Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 1)
Family Carers Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Candidate Richie Molloy put forward for administrative panel
Details: Seanad Elections 2025
Officials: Cathal Crowe, Joe Cooney, Donna McGettigan, William O'Leary, Úna McCarthy, Trish Murphy, Tony O'Shea, Ted Lucey, ...
Methods: Fiona Hartigan - Email, Peter Cox to all members of Cork COCO & Cork City Council - Email, To Cork area councilors - Phone call, ...
Family Carers Ireland
2024-05-21
Intent: Encourage support for a Yes Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on Family & Care::To get commitment on a number of policy actions ahead of the referendum::to communicate to the public what the referendum was about and what it would mean for family carers.
Details: Referendum on Care
Officials: Ger Keohane, Tony Fitzgerald, Mick Nugent, John Sheehan, Brian McCarthy, Damian Boylan, Thomas Gould, Colm Burke, ...
Methods: To all DPO's outlined below in the Cork Region- (by Peter Cox) - Email, Michael & Danny Healy Rae by Marie Fitzgerald - Phone call, Brendan Griffin & Pa Daly by Marie Fitzgerald - Letter, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-18
Intent: To voice anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::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 deal being pushed by the European Commission has the capacity to devastate, in particular, the Irish beef sector. Europe is placing a
Details: Cork County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign
Officials: Alan Coleman, Alan O'Connor, Ann Marie Ahern, Annmarie Ahern, Anthony Barry, Audrey Buckley, Ben Dalton O'Sullivan, Bernard Moynihan, ...
Methods: Meeting, Social Media, Email, ...
Irish Distillers
2024-03-19
Intent: To provide a comprehensive briefing on the revdevelopment of Midleton Distillery Experience, our sustainability roadmap and growth of the Irish whiskey category in international markets.
Details: Invitation to attend the reopening of the Midleton Distillery Experience
Officials: John Slattery, Padraig Barrett, Michael William Lynch, Valerie O'Sullivan, Danielle Twomey, Mary Linehan Foley, Ann Marie Ahern, Susan McCarthy, ...
Methods: Email invitation (sent 11th September 2023) to attend the opening of the Midleton Distillery Experience which was to take place on the 29th September 2023 in Midleton, Co Cork - Email
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2023-09-18
Intent: To highlight the flaws in the 220KGN/ha as opposed to the 250kgN/ha.::That IFA propose a 2 year trend assessment::Two data points are insufficient to establish a trend and it ignores the influence of lag times.::To highlight how the 2 year review ignores recently introduced measures::2018 - 50% Slurry by 15 June and Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS)::2020 - Training in Nutrient Use Efficiency, Sustainable farming, Grassland Management/Budget.::2021 - Farm roadway camber away from water, Exclude cattle 1.5m from watercourse, water troughs 20m from watercourse.::2022 - 10% cut in chemical N, Soiled water closed period, Slurry spread by 8th October, Tillage green cover, Plough Grassland only between 1st March and 31st May, Increased inspections - 10%.::2023 - Soiled Water closed period - 21 days, All slurry spread by 1st October, N excretion rate based on Milk Yield, Chemical N purchases register.::2024 - Soiled Water closed period - December::To highlight how the 2 year review will im
Details: Nitrates Derogation - Maintaining the derogation at 250kg N/ha
Officials: Alan Coleman, Alan O'Connor, Amii McKeever, Ann Marie Ahern, Anthony Barry, Audrey Buckley, Barry Andrews, Ben Dalton O'Sullivan, ...
Methods: Meeting, Event / Reception, Informal communication, ...
IRISH COURSING CLUB
2023-05-05
Intent: To inform recipients about regulated coursing
Details: To inform recipients about regulated coursing
Officials: Alan Coleman, Ann Marie Ahern, Annmarie Ahern, Anthony Barry, Audrey Buckley, Ben Dalton O'Sullivan, Bernard Moynihan, Caroline Cronin, ...
Methods: Email
Irish Distillers
2023-01-20
Intent: To provide public representatives with an overview of expansion plans at Midleton Distillery
Details: Irish Distillers welcomed the Taoiseach and other public representatives to Midleton Distillery to mark the unveiling of expansion plans
Officials: Micheál Martin, Michael Hegarty, John Healy, Liam Quaide, Susan McCarthy, Annmarie Ahern, Mary Linehan Foley, Danielle Twomey, ...
Methods: Meeting
RWE Renewables Ireland (formerly Innogy Renewables Ireland Limited)
2023-01-18
Intent: To share public consultation material with relevant elected reps
Details: Information about proposed local wind farm developments
Officials: Peter Cleere, Deirdre Cullen, Matt Doran, Michael Doyle, Joe Lyons, Patrick O'Neill, Kathleen Funchion, John McGuinness, ...
Methods: Public consultation comms materials on the proposed Castlegarden and Lyrenacarriga wind farms sent to local residents were copied by email to local elected reps. - Email
Future Analytics Consulting Limited
2016-05-21
Intent: Alternative wording for the objectives of the draft South Dublin County Council Development Plan 2017-2023 relating to Dublin Weston Airport.
Details: Lobbying South Dublin County Councillors to support an alternative wording for a number of objectives of the draft South Dublin County Council Development Plan 2017-2023 relating specifically to Dublin Weston Airport to ensure its ongoing viability.
Officials: Sarah Holland, Breeda Bonner, Emer Higgins, Francis Timmons, Jonathan Graham, Kenneth Egan, Colm Brophy, Vicki Casserly, ...
Methods: Email and letter sent to all South Dublin County Councillors outlining the vision for the airport and advising of an upcoming public consultation meeting. - Email
Temple Media Ltd
2015-10-18
Intent: Inclusion of passive house standard or equivalent in development plans, for the protection of public health, comfort, the environment, and the economy.
Details: I have lobbied and am lobbying local authorities to encourage them to adopt higher building standards in their development plans. This is unpaid lobbying work.
Officials: Maria Bailey, John Bailey, Marie Baker, Victor Boyhan, Shay Brennan, Jennifer Cuffe, Chris Curran, Kevin Daly, ...
Methods: I phoned most of the councillors in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, principally to invite them to a briefing meeting. - Phone call, I organised a briefing on the passive house standard an the proposal to adopt same in DLR's draft development plan, and invited councillors and council officials from all four local authorities in the Dublin area to attend. The event was filmed, and subsequently emailed to councillors. Note that while I emailed all councillors in the four regions, I may not have emailed all of the council officials (directors of services etc) on the below list. - Meeting