John Paul O'Shea

Increased funding for measures including over-the-shop living and Living Cities schemes::Increased funding for to the new Housing Activation Office to unblock delays in housing delivery

Support for a new student accommodation strategy to enhance access to further and higher education

Draw attention to AAI report on the increase in youth drinking. Seeking to have full implementation of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act and to address online alcohol marketing to youth.

To provide An Taoiseach, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and local representatives with an overview of the proposed new development at Danone Nutricia's facility in Macroom, its significance for the local economy and region, and the employment it will generate for…

Additional funding for the Citizens Information Services

To inform TDs and officials of upcoming sale of Orsted Onshore Europe (HQ in Cork) to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and of the upcoming change of name, to ensure stakeholder awareness that the continuity of our energy infrastructure delivery and commitment to Ireland would…

To meet with local representatives and request their support for the removal of the Chair of Bord Bia.

To accept an invitation from Fine Gael Internal Agriculture Committee for the President and representatives of the IFA to meet with members of the committee to present IFA's views and ideas on Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform.::To discuss the following with the…

To ask for an emergency Board meeting of the Bord Bia Board of Directores to be convened to discuss the issue of the Chair of Bord Bia's company Dawn Farm Foods importing Brazilian Beef.::To demonstrate extreme concern about this issue and the impact it will have on the…

To raise awareness of the Climate and Health Alliance and the Climate and Health Alliance Air Quality and Health position paper.::To secure a meeting and support of Jennifer Whitmore TD.::Secure an event in the Oireachtas AV room to launch the air quality and health report.…

Mayor Cllr Mary Linehan Foley to attend the official sod turning of Clós an tSuláin, Meadowlands in Macroom, Cork on 20 January 2026.

That the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in conjunction with the Minister for Social Protection announce that as a Government, wasted renewable energy is no longer acceptable and that we, as a country, want to try and use surplus renewable energy to help those…

Urgent delivery of reductions in insurance costs by incumbent insurers on back of reforms. Effective defamation legislation. The urgent sourcing of additional underwriting cover including cover for sectors unable to source affordable liability insurance. Meaningful reform and…

To work with relevant stakeholders to develop a work stream to include the development of a strategic framework to improve quality of life for people with diabetes and reduce long term costs to the health service of diabetes complications.::Advancing the benefits of Integrated…

The purpose was to highlight the issues car rental would face, in the event the EU progressed with the mandate for all fleet companies to purchase only BEVs (Battery Electric Vehicles) from 01.01.2028, and to ask for them to request car rental be exempted from this move.