Intent: Invited all public representatives to a webinar on our project to research and devise a five year anti poverty strategy in Clare. Purpose was to engage elected representatives in thinking and strategising about poverty reduction in Clare
Details: Anti Poverty Strategy Project in Clare
Intent: A motion on the above passed at Council meeting by councillors
Details: Following a resolution passed at Clare PPN's Plenary Meeting Clare PPN wrote to all Clare County Councillors asking them to support a motion calling on the Irish Government to take the lead in calling for a Global Ban on Fracking at the UN
Intent: Raise awareness and indicate support on behalf of our members to Clare County Councillors for engaged action on the release of raw sewage in Clare and on the provision of water infrastructure and how it affects planning and rural development
Details: Clare PPN wrote to all Clare County Councillors requesting that they set up a task force to deal with the issues of water and sewage provision in the County as administered by Irish Water - these issues affect zoning and planning and our members feel the Councillors should have input
Intent: That the ISDS aspects of the CETA Agreement would be debated at all party committee level in the Oireachtas
Details: Clare PPN Contacted all Clare County Councillors via email to ask that they would support a motion calling for the Dail to properly debate the EU Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement in advance of possible ratification of the ISDS Courts aspect.
Intent: Additional funds for the Tradaree Project
Details: Seeking additional funding for the Tradaree project
Intent: To give students back their money for campus accommodation during the covid 19 pandemic
Details: Refunds for University of Limerick on campus accommodation
Intent: Clare PPN working with the Traveller's Primary Health Care Project wished to call attention to the need for the Traveller Community to be consulted and efforts made to this end by the local authority in Clare. The Traveller primary health care workers also wished to make policy suggestions about Traveller accomodation generally which fell into a national framework and so on their behalf we compiled a submission and sent it to Local Authority, IHREC and the Minister for State Damien English
Details: Clare Draft Traveller Accomodation Programme 2019- 2024
Intent: Clare PPN sought to have the Local Authority respond to submissions made by its member groups, to explain why no submission was taken on board and to request that a dedicated Climate Change and Biodiversity Strategic Policy Committee be set up under the draft spc scheme
Details: Clare County Council's Draft Climate Adaptation Strategy and Draft Scheme for Strategic Policy Committees.
Intent: Future representatives would press for action to address Ireland's biodiversity and climate emergencies.
Details: Communicating BirdWatch Ireland goals for nature to local and European election candidates
Intent: Provision of laundry and hot meals service to those in Emergency and B&B accommodation in County Clare::That the Councillors and Local Authority would take responsibility for ensuring that these services were organised
Details: Lack of services available for those in Emergency and B&B accommodation in County Clare
