Aidan Gleeson

Lobbying Organisation Aidan Gleeson

Date published 08 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Kildare County Council are building a road beside Athy Rugby Club - We lobbied for Kildare County Council to put up an appropiate ball stop fence and to own that fence - we failed in our attempt and we failed the future generations of the Rugby Club

Intended results We wanted Kildare County Council to admit their error and redesign an appropiate ballstop fence that would be in the ownership and stewardship of Kildare County Council

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aidan Gleeson

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

Mass communications

Email All Councillors We explained to the Athy Councillors that Athy Rugby Club want Kildare County Council to admit their error and redesign an appropiate ballstop fence that would be in the ownership and stewardship of Kildare County Council

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

We explained to TD Martin Heydon that Athy Rugby Club want Kildare County Council to admit their error and redesign an appropiate ballstop fence that would be in the ownership and stewardship of Kildare County Council

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.

Aoife Breslin Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Ivan Keatley Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Veralouise Behan Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Brian Dooley Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Mark Leigh Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)