Miguel Fitzgerald

Lobbying Organisation Miguel Fitzgerald

Date published 03 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Development Plan 2022-2028 - Specifically SLO 93

Intended results I made a submission to tone down this provision to allow housing (single house) development with on site wastewater treatment facilities where the application adequately addresses the councils concerns as per EPA Waste Water Code of Practice 2021

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Miguel Fitzgerald

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? I spoke to friends, family, neighbours, estate agents and local land owners about voicing their opinion on SLO 93. I provided my draft submission to help them assess the situation.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (1)

Short phone call with Una Power in relation to this SLO. I noted my intention to submit an observation and she guided me on the process. She was going to raise the issue and investigate further.

Phone call (6-10)

I spoke to friends, family, neighbours, estate agents and local land owners about voicing their opinion on SLO 93.

Submission (1)

I submitted a letter on SLO 93 in the DLRCOCO development plan stating it should be removed or toned down. The letter included appendix's from three leading hydrologists including Professor Laurence Gill, the technical author of the EPA Waste Water Code of Practice

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Una Power Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)