Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 3)
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
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-09-18
Intent: To highlight the very serious concerns of farmers regarding the proposed Sligo, Leitrim, Northern Counties, Railway Greenway at a meeting with officials from Leitrim and Sligo County Councils as well as ARUP Project Consultants in Sligo last week.::To emphasise that Greenway projects like the SLNCR should maximise the use of public lands and minimise the impact on private lands, in line with the Government Strategy for the Future Development of Greenways and the Greenways Code of Best Practice.::To point out to the County Councils that the proposed emerging preferred corridor for the Sligo/Leitrim Greenway will predominantly take private lands and have the potential to sever and divide a large number of the farms and this is totally unacceptable. Severance and division of farms will not work and must be reviewed by the Councils.::That the proposed emerging corridor put forward by the Councils at the meeting is to follow the old railway route. However, in practice farmers now farm and
Details: Sligo/Leitrim Greenway
Officials: Brendan Barry, Caillian Ellis, Cormac Flynn, Des Guckian, Eddie Mitchell, Enda McGloin, Enda Stenson, Felim Gurn, ...
Methods: Meeting, Email, Phone call, ...
JOHN MCKENNA
2025-07-17
Intent: Planning permission for 12 semidetached houses
Details: Planning permission for12 semidetached houses
Officials: Eddie Mitchell, Felim Gurn, James Gilmartin, Padraig Fallon
Methods: Informal communication
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-09-16
Intent: To question the lack of clarity on how the law will be financed when implemented.::To highlight the impact of the Nature Restoration Law on Natura 2000 farmers and, as years progress, all farmers.::To highlight the lack of an economic impact statement to understand how the law will effect on-farm production choices.::To question the inclusion of non-deterioration in Article 4 of the Nature Restoration Law.::To highlight that the move by Minister Eamon Ryan to lead a campaign of 11 EU countries to have the Nature Restoration Law approved by the EU Council in June is ill-judged.::To emphasise that farmers would continue to participate in schemes to improve biodiversity, but are completely opposed to the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law on a number of fronts.::1. Dealing with this issue through a law is wrong. We are told it will all be voluntary, but that is not consistent with introducing a legal requirement::2. It is important that those farming within Natura 2000 sites are not over
Details: Nature Restoration Law
Officials: Brendan Barry, Cathal Berry, Claire Kerrane, Denis Naughten, Eamonn Ryan, Felim Gurn, Malcolm Noonan, Marian Harkin, ...
Methods: Email, Submission, Informal communication, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-09-16
Intent: To seek assurances that the balance of the ACRES payment & the Co-operation payment will be paid to farmers without delay.
Details: Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) Payment
Officials: Brendan Barry, Eddie Mitchell, Felim Gurn, Gary Prior, Maeve Reynolds, Marian Harkin, Martin Kenny, Paddy O'Rourke, ...
Methods: Meeting, Informal communication
Elisabeth Sanwo
2024-09-09
Intent: I results I intend to secure are that Leitrim County Council to rezones the large Green area in the Stonebridge Estate in Dromahair Co Leitrim as an Open Space or Park or Mixed General Green area immediately as a matter of priority. The green should be preserves for current users and future generations. The green area should not be built on, reduced or diminished in any way by roads or buildings. Rezoning should occur immediately as the green in under threat.
Details: Rezoning of the Green at Stonebridge
Officials: Mary Bohan, Padraig Fallon, Felim Gurn, Eddie Mitchell, James Gilmartin
Methods: 5 selected local councillors at Leitrim County Council were individually emailed under the subject heading 'Urgent lobby to rezone the green at Stonebridge' - Email, A formal meeting was held in Stanfords Dromhair at 7.30pm on 9th April 2024 when it was unanimously decided by the committee of Stonebridge Residents Association, and all residents of Stonebridge present that the Public Open Spaces at Stonebridge should be retained and preserved as they are. - Meeting, I have participated in informal discussions with the large group of my neighbours attending the annual Barbeque where the general consensus was that the green at Stonebridge should be retained as is with no road or building on it. - Informal communication, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-18
Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::These frustrations have broadened into anger with European and National lawmakers over the massive increase in regulations relating to Agriculture. The EU, the Irish Government and local Government are devising policies far from the farm gate with little or no consideration of the direct impact on farmers.::The following are some of the key issues that are contributing to growing frustration and anger with the political system::1. The transformation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. The Common Agricultural Policy (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
Details: Leitrim County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign
Officials: Brendan Barry, Caillian Ellis, Des Guckian, Enda McGloin, Enda Stenson, Felim Gurn, Finola Armstrong-McGuire, Frank Dolan, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Email, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-17
Intent: To communicate to the Irish Government, the vast number of issues and the frustration of farmers on the ground due a number of key issues, including::- The EU Green Deal/Farm to Fork policies and their impact on farm productivity/cost of production;::- The transformation of CAP away from supporting food production to curbing farm output – particularly GAEC 2;::- The proposed Mercosur deal and how it could devastate the Irish Beef sector;::- Overly complicated schemes such as ACRES and TAMS which have been poorly implemented by the Irish Department of Agriculture leading to widespread delayed payment and failure to deliver any investment grant aid approvals in 2023;::- Excessive regulation adding massively to farmers cost of production;::- Nitrates derogation reduction;::- The Nature Restoration;::- The Industrial Emissions Directive and the Commissions farcical handling of it;.::- The 3-crop and catch crops rules in tillage with DAFM saying this week there is no room for flexibility d
Details: EU Farmer Protests - Solidarity of Irish Farmers
Officials: Adrienne Wallace, Aidan Browne, Aidan Farrelly, Aisling Dolan, Al McDonnell, Alan Dillon, Andrea Dalton, Andrew Bolger, ...
Methods: Email, Event / Reception, Social Media, ...
Alcohol Forum Ireland
2024-04-30
Intent: Changes made to the provisions of the Intoxicating Liquor Bill (2024) to better provide for and protect public health and children's rights.
Details: Advocacy with elected representatives seeking changes to the proposed Intoxicating Liquor Bill (2024)
Officials: Leo Varadkar, Micheál Martin, Eamon Ryan, Marian Harkin, Frank Feighan, Martin Kenny, Martin Baker, Michael Clarke, ...
Methods: AFI & ICAAN were one of a number of NGO's to sign a letter seeking changes to the Intoxicating Liquor Bill (2024) and in particular seeking that a Health Impact Assessment be carried out on the Bill to assess its potential impacts on public health, safety and well being. Letter was sent to; An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, TD;Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, TD; Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications & Transport, Eamon Ryan, TD in Feb. - Letter, Invitation to all Sligo and Leitrim Oireachtas and Council members to a Briefing on the Sale of Alcohol Bill organised by ICAAN and Alcohol Forum Ireland on Feb 9th in Sligo. - Email, Briefing on Sale of Alcohol Bill (and Intoxicating Liquor Bill, 2024) in Sligo office of Alcohol Forum Ireland. 10 in attendance including 1 councillor and 1 Oireachtas member. - Event / Reception, ...
Irish Concrete Federation
2023-09-21
Intent: Deferment of the introduction of the proposed Defective Concrete Products Levy by Government, pending a regulatory and economic impact analysis. Subsequently, exclusion of precast products entirely from the scope of the Defective Concrete Products Levy and agreement on transitionary measures to assist in compliance with the Defective Concrete Products Levy.
Details: Defective Concrete Products Levy
Officials: Michael McGrath, Simon Coveney, Christopher O'Sullivan, Brendan Griffin, Michael Healy-Rae, Pa Daly, Heather Humphreys, Helen McEntee, ...
Methods: ICF encouraged its members to write a letter to each of their local elected representatives on the negative impacts of the Defective Concrete Products Levy. - Letter, ICF encouraged its members to email each of their local elected representatives on the negative impacts of the Defective Concrete Products Levy. - Email, ICF encouraged its members to meet each of their local elected representatives on the negative impacts of the Defective Concrete Products Levy. - Meeting, ...