James Browne

For all Local authorities to pass a motion to fund full time Access Officers

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.

Clarity on the whether our application will be considered and evaluated as part of the assessment process under the TCRIF call.

Clarity on where the LEDP project was ranked among the applications submitted by Limerick City and County Council to the Dept. of Housing and Local Government for TCIF funding, and outline the other projects that were submitted as part of the process.

Seeking a date for a referendum to prevent the privatisation of public water services.

Begin a review of the legislation to ensure efficiency and deliver for Limerick

Letter to Taoiseach, Tanaiste and Minister for Housing on behalf of the Gender Quotas Alliance re the new Local Government Taskforce, to advise the new Taskforce to include in the TOR's concrete recommendations to enhance the representation and participation of women -and…

Inclusion of measures to enhance representation of women and women from diverse backgrounds in local goverment in the Terms of Reference of the Local Goverment Taskforce

Seeking Fórsa representation on the Local Democracy Taskforce under the “Independent and other experts” category.