Darragh O'Brien

Strengthen enterprise competitiveness and investment. In particular, cut business cost pressures, improve access to finance and modernise supports so SMEs can scale and invest.

Strengthen regeneration and place-based development by simplifying regeneration delivery, supporting town and city centre viability, and enabling more effective local investment through stronger local capacity and more flexible urban schemes.

Unlock land, vacancy and urban viability by activating brownfield, derelict, vacant and underused sites through stronger powers, better incentives, tax reform and more coordinated reuse and site activation measures.

Scale housing supply and delivery at pace by strengthening accountability, expanding direct delivery, increasing affordable housing output and building long-term capacity for faster housing delivery across regions.

Fix the system bottlenecks restricting delivery. This includes reforms to planning, judicial review, courts and coordination structures to remove delays and unlock delivery at scale.

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to urban evolution in Budget 2027, including investment in public realm, support for the night-time economy and an emphasis on integration.

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to urban evolution in Budget 2027, including investment in public realm, support for the night-time economy and an emphasis on integration.

Furthering interests of the the Residents of the Malahide area and sustaining the quality of the built heritage

To ensure that local voices are heard and have more power in local decision making

To raise awareness of the key priorities of businesses for 2025-2030 among new Ministers.

Advocated for the appointment of a Directly Elected Mayor for Dublin

Confirmation that funding to enable the implementation of the Shannon Town Centre Masterplan be forthcoming in the immediate future and not at a yet undetermined future date and that Phase 1 - the delivery of the OneShannonHub - be included in the next round of Urban…

The shift to hard water will lead to increased costs in areas such as equipment maintenance, water treatment, and overall operational efficiency, potentially affecting the profitability and viability of these businesses.

To highlight how important it is for farmers and rural dwellers to have access to high-quality fibre broadband service and phone coverage that makes their lives better, lowers the cost of doing business and more broadly supports diversification of rural economies and jobs…

To propose that each County Development Plan (CDP) acknowledges the importance of farming.::To propose the inclusion of a chapter in each County Development Plan (CDP) supporting the development of farm scale and community renewables.::To propose that there is recognition in…