Save Roscam Peninsula

Lobbying Organisation Save Roscam Peninsula

Date published 10 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Development and Zoning

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details The Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029

Intended results Rezoning of Lands in Roscam from LDR to Agricultural Amenity

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr. Martin Fahy

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 (2-5)

The City Councillors and TD's in question were sent an email providing them with reasons why they should protect the the Roscam Peninsula as part of their consideration of the Draft Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029

Email (1)

Request for a virtual meeting to explain why the Roscam peninsula should be protected as part of the consideration of the Draft City Development plan Issues Paper

Virtual Meeting (6-10)

Virtual meeting to explain why the Roscam peninsula should be protected as part of the consideration of the Draft City Development plan Issues Paper

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.

Owen Hanley Councillor (Galway City Council)

Frank Fahy Councillor (Galway City Council)

Michael John Crowe Councillor (Galway City Council)

Niall Murphy Councillor (Galway City Council)

Mike Cubbard Councillor (Galway City Council)

Martina O'Connor Councillor (Galway City Council)

Colette Connolly Councillor (Galway City Council)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Imelda Byrne Councillor (Galway City Council)

Noel Larkin Councillor (Galway City Council)

John Connolly Councillor (Galway City Council)

Peter Keane Councillor (Galway City Council)

Donal Lyons Councillor (Galway City Council)