Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 20)
Friends of the Earth
2025-09-19
Intent: Requesting a motion put forward by councillors requesting additional, multi-annual funding for retrofitting of local authority homes from the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage
Details: Motion on Various Councils on Local Authority Energy Efficiency Programme
Officials: Adrienne Wallace, Andrea Dalton, Noel Connell, Joe Garrihy, Isobel Towse, Alan Coleman, Eoghan Fahy, Dakota Nic Mheanman, ...
Methods: Emailed city and county councillors requesting they put forward motion at their next council meeting requesting additional, multi-annual funding for the local authority retrofit programme. - Email
Galway Harbour Company
2025-09-19
Intent: Update on Port progress to GCC
Details: Port briefing / progress update
Officials: Aisling Burke, Alan Cheevers, Alan Curran, Clodagh Higgins, Declan McDonnell, Donal Lyons, Eddie Hoare, Eibhlín Seoighthe, ...
Methods: 12 May 2025 at Galway City Council offices - Meeting
Galway Harbour Company
2025-09-18
Intent: Inner dock masterplan update
Details: Inner dock masterplan update
Officials: Aisling Burke, Alan Cheevers, Alan Curran, Clodagh Higgins, Declan McDonnell, Donal Lyons, Eddie Hoare, Eibhlín Seoighthe, ...
Methods: 27 May 2025 at GCC offices - Meeting
COPE Galway CLG
2025-09-09
Intent: Housing - resourcing of increased exit routes from homelessness; adapt a 'Housing First' approach to family homelessness; resource access to housing for women and children leaving domestic abuse refuge, increased funding on homeless prevention and tenancy support..Youth Homelessness - resource delivery of support services and the current Youth Homelessness Strategy and commit to developing a successor strategy; fund psychosocial programmes addressing the traumatic impact of homelessness::Domestic abuse - fully resourcing legal aid representation, Fund updating schools’ curricula/educational programmes to eradicate Domestic, Sexual andGender-based violence (DSGBSV), delivered by specialised, trained and expert staff.Resource delivery of systematic, mandatory training and educational programmes, by DSGBVspecialists, appropriately trained, expert staff, on DSGBV to all workers in public services,::Older people - Resource a comprehensive, all-of-government national ageing strategy; Resourc
Details: Budget 2026, calling for targeted, adequately resourced, and structurally transformative policies to address pressing social challenges including in the areas of housing, homelessness including youth homelessness, women and children subjected to domestic abuse, older people, poverty eradication, and, ...
Officials: Jack Chambers, Paschal Donohoe, Mairéad Farrell, Catherine Connolly, Noel Grealish, Hildegarde Naughton, John Connolly, Aisling Burke, ...
Methods: Submission
Galway City Community Network
2025-05-20
Intent: Clarification and clear guidance on the expectations for SPC members regarding the review/formulation/development of policy.
Details: GCCN representative, Karen Golden, sent a document to all Social Development SPC members including City Cllrs regarding the annual programme. The document was seeking clarification, relating to the standing orders, on which of the work programme items fell under the following headings: policy formu, ...
Officials: Aisling Burke, Declan McDonnell, John McDonagh, Niall McNelis, Terry O'Flaherty, Helen Uchechukwu Ogbu
Methods: Submission
Fórsa trade union
2025-05-20
Intent: Seeking support by Galway councillors and Galway West TDs for Fórsa's campaign in relation to a proposed move to new offices outside the city centre and in the Fórsa email, the Union provided supporting information regarding the concerns of Fórsa members on the issue.
Details: Emails to Galway city councillors and Galway West TDs informing them of a scheduled member protest march which was scheduled to be held outside Galway City Council offices @ 1:30pm Monday March 10th on College Road . This protest was in relation to a proposed move to new offices outside the city cen, ...
Officials: Aisling Burke, Shane Forde, Declan McDonnell, Helen Uchechukwu Ogbu, Terry O'Flaherty, Eibhlín Seoighthe, John McDonagh, Alan Curran, ...
Methods: Emails sent on 10th February 2025 to Aisling Burke and Neil McNelis, City Councillors with a copy of preliminary survey results of Fórsa member survey regarding issues around the proposed move to the new Crown Square office building.Emails to Galway City Councillors and Galway West TDs sent on 6th/7th March. - Email, 06/07th March - Phone calls made by Fórsa official to some of the parties regarding planned protest march. - Phone call
Galway Traveller Movement
2025-04-30
Intent: Meaningful engagement with Galway City Council and families affected.
Details: The removal of managing electricity bills to Carrowbrowne Temporaary site and Cul Tra by Galway City Council without detailed assessments done or a plan put in place to transition the families to source their own electricity
Officials: Aisling Burke, Shane Forde, Declan McDonnell, Helen Uchechukwu Ogbu, Terry O'Flaherty, Eibhlín Seoighthe, John McDonagh, Alan Curran, ...
Methods: Email, Phone call
Family Carers Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Support for the implementation Family Carers Ireland’s Local Election Manifesto ask around the Differential Rent Scheme
Details: Differential Rent Scheme
Officials: Donna McGettigan, Caroline Winstanley, Jennifer Whitmore, Robert O'Donoghue, Helen Uchechukwu Ogbu, John Dwyer, Teddy O'Sullivan Casey, Mary Bohan, ...
Methods: Andrew Rooney - Email
Galway Chamber
2025-01-21
Intent: To minimise the rising rates and to understand what public amenities were going to be targeted for spend.
Details: City and County Council's Rates Budget
Officials: Leonard Cleary, Liam Conneally, Albert Dolan, Peter Keane, Helen Kilroy, Niall McNelis, Mike Cubbard
Methods: September 19th - Teams Meeting - Virtual Meeting, September 26th - Park House HotelOctober 10th - Galway City HallOctober 23rd - Galmont Hotel - Meeting, December 18th - Phone call
Galway Chamber
2025-01-21
Intent: To communicate the imperative of additional housing being available for existing and potential employees of Galway.
Details: More student housing to free up the housing that could be used for families and employees.
Officials: Leonard Cleary, Liam Conneally, Albert Dolan, Peter Keane, Helen Kilroy, Niall McNelis, Mike Cubbard
Methods: September 19th - Teams Meeting - Virtual Meeting, October 10th - Galway City HallOctober 23rd - Galmont Hotel - Meeting