Meeting with DPO to discuss energy and infrastructure policy. - MeetingMembers of Wicklow County Council invited to Echelon's DUB10 Campus for update on DUB20 and DUB30 in Arklow. - Event / ReceptionRequests for meetings sent to DPO, update on project and legislative clarity. - Email
James Benson met with Kevin Dillon from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to discuss the draft revisions to the National Planning Framework and the implementation of the Planning & Development Act. - MeetingJames Benson, Gerald Hoare, and Aidan McLernon attended the opening of Blessington Park, hosting Leonara Earls, Ed Timmins, Jason Mulhall, Patsy Glennon, Gerry O'Neill, and Avril Cronin. Simon Harris, Jennifer Whitmore, and John Brady were also invited to attend. - Event / ReceptionMichael Stanley and James Benson met with AnnMarie Farrelly, Matthew McAleese, and Paul Carroll from Fingal County Council to provide a progress update on construction sites in Fingal. - Meeting
Meeting with Wicklow County Council Management Team (Emer O'Gorman, Brian Gleeson, Joe Lane, Breege Kilkenny, Lorraine Gallagher, Leonora Earls, Michael Nicholson) on 14/05/2024 to introduce Source Galileo and the proposed Mac Lir Offshore Wind project. Present from Source Galileo: Barry Nelson, Peter Campbell, Shane Liddy, Julie Bowe. - Meeting
Intent: Briefing on status of SSE’s Arklow offshore wind project and seeking support for project delivery, in line with the State’s offshore wind targets.
Intent: To develop business opportunities. This is not lobbying directly so perhaps we didn't need to put this information in here. Going forward we won't include such activity
Details: The Chamber held meetings with the Polish ambassador and the head of the indian Embassy
Intent: A more business friendly parking arrangement in Arklow
Details: • We lobbied the local authority regarding the parking on Arklow main street asking for 10min set down area’s to increase footfall on the main street. We also asked if we could submit a general plan overall for parking in the Arklow town area for consideration of the Local Authority.
Meetings conducted with key stakeholders to provide an update on the CWP Project off the coast of North Wicklow, with onshore connectivity at Poolbeg Peninsula, Dublin - MeetingPresentation to Wicklow County Council meeting to provide update and overview of the CWP Project - Meeting
Intent: Provide a general overview on the Irishresidential construction industry and thebroader housing market as well as the specific operations of Cairn Homes and how they interact with public policy initiatives.
Details: General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.
Email to Ann Marie Farrelly in relation to research on the National Planning Framework. - EmailEmail to Deputy Eoin O'Broin TD, Kevin Barrett and Kevin Dillon on Cairn's Apprenticeship Academy programme. - EmailEmails to Deputies Eoin O'Broin and Stephen Matthews in relation to the Seven Mills development and inviting both to visit. - Email
