Overwatch Report

Brendan Smith

January–April

[Local Government] A meeting with the Chief Executive Leondard Cleary and Director Patrick Greene of Galway City Council to promotethe potential of the Terryland Forest Park and the Dyke Road as a green-blue of international significence; and to introduce the concept of Galway City becoming a National Park City in order to give a new dimension to the city to compliment its reputation as a centre for Arts and for Science

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Greene', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Leonard Cleary', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Galway City Council)'}

Alienated Children First - Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Members of Alienated Children First held a Zoom meeting with TD Brendan Smith and we asked him to hand a letter to Minister of Justice Helen McEntee flagging the flaws in the UNSR VAWG report.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Brendan Smith TD contacted Minister Helen McEntee on Safe Ireland's behalf subsequent to her recent announcement that responsibility for victims of DSGBV will lie with the Dept of Justice.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Brendan Smith

January–April

[Development and Zoning] I lobbied the councillors of Galway City Council to support a motion from Councillor Niall Murphy for the inclusion of the designation of Galway National Park City into the Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': ''}

Brendan Smith

September–December

[Development and Zoning] Lobbying Galway City Councillors to vote against Material Alteration No. 9 of the Draft Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 which proposes to allow an entrance for an exterior site through green space within the Sandyvale Lawn housing estate.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Mike Cubbard', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Keane', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Noel Larkin', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Donal Lyons', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Declan McDonnell', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 11 more

Brendan Smith

January–April

[Community] Park Wardens

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Imelda Byrne', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Brian Barrett', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway City Council)'}

Brendan Smith

May–August

[Environment] 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

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Imelda Byrne', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Colette Connolly', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Frank Fahy', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'John Connolly', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Owen Hanley', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Niall Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 12 more

Brendan Smith

September–December

[Environment] 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

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'As well as email letters, councillors were talked to directly via Zoom and articles were written on the subject for the local media'} {'name': 'Michael John Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Mike Cubbard', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Frank Fahy', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Keane', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Donal Lyons', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 15 more

Brendan Smith

January–April

[Environment] Lobbying Galway City Councillors on the issue of securing permanent park wardens for public parks

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Cameron', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Padraig Conneely', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Ollie Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Michael John Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Mike Cubbard', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Frank Fahy', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 11 more

Community development association trust ltd

May–August

[Health] Email to Brendan Smith TD on behalf of North Eastern regional Drugs Task Force to request update from relevant department on the estimated delivery of an under 18s addiction service in the Cavan/Monaghan region

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Tearfund Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] A conversation between staff and Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan re an invitation from Minister Brendan Smith to present the work of Tearfund Ireland to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] On June 14th Brendan McNamara, Iarfhlaith Watson and Patricia Rainsford were invited to an informal meeting of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade to discuss the threat to Bahá’ís in Yemen. We met with Brendan Smith, Maureen O’Sullivan, Noel Grealish and Sean Crowe.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel Grealish', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Brendan Smith

January–April

[Environment] Lobbying over new road routes to replace the existing Kirwan Roundabout that would impact on the Terryland Forest Park

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': ''}

Brendan Smith

May–August

[Environment] Promoting an awareness of the need to protect the ancient fabric of Coolough village, its network of boreen and links to Dyke Road and Menlo

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Trade] Discussion regarding trade between UK and Ireland as part of Brexit Panel discussion organised by Brendan Smith TD

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community development association trust ltd

May–August

[Health] Comunications to Brendan Smith TD and Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD regarding drug issues in Cavan Monaghan Region and direct appeal for funding/ service development of our organisation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD (Former DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Smith (Former DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Brendan Smith

September–December

[Environment] Material Alteration to the Galway City Development proposed the zoning of a road through Terryland Forest Park

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'A email letter was sent to most members of Galway City Council'}

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