Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 1)
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-09-18
Intent: To highlight the very serious concerns of farmers regarding the proposed Sligo, Leitrim, Northern Counties, Railway Greenway at a meeting with officials from Leitrim and Sligo County Councils as well as ARUP Project Consultants in Sligo last week.::To emphasise that Greenway projects like the SLNCR should maximise the use of public lands and minimise the impact on private lands, in line with the Government Strategy for the Future Development of Greenways and the Greenways Code of Best Practice.::To point out to the County Councils that the proposed emerging preferred corridor for the Sligo/Leitrim Greenway will predominantly take private lands and have the potential to sever and divide a large number of the farms and this is totally unacceptable. Severance and division of farms will not work and must be reviewed by the Councils.::That the proposed emerging corridor put forward by the Councils at the meeting is to follow the old railway route. However, in practice farmers now farm and
Details: Sligo/Leitrim Greenway
Officials: Brendan Barry, Caillian Ellis, Cormac Flynn, Des Guckian, Eddie Mitchell, Enda McGloin, Enda Stenson, Felim Gurn, ...
Methods: Meeting, Email, Phone call, ...
JOHN MCKENNA
2025-07-17
Intent: Planning permission for 12 semidetached houses
Details: Planning permission for12 semidetached houses
Officials: Eddie Mitchell, Felim Gurn, James Gilmartin, Padraig Fallon
Methods: Informal communication
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-09-16
Intent: To seek assurances that the balance of the ACRES payment & the Co-operation payment will be paid to farmers without delay.
Details: Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) Payment
Officials: Brendan Barry, Eddie Mitchell, Felim Gurn, Gary Prior, Maeve Reynolds, Marian Harkin, Martin Kenny, Paddy O'Rourke, ...
Methods: Meeting, Informal communication
Elisabeth Sanwo
2024-09-09
Intent: I results I intend to secure are that Leitrim County Council to rezones the large Green area in the Stonebridge Estate in Dromahair Co Leitrim as an Open Space or Park or Mixed General Green area immediately as a matter of priority. The green should be preserves for current users and future generations. The green area should not be built on, reduced or diminished in any way by roads or buildings. Rezoning should occur immediately as the green in under threat.
Details: Rezoning of the Green at Stonebridge
Officials: Mary Bohan, Padraig Fallon, Felim Gurn, Eddie Mitchell, James Gilmartin
Methods: 5 selected local councillors at Leitrim County Council were individually emailed under the subject heading 'Urgent lobby to rezone the green at Stonebridge' - Email, A formal meeting was held in Stanfords Dromhair at 7.30pm on 9th April 2024 when it was unanimously decided by the committee of Stonebridge Residents Association, and all residents of Stonebridge present that the Public Open Spaces at Stonebridge should be retained and preserved as they are. - Meeting, I have participated in informal discussions with the large group of my neighbours attending the annual Barbeque where the general consensus was that the green at Stonebridge should be retained as is with no road or building on it. - Informal communication, ...