Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
Ibec
2025-09-19
Intent: Implementation of policy reflecting industry requirements on housing, infrastructure and commercial property
Details: PII Conference
Officials: Caroline Timmons, Graham Doyle, James Browne, Ciara Phelan, John Cummins, Niall Cussen
Methods: Email, Social Media, Event / Reception
Cairn Homes plc
2025-09-19
Intent: Provide a general overview on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.
Details: General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.
Officials: Aubrey McCarthy, Simon Harris, John Cummins, James Browne, Emer O'Gorman, Seán Canney, Noel Grealish, Alan Dunney, ...
Methods: James Benson met with Senator Aubrey McCarthy in Leinster House to discuss the Irish residential development market with a focus on infrastructure provision to enable delivery. Follow up call on same related topic. - Meeting, Michael Stanley meet with Tánaiste in Cork at lunch event to discuss the Irish residential development market. - Meeting, James Benson and Michael Stanley met with Minister Cummins in Seven Mills, Dublin to discuss the Irish residential development market with walk through of Seven Mills development. - Meeting, ...
Orsted Onshore Ireland Midco Limited
2025-09-19
Intent: To highlight issues with the planning system as it pertains to renewable energy development, in the hope that this will result in a more seamless system
Details: Meeting with Niall Cussen, OPR, to discuss planning issues relating to renewable energy
Officials: Niall Cussen
Methods: Meeting with Niall Cussen, OPR, at the Office of the Planning Regulator in Dublin, to discuss planning timelines, blockades, etc and highlight how we believe the system can be improved - Meeting
Irish Concrete Federation
2025-09-11
Intent: Request for meeting with DPOs to present findings of ICF Report - “Essential Aggregates – An Evidence Based Assessment to inform Ireland’s Planning System”
Details: Launch of ICF Publication - “Essential Aggregates – An Evidence Based Assessment to inform Ireland’s Planning System”
Officials: James Browne, Niall Cussen
Methods: Letter
McCutcheon Halley
2025-05-21
Intent: Review of de-zoning proposal by the OPR as per their remit under Section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, As Amended.
Details: Outline the proposed de-zoning of residential lands at Haggardstown, Dundalk co. Louth in Draft Dundalk LAP to OPR
Officials: Anne Marie O’Connor, Niall Cussen
Methods: Letters (3) sent via email:Letter 1 dated 7th January 2025Letter 2 dated 2nd April 2025.Letter 3 dated 7th April 2025. - Letter
Wind Energy Ireland
2025-05-19
Intent: Speeding up the planning system.::Implementation of the National Planning Framework and renewable energy targets as referenced in the NPF.
Details: Implementation of the National Planning Framework and renewable energy targets
Officials: Niall Cussen
Methods: Meeting
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
2025-04-22
Intent: Town Centre Balance - stop town centres hollowing out
Details: Government renovation grants, while addressing the housing crisis, are leading to the full conversion of town centre buildings—including ground floors—into residential units. This is accelerating the decline of commercial space in towns
Officials: John Cummins, Billy Kelleher, Sean MCKeown, Michael Quinn, Ivan Grimes, Niall Cussen, Conor D McGuinness
Methods: Meeting, Email
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
2025-04-17
Intent: Town Centre Balance - stop town centres hollowing out
Details: Government renovation grants, while addressing the housing crisis, are leading to the full conversion of town centre buildings—including ground floors—into residential units. This is accelerating the decline of commercial space in towns
Officials: John Cummins, Billy Kelleher, Sean MCKeown, Michael Quinn, Ivan Grimes, Niall Cussen
Methods: Meeting, Email
Yewtree Infotainment Unlimited Company
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-01-14
Intent: RRDL hope to understand the roadblocks facing renewable development in Ireland and improve chances of receiving a positive planning decision on future planning applications, particularly on sites that do not currently have a favourable designation in the renewable energy strategy in their respective county development plans.
Details: Regnum Renewables Development Ltd (RRDL) are trying to understand the different ways in which a favourable planning decision can be achieved for proposed wind farm sites, that are not currently supported by the renewable energy strategy in the relevant county development plan.
Officials: Caren Gallagher, Niall Cussen, Claragh Mulhern
Methods: Ivan Yates, providing advisory services to Regnum, met with Claragh Mulhern, Chief Planning Officer in the DHLGH, in the Custom House 16/10.They discussed the obstacles facing wind farm developers on both a national and local scale due to county development plans (CDP) in Ireland, potential avenues for initiating changes to county development plans, the impacts of not delivering additional electricity generation for datacentres and Ireland's growing population and potential solutions. - Meeting, Ivan Yates, providing advisory services to Regnum, met with Niall Cussen, the Planning Regulator in the OPR in their offices in Dublin on 14/11 to introduce himself and Regnum.Discussed all aspects of planning policy in relation to development of renewable projects, with particular reference to onshore wind and specific challenges.Discussed the renewable targets in the NPF and the renewablestrategies in 31 CDPs, electricity shortages without urgent deployment of energy projects. - Meeting, Ivan Yates, providing advisory services to Regnum, met with Caren Gallagher of the in the OPR in their offices in Dublin on 14/11 tointroduce himself and Regnum.Discussed all aspects of planning policy in relation to development of renewable projects, with a focus on onshore wind and the specific challenges.Implications from failure to deliver the renewable targets set out in the NPF and the renewable strategies in 31 CDPs, electricity shortages without urgent deployment of energy projects. - Meeting
Regnum Renewables Development Ltd
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-01-14
Intent: We hope to understand the roadblocks facing renewable development in Ireland and improve our chances of receiving a positive planning decision on future planning applications, particularly on sites that do not currently have a favourable designation in the renewable energy strategy in their respective county development plans.
Details: Regnum Renewables are trying to understand the different ways in which a favourable planning decision can be achieved for our proposed wind farm sites, that are not currently supported by the renewable energy strategy in the relevant county development plan.
Officials: Niall Cussen, Claragh Mulhern, Caren Gallagher
Methods: Ivan Yates, providing advisory services to Regnum, met with Claragh Mulhern, Chief Planning Officer in the DHLGH, in the Custom House 16/10. They discussed the obstacles facing wind farm developers on both a national and local scale due to county development plans (CDP) in Ireland, potential avenues for initiating changes to county development plans, the impacts of not delivering additional electricity generation for datacentres and Ireland's growing population and potential solutions. - Meeting, Ivan Yates, providing advisory services to Regnum, met with Niall Cussen, the Planning Regulator in the OPR in their offices in Dublin on 14/11 to introduce himself and Regnum. Discussed all aspects of planning policy in relation to development of renewable projects, with particular reference to onshore wind and specific challenges. Discussed the renewable targets in the NPF and the renewable strategies in 31 CDPs, electricity shortages without urgent deployment of energy projects. - Meeting, Ivan Yates, providing advisory services to Regnum, met with Caren Gallagher of the in the OPR in their offices in Dublin on 14/11 to introduce himself and Regnum. Discussed all aspects of planning policy in relation to development of renewable projects, with a focus on onshore wind and the specific challenges. Implications from failure to deliver the renewable targets set out in the NPF and the renewable strategies in 31 CDPs, electricity shortages without urgent deployment of energy projects. - Meeting