Intent: Meetings were held to promote the need for development of a national planning policy for aggregates to ensure the future sustainable supply of essential aggregates necessary for the construction of Ireland's infrastructure and to highlight the duration of the planning process in respect the extractive sector.
Details: Presentation on ICF Publication - “Essential Aggregates – An Evidence Based Assessment to inform Ireland’s Planning System”
Methods
Meeting locations were OPR Office, Grangegorman; Leinster House, Kildare Street and An Coimisiun Pleanala Offices, Marlborough Street. - Meeting
Intent: Update on timelines for decisions and progress report
Details: Thursday, 3rd July – meeting with An Coimisiún Pleanála
Intent: Meeting to discuss policy towards onshore wind energy projects.
Details: Planning policy for onshore wind energy
Intent: To obtain an update on the progress with their decision making timeframe
Details: Meeting with An Bord Pleanála at their Bi-Annual Shareholder Meeting
Intent: Seek clarification on fire cert appeals
Details: Letter to Peter Mullan thanking him for stakeholder engagement meeting & query about fire cert appeals
Intent: Approval of Planning Permissions
Details: Stakeholder meeting with Chairman and official of An Bord Pleanala
Intent: Persuade the judiciary to have a remote courts project piloted in Limerick Courthouse.
Details: Remote Courts Pilot Project
Methods
Meeting on 23rd September between Peter Mullan in the Courts Service and Mary McDermott Safe Ireland with Caroline Counihan Legal Advisor to Safe Ireland in relation to the possibility of a remote courts project for initial pilot in Limerick. - Virtual Meeting
Intent: For the Remote Court Pilot Programme at Limerick District Court to hear applications for Domestic Violence Act 2018 (DVA 2018) ex parte protection orders from an approved DV Services Location.
Details: Remote Court Pilot Programme Limerick District Court
Methods
One no. hard copy letter issued by post to 3 Judges in Limerick District Court. Pdf copy of one no. letter issued to Court Services Staff in Limerick District Court as single attachment via email. - Letter
Intent: A solution to ensure that legal practitioners have access to wi-fi in Cloverhill Court House
Details: Access to wi-fi facilities in Cloverhill Court House
Intent: Clarify the approach of the Courts Service in relation to COVID19 restrictions
Details: Arrangements for Court Sittings under COVID19
Methods
EmailMeetingPhone call