Galway City Community Network

Lobbying Organisation Galway City Community Network

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details GCCN continued to lobby the Chairpersons of the Galway City Planning SPC and Transportation SPC and Directors of Services calling for more participative ways of working and seeking the inclusion of relevant issues on the agendas. The GCCN representatives withdrew from the SPCs as a result on inaction and are now engaged in a mediation process with Galway City Council to identify more effective ways of working.

Intended results Ensure a more effective, participative way of working

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ann Irwin

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)

A number of emails were sent to both Chairpersons and Directors of Services

Virtual Meeting (1)

A virtual meeting was held with the Director of Services for Community and Culture

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.

Peter Keane Councillor (Galway City Council)

Eddie Hoare Councillor (Galway City Council)

Brian Barrett Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway City Council)

Ruth McNally Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway City Council)

Brendan McGrath CEO (Galway City Council)