Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 3)
Pathway Homes Ltd
2025-01-21
Intent: Sligo has a massive shortage of land for development which is holding back the economic recovery of the town and making it impossible for first time buyers to purchase new homes. The optimum result for the greater good is to have more residential land zoned in Sligo.
Details: Lobbied all Sligo County Councillors and Sligo CEO Martin Lydon, as well a housing Minister Darragh O'Brien and Eoin O'Broin Sinn Fein TD to remove land from the Strategic Reserve in the Residential Zoned Land for current development.
Officials: Darragh O'Brien, Eoin Ó Broin, Arthur Gibbons, Dara Mulvey, Dara Mulvey, Donal Gilroy, Dorothy Clarke, Emer Concannon, ...
Methods: Email
Pathway Homes Ltd
2024-09-02
Intent: Sligo has a massive shortage of land for development which is holding back the economic recovery of the town and making it impossible for first time buyers to purchase new homes. The optimum result for the greater good is to have more residential land zoned in Sligo.
Details: Lobbied all Sligo County Councillors and Sligo CEO Martin Lydon, as well as housing Minster Darragh O'Brien and Eoin OBroin Sinn Fein TD to remove land from the Strategic reserve in the Residential Zoned Land for current development.
Officials: Darragh O'Brien, Eoin Ó Broin, Arthur Gibbons, Dara Mulvey, Declan Bree, Donal Gilroy, Dorothy Clarke, Emer Concannon, ...
Methods: Email
DCC plc
2024-05-21
Intent: To highlight the need for a ‘mixed technology’ policy approach to achieve a 'Just Transition' to decarbonisation which ensures choice and affordability for rural off natural gas grid households and businesses.
Details: Communications regarding attendance and participation at Liquid Gas Ireland's event series on a 'Just Transition' for rural Ireland.
Officials: Alan Dillon, Michael Ring, Seán Canney, Hildegarde Naughton, Rose Conway-Walsh, Frank Feighan, Éamon Ó Cuív, Noel Grealish, ...
Methods: Communications relating to attendance at this event. - Email, Communications relating to participation in this event. - Email
Liquid Gas Ireland
2024-05-21
Intent: To highlight the need for a ‘mixed technology’ policy approach to achieve a 'Just Transition' to decarbonisation which ensures choice and affordability for rural off natural gas grid households and businesses.
Details: Outreach regarding attendance at Liquid Gas Ireland's event series on a 'Just Transition' for rural Ireland.
Officials: Alan Dillon, Michael Ring, Seán Canney, Hildegarde Naughton, Rose Conway-Walsh, Frank Feighan, Éamon Ó Cuív, Noel Grealish, ...
Methods: Email, Phone call
National Women's Council of Ireland
2024-05-21
Intent: To ask for support for the NWC YES YES campaign
Details: Referendums on Family & Care
Officials: Lynn Boylan, Rebecca Moynihan, Paul Murphy, Jennifer Whitmore, Brian Leddin, Richard Bruton, Richie Molloy, Mary Seery Kearney, ...
Methods: Email to Senator Lynn Boylan; Senator Rebecca Moynihan; TD Paul Murphy; TD Jennifer Whitmore; TD Brian Leddin; TD Richard Bruton; TD Christopher O'Sullivan to invite climate spokespeople of political parties to attend CCAP Care Research/ Family and Care Referendum webinar. - Email, Ask Clr Richie Molloy for support for the YES YES campaign during attendance at Family Carers Meeting in Tipperary 6th February 2024 - Event / Reception, Ask Maria Walsh MEP Senator Mary Seery Kearney, Councillor Yemi Adenuga for support for the YES YES campaign during attendance at a FG event, Ard Boyne Hotel, Navan , Co Meath 19th February 2024 - Event / Reception, ...
Hume Brophy
2024-05-20
Intent: To share information on plans for Lough Gill.
Details: Update on developments in Lough Gill.
Officials: Martin Lydon, Tom Fox, Thomas Walsh, Donal Gilroy, Frank Feighan, Sinéad Maguire, Marie Casserly, Dorothy Clarke, ...
Methods: Meeting at Lough Gill to share information on planning. - Meeting
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-18
Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a 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 CAP away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. 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 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 asked to do much more to receive a lot less funds in real terms.::3. The proposed Mercusor trade dea
Details: Sligo County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign
Officials: Arthur Gibbons, Dara Mulvey, Declan Bree, Donal Gilroy, Gerard Mullaney, Gino O'Boyle, Joseph Queenan, Marie Casserly, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, 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, ...
Alcohol Forum Ireland
2024-04-30
Intent: Changes made to the provisions of the Intoxicating Liquor Bill (2024) to better provide for and protect public health and children's rights.
Details: Advocacy with elected representatives seeking changes to the proposed Intoxicating Liquor Bill (2024)
Officials: Leo Varadkar, Micheál Martin, Eamon Ryan, Marian Harkin, Frank Feighan, Martin Kenny, Martin Baker, Michael Clarke, ...
Methods: AFI & ICAAN were one of a number of NGO's to sign a letter seeking changes to the Intoxicating Liquor Bill (2024) and in particular seeking that a Health Impact Assessment be carried out on the Bill to assess its potential impacts on public health, safety and well being. Letter was sent to; An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, TD;Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, TD; Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications & Transport, Eamon Ryan, TD in Feb. - Letter, Invitation to all Sligo and Leitrim Oireachtas and Council members to a Briefing on the Sale of Alcohol Bill organised by ICAAN and Alcohol Forum Ireland on Feb 9th in Sligo. - Email, Briefing on Sale of Alcohol Bill (and Intoxicating Liquor Bill, 2024) in Sligo office of Alcohol Forum Ireland. 10 in attendance including 1 councillor and 1 Oireachtas member. - Event / Reception, ...
Margaret Burke
2024-04-29
Intent: Rezone Site 3 identified in the submission from strategic land reserve (SLR) to new residential ‘nRES’.
Details: Submission 172 of Draft Sligo County Council Development Plan
Officials: Thomas Walsh, Dara Mulvey, Tom Fox, Sinéad Maguire, Martin Connolly, Gerard Mullaney, Rosaleen O'Grady, Donal Gilroy, ...
Methods: Wrote to the below councillors to support the motion to Rezone Site 3 from strategic land reserve (SLR) to new residential ‘nRES’ in Submission 172 for consideration by the councillors in the Draft Sligo County Development Plan. - Email