Thomas Connell

Thomas Connell

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 21

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Most Recent Title
Director of Services or Equivalent
Most Recent Public Body
Galway City Council
First Seen
20 January 2016
Last Seen
17 September 2020

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Director of Services or Equivalent

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Galway City Council
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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 3)

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'

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Additionally Nicole had a separate meeting 11am on the topic of One Planet living at the Council Chamber in Galway City Hall for an additional grouping. Planners and Directors of Service were invited. - MeetingPublic lecture 21 March by 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. - Event / ReceptionThe email invitation was sent to local councillors and local authority staff listed below to the following: free public lecture on the topic as outlined above with Nicole Lazarus on 21 March at the Alice Perry Engineering Building, NUI Galway at 6:30pm. - Email
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Intent: : • Legal change • Culturally Appropriate – the need for better standards. • New Type Accommodation – innovation an end to hardstands -the views and perspectives of the Traveller community. • Management of sites and group housing.

Details: Homeless cases, substandard housing case, threat of evictions on the Cúl Tra Site

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6th July meeting with the City Manager, Brendan McGrath, Director of Services Patricia Philbin and Dermot Mahon, Senior Executive Officer.18th July meeting with the Chairperson of the LTACC, Michael Crowe and the Director of Housing Patricia Philbin re restructuring of the LTACC to be more Traveller inclusive. - MeetingAll in relation with the accommodation crisis, arranging meetings etc - Phone callDear Catherine, Galway Traveller Movement would like to invite you to a meeting of the West TDs and senators and the Galway City elected local councillors to discuss the housing crisis in Galway city with a specific focus on the needs of the Traveller community. We respect that these cannot be treated in isolation.GTM with your support would like to find a way forward that deals with the issues in an equitable fashion. Please see attached an agenda for the meeting. Yours sincerely, Margaret Ó RiadaGTM Project Coordinator,AgendaMeeting Purpose: to discuss the Traveller Accommodation issues in Galway City and to identify potential solutions for moving forward.Date: 7 July 2017, Time: 2.00 pm – 3.00pm, Venue: Galway City Partnership Board Room,The Plaza,Headford Road,Galway. Agenda Item 1 Welcome and introductionsItem 2 - Email

Intent: Guidance with regard to possible funding options available and assistance in obtaining, where appropriate, said funding.

Details: Galway Centre for Independent Living wishes to receive guidance with regard to sourcing capital funding to save their transport service. The fleet of buses is ageing, costing a lot in repairs and the fleet needs to be upgraded.

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Email

James McCarthy

2017-01-14

Intent: Maintain, and ideally reinforce, the current zoning of High Amenity Agricultural for several parcels of land within the existing Galway Coastal Green Belt. That is, ensure these parcels are kept for the majority public good as High Amenity Agricultural zoned areas, and the Galway Coastal Green belt is not subject to further destabilizing fragmentation by allowing residential and/or other building on these parcels.

Details: Lobbied City and Government official to maintain zoning of lands as High Amenity Agricultural in the DRAFT Galway City Development Plan 2017-2023. This lobbying objective, to keep the current zoning of the stated areas as in previous City Development Plans, is along very similar lines to the advice, ...

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Described reasons why the stated rezonings are completely counter to the public good and can destroy natural sites, a heritage site, etc - Email

James McCarthy

2016-09-20

Intent: Successfully Blocking the rezoning of lands at Rosshill from Agricultural to Residential::Successfully blocking the destruction of the most significant remaining undisturbed heritage site in Galway City, the Grounds of the Monastery and Round Tower at Rosshill and the breach of the important green coastal belt from Oranmore to Merlin Park

Details: Rezoning of lands from Agricultural to Residential in the Rosshill area in Galway City Development Plan 2017 2023

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Email