Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 5)
Lesley McGuire
2025-03-17
Intent: Hoped to draw DPOs' attention to submission submitted in compliance with Town plan update, to maintain the property within the town boundary and seek support for land to be re zoned as residential.
Details: The request to support rezoning of land approx 1.25km outside Blessington, Co.Wicklow for residential use.
Officials: Aoife Flynn, Avril Cronin, Breda McCarthy, Caroline Winstanley, Danny Alvey, Edward Timmins, Erika Doyle, Gail Dunne, ...
Methods: I phoned and left a message for 6 councillors who responded to my mail and spoke to 3. - Phone call
Cairn Homes plc
2025-01-21
Intent: Provide a general overview on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.
Details: General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.
Officials: AnnMarie Farrelly, Matthew McAleese, Paul Carroll, Colm Ward, Elaine Leech, Emer O'Gorman, Simon Harris, Stephen Donnelly, ...
Methods: Michael Stanley and James Benson met with AnnMarie Farrelly, Matthew McAleese, and Paul Carroll from Fingal County Council to provide a progress update on construction sites in Fingal. - Meeting, Michael Stanley met with Colm Ward and Elaine Leech from South Dublin County Council to provide a progress update on construction sites in South Dublin. - Meeting, Michael Stanley met with Emer O Gorman from Wicklow County Council, An Taoiseach Simon Harris, Stephen Donnelly TD, Councillors Paul O'Brien, Tom Fortune, Louise Gaskin and Orla Finn, and Leonara Earls, at the launch of the Greystones Regional Innovation District. - Event / Reception, ...
Trinity Care
2024-09-17
Intent: secure support and funding for the irish nursing home sector and raise awareness about the NHI Crisis in Care Campaign
Details: NHI Crisis in Care Campaign
Officials: Irene Winters, John Snell, Shay Cullen, Gerry Walsh, Paul O'Brien, Gail Dunne, Mags Crean, Derek Mitchell, ...
County Wicklow Public Participation Network
2024-08-30
Intent: Additional Participation in the Wicklow County Council Strategic Policy Committees for the community sector through the community & voluntary, social inclusion and environmental sectors
Details: Wicklow County Council Draft SPC Scheme 2024-2029 Public Consultation
Officials: Aoife Flynn, Avril Cronin, Caroline Winstanley, Danny Alvey, Dermot O'Brien, Edward Timmins, Emer O'Gorman, Erika Doyle, ...
Methods: Submission
Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm
2024-05-22
Intent: Alerting local representatives to the fact that AsIAm had received funding for a pilot Autism One Stop Shop in both CHO2 and CHO7
Details: One Stops Shops
Officials: Alan Cheevers, Alan Curran, Clodagh Higgins, Colette Connolly, Declan McDonnell, Donal Lyons, Eddie Hoare, Frank Fahy, ...
Methods: Email
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-17
Intent: To communicate to the Irish Government, the vast number of issues and the frustration of farmers on the ground due a number of key issues, including::- The EU Green Deal/Farm to Fork policies and their impact on farm productivity/cost of production;::- The transformation of CAP away from supporting food production to curbing farm output – particularly GAEC 2;::- The proposed Mercosur deal and how it could devastate the Irish Beef sector;::- Overly complicated schemes such as ACRES and TAMS which have been poorly implemented by the Irish Department of Agriculture leading to widespread delayed payment and failure to deliver any investment grant aid approvals in 2023;::- Excessive regulation adding massively to farmers cost of production;::- Nitrates derogation reduction;::- The Nature Restoration;::- The Industrial Emissions Directive and the Commissions farcical handling of it;.::- The 3-crop and catch crops rules in tillage with DAFM saying this week there is no room for flexibility d
Details: EU Farmer Protests - Solidarity of Irish Farmers
Officials: Adrienne Wallace, Aidan Browne, Aidan Farrelly, Aisling Dolan, Al McDonnell, Alan Dillon, Andrea Dalton, Andrew Bolger, ...
Methods: Email, Event / Reception, Social Media, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-17
Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being places on them 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 the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. The Common Agricultural Policy (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 the Common Agricultural Policy (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 ask
Details: Wicklow County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign
Officials: Anne Ferris, Aoife Flynn, Avril Cronin, Derek Mitchell, Dermot O'Brien, Edward Timmins, Erika Doyle, Gail Dunne, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Email, ...
Codling Wind Park Limited
2024-01-19
Intent: To provide a briefing on the project to relevant stakeholders
Details: Proposed development of Offshore Renewable Energy Infrastructure by Codling Wind Park
Officials: Gerry Walsh, Lourda Scott, Mark Barry, Ivana Bacik, Jennifer Whitmore, Pat Casey, Stephen Donnelly, Simon Harris, ...
Methods: Meetings conducted with key stakeholders to provide an update on the CWP Project off the coast of North Wicklow, with onshore connectivity at Poolbeg Peninsula, Dublin - Meeting, Presentation to Wicklow County Council meeting to provide update and overview of the CWP Project - Meeting
Codling Wind Park Limited
2023-05-19
Intent: Planning and other regulatory resources sufficient to ensure timely responses to licence and consent applications (in the context of the climate emergency, and multiple national policy objectives)
Details: Information briefings regarding the Codling Wind Park project and matters related to the climate emergency and national energy policy as these relate to the development of offshore wind energy, Codling Wind Park's Fishers Fund and Charter, and the adequate resourcing of bodies including An Bord Plea, ...
Officials: Derek Mitchell, Dermot O'Brien, Gail Dunne, Lourda Scott, Mary Kavanagh, Stephen Stokes, Tom Fortune, Steven Matthews, ...
Methods: Meeting, Phone call
Ibec
2023-05-19
Intent: Ensure understanding of business priorities for regional development
Details: Ibec participation in the AIR 'Regions in Focus 2023' Conference - Shaping Ireland's Regional Development
Officials: Michael Murphy, Gerard Murphy, Dan Boyle, Garret Kelleher, Oliver Walsh, Andrew McGuinness, Tom Cronin, Sheila O’Callaghan, ...
Methods: Event / Reception