Brendan Smith

Lobbying Organisation Brendan Smith

Date published 21 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details I lobbied the councillors of Galway City Council to include the designation of Galway National Park City into the Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029

Intended results To have the designation of Galway National Park City included in the Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brendan Smith

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? To promote an awareness of the benefits of a National Park City designation for Galway in the areas of sustainability, Climate Change, public realm, biodiversity protection, green jobs

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Social Media (6-10)

Posted up articles, tweets on the subject of Galway National Park City on Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Hosted a series of morning meetings on Zoom for Galway City councillors to attend for presentations on the Galway National Park City designation

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.

Imelda Byrne Councillor (Galway City Council)

Colette Connolly Councillor (Galway City Council)

Frank Fahy Councillor (Galway City Council)

John Connolly Councillor (Galway City Council)

Owen Hanley Councillor (Galway City Council)

Niall Murphy Councillor (Galway City Council)

Terry O'Flaherty Councillor (Galway City Council)

Martina O'Connor Councillor (Galway City Council)

Mike Cubbard Councillor (Galway City Council)

Donal Lyons Councillor (Galway City Council)

Declan McDonnell Councillor (Galway City Council)

Eddie Hoare Councillor (Galway City Council)

Alan Cheevers Councillor (Galway City Council)

Michael John Crowe Councillor (Galway City Council)

Peter Keane Councillor (Galway City Council)

Clodagh Higgins Councillor (Galway City Council)

Noel Larkin Councillor (Galway City Council)

Niall McNelis Councillor (Galway City Council)