Pat O’Toole

Pat O’Toole

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 8

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Most Recent Title
Councillor
Most Recent Public Body
Longford County Council
First Seen
21 September 2021
Last Seen
16 May 2026

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Councillor

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Longford County Council

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Intent: To highlight the importance/impact of community education across the Country and illustrate how investing in community means investing in people. Specifically, highlighting critical issues that CEN members are facing, around funding and recognition for the sector across the island of Ireland. Highlighting the Budget 26 submission by AONTAS, advocating for an overall increase of 12% in the Further Education & Training budget for 26, with ringfenced funding for community education.

Details: National Community Education Campaign 2025 (AONTAS). Entitled “Community Education: Local, Lifelong, Life Changing Campaign”, from 22nd-28th Sept 25, with a day of visibility on 23rd. Subsequent meeting with Aontas, Minister Harkin and Community Education Network (CEN) members, held in WCP Mullin, ...

Methods
Day of visibility post to highlight the campaign, a group of learners, staff and board members were included. and the following tagged: AONTAS, Department of Children, Disability & Equality, UCD, UCD Social Work and Social Justice, UCD Gender studies, Women's Collective Ireland - Mullingar. - Social MediaFollowing initial campaign, Minister Marian Harkin requested a meeting with AONTAS and CEN members, which was held in WCP Mullingar on 15.12.25. - MeetingTo bring the campaign to the attention of County Councillors and TD's for Longford & Westmeath, and relevant Ministers; and seeking their support for the sector, funding etc. - Email

Intent: Engagement with the community regarding recent decisions made at the Ballymahon Municipal District in relation to Active Travel and the reconfiguration of the road way and side walks/cycleways. Door to door leaflet drop and face to face interaction informing members of our local community about said proposals.

Details: Active Travel Information

Methods
Information on a recent Part 8 Planning application in relation to active travel. - Letter

Ardagh Preservation Society

27 officials
2022-01-21

Intent: Councillors reject the recommendation to re-zone Ardagh House and the two Ardagh Demesne gate lodges from tourism to residential, and lands of Ardagh Demesne from tourism to agriculture.

Details: Grassroots campaign to prevent the re-zoning requests of Submission DCDP-40 to the draft Longford County Development Plan 2021-2027 and the subsequent Chief Executive's re-zoning recommendations for Ardagh House and two gate lodges (from tourism to residential), and lands of Ardagh Demesne (from tou, ...

Ardagh Preservation Society

27 officials
2021-09-21

Intent: Councillors reject the recommendation to re-zone Ardagh House and the two Ardagh Demesne gate lodges from tourism to residential, and lands of Ardagh Demesne from tourism to agriculture.

Details: Grassroots campaign to prevent the re-zoning requests of Submission DCDP-40 to the draft Longford County Development Plan 2021-2027 and the subsequent Chief Executive's re-zoning recommendations for Ardagh House and two gate lodges (from tourism to residential), and lands of Ardagh Demesne (from tou, ...

Methods
A walk of Ardagh Village and the Neighbourhood Park was held on the 24th of July. Deputy Sorca Clarke and Councillor Uruemu Adejinmi were in attendance. The re-zoning recommendations for Ardagh House and Demesne were discussed. - Event / ReceptionEmail correspondence with Deputy Sorca Clarke occurred on the 16th, 19th, 20th, and 25th of July, and the 3rd, 5th, and 10th August. The correspondence was confirming acceptance of the invitation to visit Ardagh, organising the (20th of July) virtual meeting, and follow-up information relating to the re-zoning recommendations. - EmailOne email sent on the 13th of May to Councillor Paul Ross with additional information to points raised at the meeting held on the same date. - Email