Intent: Ensure that the the priorities identified by the community, voluntary and environmental sectors in Galway City feature in the new City Development Plan
Details: GCCN organised a workshop with Galway City Councillors on the subject the City Development Plan
Intent: Ensure that the SDGs featured in the new City Development Plan
Details: GCCN organised a workshop with Galway City Councillors on the subject of the Sustainable Development Goals to support them to use the SDGs in drafting the new City Development Plan
Intent: Aid to Private Storage (APS) is the most suitable support for the dairy sector in the face of market disturbances caused by COVID-19::• APS is relevant to long life dairy products. The APS scheme is legislated for under EU Regulation 1308/2013, Article 17 onwards. Butter, cheese and SMP are all eligible. These are long life products, which with refrigeration (butter and cheese) or ambient storage (SMP) do not lose substantial value over the minimum storage period provided for in the scheme.::• APS can be used even when the recorded average prices have not fallen below the reference thresholds. While Article 18 a) makes reference to average Union market prices recorded (as per EU MMO) and the reference thresholds (which are below production costs, but dictate when the EU can open intervention) and the production costs, there are other conditions which may lead to the aid being granted.::• Article 18 b) states that the conditions for granting aid include “the need to respond in a time
Details: Dairy - Need for strong EU Supports in the COVID-19 Emergency
Intent: To ensure all Connacht and beyond public representatives are aware of the plans to redevelop the Sportsground, College Road, Galway; to ensure awareness of the annual socioeconomic impact of Connacht Rugby; and, that Connacht Rugby is a significant employer in the West of Ireland with more than 130 employees.::To maximise the potential public funding through the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund.
Details: The redevelopment of the Sportsground
Intent: Location of a new site for construction of a new hospice
Details: Support with Finding a new site for Galway Hospice
Intent: Securing permanent park wardens for public parks
Details: Lobbying Galway City Councillors on the issue of securing permanent park wardens for public parks
Intent: To outline the Public Consultation process, to introduce the councillors to the Design Team, and to share the initial Public Feedback to the Project
Details: Public Consultation on the Redevelopment of Ceannt Station complex in Galway, as required by the Galway City Development Plan
Intent: To attend the Public Consultation Open Day Workshop and Information Seminar to ascertain views of the Public, Local Councillors and Local TD's about the plan
Details: Public Consultation on the redevelopment of Ceannt Station complex in Galway, as required by the Galway City Development Plan - Phase 2
Intent: In solidarity with Rohingya Action Ireland, we wrote to Galway City Council members to urge them to consider rescinding the Freedom of the City from Aung San Suu Kyi.
Details: Removal of the freedom of Galway city from Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Intent: In solidarity with the Rohingya people and Rohingya Action Ireland, that the freedom of Galway City be removed from Aung San Suu Kyi following the UN fact finding mission to Myanmar.
Details: Freedom of Galway City be removed from
