Tom Healy

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

Details: Support with Finding a new site for Galway Hospice

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: 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: To have arms of the State, both local & central, consider methods to deliver housing in the current crisis environment, using our product offering.

Details: The housing crisis - how our product offering can be one solution to delivery of homes in volume, quickly.

Intent: No increase in Commercial Rates in County Galway

Details: Commercial Rates

Intent: To brief stakeholders on the Cloosh Valley forest fire.

Details: Provision of information in relation to the Cloosh Valley forest fire, namely status updates on the fire itself and the logistics of the emergency response by the Galway Wind Park project team

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

Intent: To maximise compliance with the UN CRPD.

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.

Intent: A reduction in parking charges for cancer patients undergoing treatment at public hospitals

Details: Car parking charges for cancer patients