Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
Roy Sheridan
2025-11-17
Intent: I am looking to get the backing from Laois councillors to get a 15.1 acre field (Townland code K10602006) in Ballybrittas zoned for residential housing.
Details: Looking to get Townland code K10602006 zoned for residential housing development.
Officials: Aidan Mullins, Conor Bergin, Vivienne Phelan, Paddy Bracken, Ben Brennan, Ollie Clooney, Caroline Dwane Stanley, John Joe Fennelly, ...
Methods: Email, Phone call, Meeting
Laois Chamber Alliance
2025-05-06
Intent: Make public representatives aware of the work of Laois Chamber Alliance
Details: Presented to Laois County Council the programme and plans for Laois Chamber Alliance for 2025
Officials: Aidan Mullins, Aisling Moran, Angela McEvoy, Barry Walsh, Ben Brennan, Caroline Dwane Stanley, Catherine Fitzgerald, Conor Bergin, ...
Methods: Presented to Laois County Council Monthly Meeting - Event / Reception
Irish Kidney Association
2025-01-21
Intent: People on dialysis need 3 to 4 hour sessions, 3 days a week. Currently people on dialysis cannot go on holidays, visit families and friends or complete work trips in other parts of Ireland, away from their local dialysis units. This is because ' out of area dialysis' is not generally available as dialysis units are at capacity. The aim is to ensure that people on dialysis can travel in their own country away from their local dialysis unit.
Details: Provision of out of area dialysis in Ireland, so people can travel to visit their loved ones.
Officials: Anna Grainger, Shane O'Callaghan, Cathal Byrne, Mike Kennelly, Sharon Tolan, Paraic Brady, Tim Durkan, Tim Lombard, ...
Methods: Informal communication
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-17
Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::The following are some of the 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 de
Details: Laois County Council - 'Enough is Enough' Campaign
Officials: Aidan Mullins, Aisling Moran, Barry Walsh, Ben Brennan, Brian Stanley, Caroline Dwane Stanley, Catherine Fitzgerald, Charles Flanagan, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Email, ...
Irish Bioenergy Association
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2022-09-21
Intent: Attendance at project launch event for National Just Transition Fund - funded project (Midlands Bioenergy Development Project).
Details: Invitation to project launch event for National Just Transition Fund - funded project (Midlands Bioenergy Development Project).
Officials: John Dolan, Tom Farrell, Frankie Keena, Johnny Penrose, Vinny McCormack, Aengus O'Rourke, Louise Heavin, Paul Hogan, ...
Methods: Email
Hume Brophy
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2022-05-20
Intent: Ensuring that the phase-out of fur farming in Ireland is fair and reasonable for the farms involved
Details: Animal Health & Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021
Officials: Martin Blake, Charlie McConalogue, Patrick Donohoe, Matt Carthy, Norma Foley, Jackie Cahill, Micheál Martin, Michael Healy-Rae, ...
Methods: Emails to Department of Agriculture officials, Oireachtas members and local constituency representatives. - Email, Meeting with Department officials and members of the Oireachtas. - Meeting
Thomas Kelly & Sons Group
2022-05-20
Intent: To retain Residential 2 Zoning on lands held by the Group in Rathevan, Portlaoise
Details: To seek support for retention of Residential 2 Zoning on lands held by the Group, which was under review in the Draft Laois County Development Plan.
Officials: Padraig Fleming, Paddy Bracken, John Joe Fennelly, James Kelly, John King, Seamus McDonald, William Aird, Conor Bergin, ...
Methods: Phonecall seeking continued support on further votes/discussions to maintain Residential 2 Zoning of land at Rathevan, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. - Phone call, Meeting to explain background to the issue and reasoning behind request to seek continued support on further votes/discussions to maintain Residential 2 Zoning of land at Rathevan, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. - Meeting
Thomas Kelly & Sons Group
2021-09-21
Intent: To retain Residential 2 Zoning on lands held by the Group in Rathevan, Portlaoise
Details: To seek support for retention of Residential 2 Zoning on lands held by the Group, which was under review in the Draft Laois County Development Plan.
Officials: Padraig Fleming, Paddy Bracken, John Joe Fennelly, Catherine Fitzgerald, James Kelly, Seamus McDonald, John King, William Aird, ...
Methods: E-mail providing details of background to issue, location of land and reasoning for request to retain Residential 2 Zoning, - Email, Phonecall explaining background to issue, location of land and reasoning for request to retain Residential 2 Zoning - Phone call, Follow-up meeting to phonecalls to expand on background to issue, location of land and reasoning for request to retain Residential 2 Zoning, including provision of explanatory document with maps etc. - Meeting
Padraig Callanan
2021-05-04
Intent: making councillors aware that we are submitting an application
Details: Submitting our land to the county development plan for zoning
Officials: Paddy Bracken, John Joe Fennelly, Catherine Fitzgerald, John King, Seamus McDonald, William Aird, Caroline Dwane Stanley, Mary Sweeney, ...
Methods: Phone call
Síol Foundation
2021-01-20
Intent: To determine if visa applications were still being processed through Budapest embassy::To determine the status of a visa application sent through Budapest embassy
Details: Request to know status of visa applications through Budapest embassy were still being processed while covid restrictions were increased
Officials: Conor Bergin
Methods: SMS request to know if Budapest embassy was open and processing visa requests - Informal communication, Request to know if Budapest embassy was open and processing visa requests and how information could be obtained to confirm if embassy was open and processing visa requests - Phone call, Request to know status of visa application sent through Budapest embassy - Email