Intent: To meet with Offaly county Manager to discuss the following::- Proposed new development charges for agriculture in Offaly::- Farm Inspections ::- Rural Roads::- Maintenance of hedgerows::- Flooding and river maintenance::- Dog control
Intent: Partnerships, including funding, with Councils to support their work in encouraging more women, including women from diverse backgrounds, to engage with local government, in the context of Councils submissions to Dept of Local Government funding round for increasing the numbers of women and people from diverse backgrounds in local government.
Details: Councils support for more women in Local Government
Email to Council Chief Executives and follow up with a number of councils as they prepared their funding applications to the Dept. of Local Government. - Email
Letter featuring localised details of housing need in each local authority area, and invitation to discuss housing needs of older people, based on ALONE's evidence. - Letter
Intent: Partnerships with Women for Election and Councils on applying for funding and programmes delivered to encourage more women to become involved with local politics.
Details: Engaging Councils offering support for the Department of Local Governments funding call for councils to encourage participation of women and diverse groups in local government
Intent: To secure a meeting with elected representatives to brief them on critical need for the project and the benefits delivered to security of water supply.
Details: Letter (including meeting requests) to brief elected representatives on National Development Plan priority infrastructure delivery - the Water Supply Project Eastern & Midlands Region.
29 April 2024 - letters to 1. Michael Lowry TD2. Barry Cowen TD3. Jackie Cahill TD4. Sean Fleming TD5. Alan Kelly TD6. Anna Marie Delaney7. Pat Gallagher 8. Sonya Kavanagh 9. Colm Ward - Letter
Intent: Maternity Leave for Public Representatives and Gender Quotas in Local, European and Seanad Elections.::Tackling abuse of political candidates and elected politicians::Updated research of the barriers to women's participation in politics::Increased number of women running for national and local elections::Family Friendly policies and practice for local and national politicians::Introduction of childcare/care expenses as eligible expenses under SIPO::Secure public funding for Women for Election::Increasing Traveller Cultural Awareness and reducing racism in politics
Details: Increasing the number of women elected as TD's and Local Councillors. Maternity Leave for Public Representatives. Gender Quotas in Local, European and Seanad Elections. Tackling abuse of politicians. Research of the barriers to women's participation in politics. Remote voting for Dail and Seanad. Ch, ...
Collaboration with Cork City Council and Women's Caucus to deliver Pathways to Participation conference in Cork City Hall in November 2022. Collaboration with Offaly County Council to launch More Women Programme in Tullamore with local councillors, T.D's and Senators in attendance along with senior County Council staff. - Event / ReceptionContact with Advisers and Ministers to seek funding for Higher Education Programme. - EmailHybrid In Conversation Event where public official/leading politician is interviewed re topical issues relating to Women for Elections objective to remove barriers to political participation of women and to role model leadership styles to inspire more women to enter and succeed in Irish politics. Event held with Roisin Shortall T.D in September. - Event / Reception