Saggart Village Residents Association

Lobbying Organisation Saggart Village Residents Association

Date published 05 Mar, 2023

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Development and Zoning

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Saggart Village Residents Association was contacted by Feasible, a company which was considering building a Primary Care Centre for the HSE, on lands in Saggart currently not zoned for that purpose. The potential developer wished to show Saggart Village Residents Association the plans for the Centre. SVRA requested information in order to learn about the rezoing process.

Intended results To learn about proposed plans for a Primary Care Centre which would require rezoning of land. To better understand the what would be needed to secure rezoning and implications of any change to the zoning of that specific site, on the zoning of surrounding sites.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lynn Tierney, Chairperson of Saggart Village Residents Association

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)

After having been contacted directly by the company (Feasible) which was considering purchasing the site and developing the Primary Care Centre, SVRA emailed South Dublin County Council planning department for information on what could be expected if this proposed site was to be rezoned for use as a Primary care Centre. Having not received a response from SDCC planning department, SVRA then emailed Cllr. O'Broin with the same query (05/07/22). Cllr. O'Broin spoke to Feasible and suggested a workshop with SVRA and residents to discuss the plans. Cllr OBroin gave information as to the process for rezoning - a material contravention of the development plan. The outcome of this communication was that a meeting was arranged for Pat Nolan to show the plans of the Primary Care Centre.

Meeting (1)

2 members of SVRA attended the meeting on 01/11/22 in Saggart Heritage & Arts Centre where Pat Nolan of Feasible presented plans of the Proposed Primary Care Centre. It was explained by Pat what the process was to secure a material contravention of the development plan to have the land on that specific site rezoned. The meeting was attended by 3 councillors (Cllr OBroin, Cllr OHara, Cllr Carey). After this meeting, SVRA contacted Feasible to ask for additional information, but no further communication followed after that.

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.

Eoin O'Broin Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

William Joseph Carey Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Shirley O'Hara Councillor (South Dublin County Council)