Officials from Kildare county council asked to meet the combined residents group in relation to the proposed Gallops Avenue. Th eofficials expressed a desire to develop the road in a manner that woulld minimise the impact on residents. The reidents took the opportunity to express our opposition to the route and emphasise the need for an outer orbital route to the east of Naas Racecourse.This activity was initiated by Kildare County Council rather than the residents group but is included in the lobbying return for completeness - MeetingResidents were asked to contact the Naas municipal district councillors to ask for the removal of Gallops Avenue from the Naas Local Area and addition of an outer orbital route to the plan - Email
Intent: That Kildare County Council should build a ring road that meets the strategic needs of the town while not inconveniencing a significant number fo residents.
Details: Oppostion to part 8 planning application for the consstruction of the Naas Inner Relief Road (Route 2)
Mail to Catherine Murphy TD on 24/03/2019 - EmailMail to Deborah Callaghan (Councillor) on 24th March 2019 - EmailMail to Fintan Brett (Councillor) on 14th March 2019 by Cormac Ahern - Email
Intent: Funding for youth work staff costs and programme delivery for 2019 in Sallins and Naas
Details: 2 Meetings with Sorcha O'Neill, local Kildare councillor. One meeting to discuss provision of youth bus in Kildare. One meeting to discuss submission of application to Kildare County Council to fund development/youth work supports in the Naas and Sallins area for 2019.
Intent: Ensuring that Kildare county council select a route for the Inner Relief Road that will promote sustainable development in the future and respect the needs and concerns of people living along proposed routes
A meeting was held in the Osprey hotel, Naas on 30th April 2018 where residents of some potentially affected estates gathered to voice their concerns to local politicians - MeetingIndividuals in the grass roots campaign sent emails to local politicians outlining concerns about some of the proposed inner relief road routes. This included emails sent by myself - EmailMeeting with local politicians to express concrens over some of the proposed routes for Naas Inner Relief Road - Meeting
Individual Meetings with Naas Area Members to present maps of agricultural lands in townland of Naas East, Kilcullen Road, Naas, and plans for their proposed development. A copy of the Colivet Family's submission to the Naas Local Area Plan was tabled, and a copy presented to each member for their information. The Colivet family kindly requested the support of the members for the proposed development of the lands for a mixture of community, residential and amenity use as per their submission to Naas Town Local Area Plan. - MeetingPhone call to arrange meeting - Phone callemail communication to arrange meeting - Email
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: Submitted proposed amendments to the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016, the UN CRPD 'Triple lock' and the lived experience of people with disabilities in Ireland.
2 Phone calls with Cllr Nial Ring between 7 March and 30 April.2 phone calls with Cllr Marie Casserly between 8 March and 16 April. - Phone call90 e-mails responding to messages of support from Councillors. - Email
