Intent: To have my title correctly identified in the minutes as a planning and environmental consultant.
Details: Correcting the meeting record of Tipperary County council in relation to the incorrect title attributed to me in the meeting minutes on foot of a report authored by me on the water supply project submitted to the council by a third party.
Intent: To ensure full compliance of state bodies with terms of capital funding, grants, investment and government, and ECB funding for projects.
Details: Non compliance of state bodies (in general) with ESG requirments of Green Bonds, ECB Capital funding and investor's compliance requirements with same.
Intent: To ensure relevant local elected representatives are informed throughout the development phase of the project.
Details: To provide information on the Ballincor proposed wind farm. The study area comprises lands at Ballincor, Curralanty, Cloonaheen, Co. Offaly and Clonfree, Casteltown, Cronekill, Kylenamuck, Co. Tipperary and measures approximately 530 hectares.
Email to update local councillors and TDs on the proposed wind farm - EmailMeeting with John Clendennen TD to provide a briefing on proposed wind farm - Meeting
Intent: Help the councillor and his community to submit an effective planning observation to the Water Supply Project Development from Parteen Basin, through locations in Tipperary, Offaly and Westmeath to supply Dublin and environs.
Details: Discussed the lodgment of the Water Supply project planning application and confirmed I would advise of issues that must be addressed to ensure a robust and compliant planning application as part of a voluntary advisory panel.
MMS messaging re confirmation of submission of the planning application. - Informal communicationas part of a group reply to interested Parties - Email
Intent: To keep the councillor informed of my advocacy and submissions on the issue.
Details: I emailed a copy of my submission to the non compulsory consultation on the water supply project identifying regulations that any planning application must comply with, to Cllr Seamus Morris
Over 2-3 emails I explained the regulations and how the information should be requested and formatted to be in compliance with AIE regulations. I suggested th einformation that should be sought. - Email
Intent: To invite local TD's and Councillors to attend event held by North Tipperary County Executive to mark the end of Tim Cullinan's term as IFA President.
Details: Event to acknowledge Tim Cullinan's term as IFA President
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.::To highlight the following 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. The failure of the EU to properly compensate farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). In 2014, Ireland received €1.16bn in Pillar one funding from EU – that figure is effectively the same today, 10 years on, despite huge inflation in farmers' cost of production in the interim. Farmers are being ask
Details: Tipperary County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign
