Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 5)
Saggart Village Residents Association
2023-03-05
Intent: To learn about proposed plans for a Primary Care Centre which would require rezoning of land. To better understand the what would be needed to secure rezoning and implications of any change to the zoning of that specific site, on the zoning of surrounding sites.
Details: Saggart Village Residents Association was contacted by Feasible, a company which was considering building a Primary Care Centre for the HSE, on lands in Saggart currently not zoned for that purpose. The potential developer wished to show Saggart Village Residents Association the plans for the Centre, ...
Officials: Eoin O'Broin, William Joseph Carey, Shirley O'Hara
Methods: After having been contacted directly by the company (Feasible) which was considering purchasing the site and developing the Primary Care Centre, SVRA emailed South Dublin County Council planning department for information on what could be expected if this proposed site was to be rezoned for use as a Primary care Centre. Having not received a response from SDCC planning department, SVRA then emailed Cllr. O'Broin with the same query (05/07/22). Cllr. O'Broin spoke to Feasible and suggested a workshop with SVRA and residents to discuss the plans. Cllr OBroin gave information as to the process for rezoning - a material contravention of the development plan. The outcome of this communication was that a meeting was arranged for Pat Nolan to show the plans of the Primary Care Centre. - Email, 2 members of SVRA attended the meeting on 01/11/22 in Saggart Heritage & Arts Centre where Pat Nolan of Feasible presented plans of the Proposed Primary Care Centre. It was explained by Pat what the process was to secure a material contravention of the development plan to have the land on that specific site rezoned. The meeting was attended by 3 councillors (Cllr OBroin, Cllr OHara, Cllr Carey). After this meeting, SVRA contacted Feasible to ask for additional information, but no further communication followed after that. - Meeting
National Centre for Youth Mental Health
2019-05-21
Intent: Provide update to councillors regarding Jigsaw Clondalkin and Tallaght integration.
Details: Email and letter to all Dublin South County Councillors regarding integration of Jigsaw Tallaght and Clondalkin.
Officials: Breeda Bonner, Vicki Casserly, Anne-Marie Dermody, Paula Donavan, Colm Brophy, Máire Devine, Nicky Coules, Francis Noel Duffy, ...
Clondalkin Behavioural Initiative t/a Archways
2018-09-12
Intent: Raising Awareness of Blue Skies Initiative Programme
Details: Raising Awareness of Blue Skies Initiative Programme
Officials: Francis Timmons, Madeleine Johansson, Eoin O'Broin, Kenneth Egan, John Curran, Mark Ward
Methods: One meeting was held with each DPO listed to raise awareness of the Blueskies initiative programme in the Clondalkin area. - Meeting
Community Law & Mediation
2018-08-31
Intent: Improvement and reform in the area of Traveller housing.
Details: Email seeking a meeting to discuss reform in the area of the Caravan Loan scheme, sharing discussion document prepared for our roundtable on the topic in late 2017.
Officials: Jan O'Sullivan, Jan O'Sullivan, Colette Kelleher, Eoin Ó Broin, Eoin O'Broin, Éamon Ó Cuív, Bríd Smith, Bríd Smith, ...
Methods: Email seeking a meeting to discuss reform in the area of the Caravan Loan scheme, sharing discussion document prepared for our roundtable on the topic in late 2017. - Email, Meeting on 27 July 2018 to discuss caravan loan scheme in particular the loan scheme for South Dublin County Council. - Meeting
Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
2018-05-17
Intent: Share Information
Details: Construction Waste
Officials: Eoin Ó Broin, Eoin O'Broin
Methods: Construction Waste Discussion - Meeting
Association of Irish Local Government
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2018-04-27
Intent: Improvement in supports including secretarial and remuneration for local authority elected members
Details: Improved support resources for elected members including improvements to remuneration and support by way of secretarial assistance etc.
Officials: Micheál Martin, Dara Calleary, Barry Cowen, Shane Cassells, Jerry Buttimer, Maura Hopkins, Brendan Howlin, Eoin O'Broin, ...
Methods: Meeting on 20 February 2018, Buswells Hotel, Dublin 1 - Meeting
Irish Wildbird Conservancy
2017-05-21
Intent: To propose the scrapping Section 8 of this bill which would allow hedgecutting in August & burning in March will negatively impact breeding birds and other biodiversity. Comms also included detail on the impacts of burning on birds and other wildlife.
Details: Heritage Bill
Officials: Lynn Ruane, Alice-Mary Higgins, Grace O'Sullivan, Kevin Humphreys, Fintan Warfield, Paul Daly, Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, ...
Methods: Email, Letter, Social Media, ...
Irish Cancer Society
2017-05-19
Intent: A reduction in parking charges for cancer patients undergoing treatment at public hospitals
Details: Car parking charges for cancer patients
Officials: Kenneth Flood, Anne Ahern, Fergal Browne, John Cassin, Jim Deane, Michael Doran, Denis Foley, Andy Gladney, ...
Methods: 2 Phone calls with Cllr Nial Ring between 7 March and 30 April.2 phone calls with Cllr Marie Casserly between 8 March and 16 April. - Phone call, 90 e-mails responding to messages of support from Councillors. - Email
SuperValu Rowlagh
2017-01-26
Intent: Change to existing act as set out for enacting by primarily seeking for the removal of the need for physical separation or hiding of alcohol products in a retail outlet
Details: Alcohol act
Officials: Frances Fitzgerald, Kenneth Egan, Trevor Gilligan, Emer Higgins, Gino Kenny, Eoin O'Broin
Methods: Phone call
National Centre for Youth Mental Health
2017-01-19
Intent: The attendance of South Dublin county councillors at the mental health training session in Jigsaw Tallaght
Details: Invitiation to South Dublin county councillors to mental health training in Jigsaw Tallaght
Officials: Breeda Bonner, Colm Brophy, Vicki Casserly, Nicky Coules, Anne-Marie Dermody, Máire Devine, Paula Donavan, Mick Duff, ...
Methods: 1 Email sent on 14th September to all the South Dublin County Councillors inviting them to attend the Jigsaw Tallaght Capacity Building mental health training sessions. - Email