others presented to Councillors at face to face meeting.

Intent: Drainage of Dunkellin Basin/Raford River::For works to be carried out to alleviate the flooding of farm land by the River Shannon and other rivers::That the Flood Risk Management Plans would be delivered

Details: Flooding of Farmland

Intent: Ensure that details of the fodder transport scheme meet the needs of farmers affected and that it is not cumbersome of overly bureaucratic.::That the transport subsidy scheme is opened immediately and that it is meaningful as farmers are under extreme stress and are in dire needs of feed for animals.::That the scheme progresses without delay::To secure increased supports for sheep farmers during the fodder crises.::To make representations to the Minister for Agriculture

Details: Fodder Crisis

Intent: A public lecture at NUI Galway (and a meeting) with civil engineer, Nicole Lazarus. Her lecture presented the lessons learnt in implementing the One Planet Living principles in the development of NW Bicester, the UK’s first eco-town. Nicole is Bioregional's Oxfordshire Programme Manager.::Given the National Planning Framework's goal of growing the population of the Northern and Western Region of Ireland by between 160,000 and 180,000 people, and Galway City up to 45,000, by 2040, the West Region felt that the information exchange would be most useful for locally elected representatives and local authority key staff.

Details: Public lecture organised by Engineers Ireland's West Region on 'One Planet Living for Housing Growth Areas'

Intent: No increase in Commercial Rates in County Galway

Details: Commercial Rates

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