Overwatch Report

Clare Public Participation Network

January–April

[Local Government] Clare ppn wrote to all Councillors in Clare to ask them for the opportunity for our organisation to be invited to a Council meeting to present on our work

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Alan O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Antoinette Baker Bashua', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Bill Chambers', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Bill Slattery', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Clare Colleran Molloy', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Councillor Joe Garrihy', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} + 25 more

Clare Public Participation Network

January–April

[Local Government] On behalf of Clare PPN Sarah Clancy contacted an elected TD to ascertain what provisions had been made for IP applicants to verify their identities in order to participate in the forthcoming local elections

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Connolly (Currently employed as a DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Clare Public Participation Network

May–August

[Community] Clare PPN wrote to the Department of Rural and Community Development Principal Officer Mr Jake Ryan seeking action to increase funding for Clare PPN. This communication was copied to Minister of State Joe O'Brien

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Clare Public Participation Network

September–December

[Local Government] Clare PPN and 19 other PPNs attended Leinster House at the invitation of Senator John Carrigy to lobby for increased funding for PPNS

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Carrigy (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael Carrighy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Sharon Keogan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Violet Anne Wynne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Clare Public Participation Network

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Clare PPN wrote to Clare County Councillors to ask them to support a motion for a Ceasefire in Palestine and to support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Campaign aimed to pressure the Israeli Government to respect the human rights of Palestinianst n relation to

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'We sent one email to all Clare Councillors indicating that Clare PPN members who participated in our Plenary meeting November 15th 2023.'} {'name': 'Clare Colleran Molloy', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Councillor Cillian Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Councillor Joe Garrihy', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': "Alan O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Ann Norton', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} + 28 more

Clare Public Participation Network

September–December

[Environment] Clare PPN wrote to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Environment and Climate Action asking them to support the findings of the Citizen's Assembly on Biodiversity Loss

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': "We sent one email to the Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Environment and Climate Action indicating that Clare PPN members who participated in our Plenary meeting November 15th 2023 had asked us to write to them and request that they give their full support to the findings of the Citizen's Assembly on Biodiversity Loss."} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Clare Public Participation Network

January–April

[Community] Anti Poverty Strategy Project in Clare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Carey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Violet Anne Wynne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Clare Public Participation Network

May–August

[Community] Anti Poverty Strategy Project in Clare - Clare PP submitted a range of parliamentary questions through our county TDs seeking information to inform a report on poverty in County Clare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Violet Anne Wynne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Clare Public Participation Network

May–August

[Community] Anti Poverty Strategy Project in Clare - Clare Invited all Clare County Councillors to a focus group as part of our anti-poverty strategy project. tted a range of parliamentary questions through our county TDs seeking information to inform a report on poverty in County Clare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Begley', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Bill Chambers', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Daly', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Burke', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Clare Colleran Molloy', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} + 23 more

Clare Public Participation Network

September–December

[Community] Various communications relating to Clare PPN's IHREC Funded Research Project 'Towards an Anti-Poverty Strategy for Clare'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Carey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Violet Anne Wynne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Garvey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 33 more

Clare Public Participation Network

January–April

[EU Affairs] Clare PPN Contacted all Clare County Councillors via email to ask that they would support a motion calling for the Dail to properly debate the EU Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement in advance of possible ratification of the ISDS Courts aspect.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Clare PPN staff on behalf of our environmental college member groups and Clare Environmental Network emailed all Clare County Councillors asking that the CETA agreement in particular the ISDS aspect of it be fully debated by all party committees Oireachtas before possible ratification.'} {'name': 'Michael Begley', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'James Breen', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Burke', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Clare Colleran Molloy', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} + 28 more

Clare Public Participation Network

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Clare PPN wrote to all Clare County Councillors requesting that they set up a task force to deal with the issues of water and sewage provision in the County as administered by Irish Water - these issues affect zoning and planning and our members feel the Councillors should have input

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': "One email from Clare PPN to all Clare County Councillors as described above and including a relevant section from Clare PPN's Submission to the National Water Resources Framework Plan for their attention"} {'name': 'Michael Begley', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'James Breen', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Burke', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Clare Colleran Molloy', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Bill Chambers', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} + 28 more

Clare Public Participation Network

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Clare PPN as well as other organisations including the Traveller Mediation Service and CENA participated in a series of meetings organised by TD Violet Anne Wynne aimed at discussing opportunities to improve the circumstances and provision of services and accommodation for the Traveller community in Clare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Violet Anne Wynne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Clare Public Participation Network

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Clare PPN passed a resolution at plenary to write to the Irish Government (Taoiseach, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Min for Environment) to ask them to call for a Global Ban on Fracking at the UN

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Clare Public Participation Network

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Following a resolution passed at Clare PPN's Plenary Meeting Clare PPN wrote to all Clare County Councillors asking them to support a motion calling on the Irish Government to take the lead in calling for a Global Ban on Fracking at the UN

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Begley', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'James Breen', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Burke', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Bill Chambers', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Clare Colleran Molloy', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} + 25 more

Clare Public Participation Network

September–December

[Community] Anti Poverty Strategy Project in Clare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Róisín Garvey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Carey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Violet Anne Wynne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 34 more

Clare Public Participation Network

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Communicated with International Protection Accomodation Services and Minister Charles Flanagan in relation to the risk to asylum seekers living in congregated settings including emergency accomodation, given the Covid-19 pandemic.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Clare Public Participation Network

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Conditions in an Emergency Centre for International Protection Applicants in Clare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Clare Public Participation Network

September–December

[Environment] Clare PPN participated in the Stop Climate Chaos Mass Lobbying day which took place on December 7th and aimed to influence Clare TDs to push for Faster and Fairer Climate Action

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Carey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Violet Anne Wynne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Clare Public Participation Network

January–April

[Transport] Lobbying in support of campaign to maintain Clare Accesible Transport in Clare. Clare PPN shared and promoted a petition by member group Clare Bus which was directed to the Minister for Tourism Transport and Sport Shane Ross and to Anne Graham the CEO of the National Transport Authority

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}

Clare Public Participation Network

May–August

[Environment] Clare County Council's Draft Climate Adaptation Strategy and Draft Scheme for Strategic Policy Committees.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Begley', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Burke', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Bill Chambers', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Clare Colleran Molloy', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} + 21 more

Clare Public Participation Network

May–August

[Housing] Clare Draft Traveller Accomodation Programme 2019- 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Begley', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Burke', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Bill Chambers', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Clare Colleran Molloy', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} + 27 more

Clare Public Participation Network

September–December

[Housing] Lack of services available for those in Emergency and B&B accommodation in County Clare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Begley', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'James Breen', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Burke', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Bill Chambers', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Clare Colleran Molloy', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} + 24 more

Clare Public Participation Network

September–December

[Community] Support for the independence of Public Participation Networks

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Clare Public Participation Network

January–April

[Housing] Traveller Accomodation Issues in Clare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liadh Ní Riada', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Clare Public Participation Network

May–August

[Housing] Clare PPN wrote to Minister Damien English seeking clarity around the requirements on Local Authorities around the provision of Traveller Specific Housing. This was done on behalf of two members in response to a statement made by the director of services at a County Council meeting where he said that there are no plans in Clare to provide any more Traveller Specific Accommodation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Clare Public Participation Network

May–August

[Housing] Clare Public Participation Network wrote letters , follow up emails, and made follow up phone calls to all of Clare's County Councillors seeking their views and suggestions on the current housing situations in Clare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gerry Flynn', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Christy Curtin', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Ann Norton', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Begley', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'James Breen', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Burke', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} + 24 more

Clare Public Participation Network

September–December

[Local Government] Sanitation, electricity and waste removal services for roadside dwelling Travellers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mike McKee (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'} {'name': 'Liam Conneally', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Clare County Council)'}

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