Council for the West

Lobbying Organisation Council for the West

Date published 23 Mar, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details The survival and future viability of rural Ireland merits a full and dedicated Government Department in its own right.

Intended results The Council believes that a full Government Department of Rural Affairs would be transformative in terms of policy formation and delivery for rural Ireland. Effective Evaluation and Monitoring procedures to ensure the CEDRA Report is actually implemented

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Declan O'Callaghan, Chairman and agreed by all Council Members

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? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Email and Letter sent to Independent members of the 32nd Dail on 21.03.16 in the Western region (Mayo, Sligo, Donegal, Roscommon, Leitrim, Galway and Clare)

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.

Shane Ross TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly Councillor (Galway City Council)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)