Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 20)
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
Galway Chamber
2025-01-21
Intent: Information sharing and to communicate the Chamber's position regarding the transport needs of employees of Chamber Members.
Details: Bus Connect, ring road, and feasibility of lightrail
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
BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd.
2025-01-16
Intent: Elected councillors pledge to use factual and accurate information if elected as Councillor and bring a motion forward to their council to do the same. .
Details: Follow-up to local election pledge asking candidates who signed the pledge to : Local election pledge for candidates to pledge to: That is why we are asking you to pledge to use factual and accurate information during your election campaign, and during your term if elected as Councillor.
Officials: Andrea Dalton, Adrienne Wallace, Paul Murphy, Dan Boyle, Peter Horgan, Eoghan Kenny, Pádraig Rice, Honore Kamegni, ...
Methods: Email
Galway Chamber
2024-09-20
Intent: To progress Galway Chamber's priorities/ recommendations ahead of the local election to local Councillors in Galway.
Details: Local Election Call to Action
Officials: Peter Keane, Aisling Burke, Alan Cheevers, Declan McDonnell, Shane Forde, Helen Uchechukwu Ogbu, Mike Cubbard, Terry O'Flaherty, ...
Methods: Email
Galway City Community Network
2024-09-16
Intent: To discuss the new SPC scheme and hopefully to work collaboratively with them on community issues on the committees.
Details: GCCN staff lobbied a number of City Councillors regarding the new SPC scheme.
Officials: Alan Curran, Eibhlín Seoighthe, John McDonagh, Niall McNelis, Helen Uchechukwu Ogbu
Methods: Two meetings were held in person, one in our own office and one in Shantalla Community Centre. - Meeting