We want to Express our support for the extension of library hours or the return of library full service. Donegal Town Families are a group of Donegal residence and it has numerous frequent library users, that have personally experienced the challenges caused by limited operating hours. We believe that extending the library hours or returning full service to the library will benefit the community in many ways and help address the education and information needs of library users. We strongly advocate for relocating the library to a more suitable building. The current space is too small and severely restricts the services and resources the library can provide. To fully serve our community's needs, it is essential to find a more appropriate site that allows for expansion and improvement of the library's offerings. A library offers more than just access to books and other resources. It is a community gathering place where people from all walks of life can come together to learn, engage, and build relationships. Given the current situation of the pandemic, the library can be a safe haven for individuals who may not have access to the internet or who may have difficulty affording books or other educational materials. Extending the library hours or returning library full service would give the community more time to access the resources they need. This includes students who might need to work on school assignments after regular school hours, working adults who need access to the library after work hours, and families who need access over weekends and holidays   In this day and age, education is critical, and the library can play a crucial role in providing resources and knowledge to individuals living in the community. Providing a full range of library services and more time to use the library is an investment in the community's education and well-being. In conclusion, We hope this petition will encourage the library administration to consider firstly to extending the library hours or returning full service to meet the community's information and educational needs. Secondly to relocate the service to larger location, which would benefit the community by allowing the library and other community organisations to hold events.

These demands were written by over 30+ young people all across the island of Ireland on 5 main themes - Polluters, Just Transition, Education, Biodiversity and Youth Engagement. These demands have been written for the support of our political representatives to take into their work. These demands are realistic, achievable and necessary. They are detailed below. Biodiversity To our representatives, Article 1 - Legally commit to protecting and managing at least 30% of terrestrial and marine areas by 2030, while having proof of action. Proof of action defined by evidence of how they are protecting these areas and the steps they are following. Potential means to achieve these goals are Designating bigger spaces for wildlife to promote biodiversity that is connected through wildlife corridors Reintegrate native species into areas around Ireland Conserve biodiversity that already exists and police protected areas Increasing the amount of connectivity in Natura 2000 sites Increase in marine protected areas and policing Article 2 - The government must present more SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timed) goals with effective policies that are clear, direct, adequately funded, law enforceable and linked across all departments on biodiversity conservation objectives and are managed appropriately. The government must also take accountability for failing to achieve the goals that they have previously agreed to (COP10 Japan targets etc etc) Article 3 - Educate and incentivise farmers and fishers to use more sustainable practices and promote biodiversity on their land and through their fishing methods. These methods may include the following Providing incentives to plant more flora/ native plants on land Encourage them to not use pesticides, instead promoting biodiversity in their area that acts as natural pesticides. Rewilding parts of the land to what originally was there Increased transparency in bycatch and net usage. Tax breaks or direct payments for those who follow these guidelines. Add strict quotas to livestock numbers and fishing numbers Education To our representatives, Article 1 - Incorporate the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the primary and secondary school curriculum. Schools participation should be audited with recognition provided for schools showing adequate understanding and application of the goals. Article 2 - Implement intersectional climate, environmental, and sustainability education within the curriculum as a compulsory subject. Incorporate within all existing subjects throughout primary and secondary levels of education Inclusive of teacher training which is audited to ensure successful implementation. Article 3 - Community outreach projects funded by the government and delivered through schools. This will enable students to educate their peers and their wider community to promote tangible climate action. Just Transition DISCLAIMER: For all of these demands, the local communities should be consulted to work with them as society makes these vital changes. To our representatives, Article 1 - Ensure a just transition for all Potential means to achieve this goal are; Ensure that when polluting industries/factories shut/retire workers are offered retraining opportunities for high quality jobs in clean sectors and adequate support schemes for workers in secondary industries in the affected region(s). Create local forums that include councillors, union reps, and community leaders to discuss the future of the region(s) that have lost revenue/capital over the loss of a polluting industry. Fund and empower farmers, fishermen and other workers on how to change the way they work to better include sustainable practices. Polluters DISCLAIMER: For all of these demands, the local communities should be consulted to work with them as society makes these vital changes. To our representatives, Article 1 - Phase out fossil fuels Potential means to achieve this goal are End subsidies for fossil fuels and fossil fuel projects and provide more subsidies for clean energy Protect the ban on fracking licences and oil and gas explorations Make environmental laws stricter Criminalise ecocide Actively work toward reducing our fast fashion consumption as an Island. Taxes and bans on fashion corporations who aren’t doing their bit to ethically source materials and operate in an environmentally friendly way. Article 2 - Greener transport for all Potential means to achieve this goal are Public transport powered by green energy for rural areas. Article 3 - Sustainable & small scale agriculture Potential means to achieve this goal are Drastically reduce our CO2/GHG output by having less cows, but raising the price of meat so farmers make the same profit. More of a focus on plant based food, like growing crops without pesticides.

i wish them to reverse their decision to allow the indiscriminate killing of pike of any size or number with in the western fisheries region .

Preserve it as a Site of Conscience. Keep it standing for Truth, Justice and Love. Dublin City Council is planning to sell the 2-acre Magdalene Laundry site on Sean McDermott Street in Dublin to a Japanese hotel chain for €14 million. The elected Dublin City Councillors have the power to stop the sale. They will vote on a motion to stop the Council’s plan on Monday 3rd September. Add your voice to the petition. Tell the Councillors that the Sean McDermott Street Magdalene site must be preserved as a national centre for commemoration and education. The institutional and clerical abuses that have caused pain and destruction to so many people and families in Ireland must be acknowledged. We must never forget, and we must never allow them to happen again. This is the new Ireland. We can and must remember. We must honour survivors when they say: I’d like them to acknowledge what has happened and accept what has happened - instead of saying, ‘oh yes I’m sorry,’ but no meaning behind it - and make sure it never ever, ever happens again. (Link to http://jfmresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/JFMR-report-to-CAT-for-the-session-2017-Main-Report.pdf ) We must respect the survivors who tell us: I just would like it to be known. I would like it to go into the history books and I would like...do you know, the younger generation of today including my own grandchildren to know that that’s the way it was long ago. It wasn’t the perpetrator that went in, that got into trouble, it was the victim. You know, you’d have had to have been a girl, like, for that to happen. http://jfmresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/JFMR-report-to-CAT-for-the-session-2017-Main-Report.pdf ) We must hold the Taoiseach to what he told the Pope last weekend, and demand action, not just brave words. As Leo Varadkar said on Saturday: the failures of both Church and State and wider society created a bitter and broken heritage for so many, leaving a legacy of pain and suffering. ...It is a history of sorrow and shame. ...Wounds are still open and there is much to be done to bring about justice and truth and healing for victims and survivors. DCC Councillors will shortly vote on the following motion: “ Following the repeated recommendations of the United Nations Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) that the Irish State should undertake a thorough and impartial investigation into ill-treatment of girls and women at the Magdalene Laundries, promote greater access to archival information regarding the Magdalene Laundries and fully implement the outstanding recommendations of Mr Justice Quirke, including services for survivors and memorialisation, the elected members of Dublin City Council (DCC) consider it entirely inappropriate that DCC is currently offering the Magdalene Laundry site at Sean McDermott Street for sale to private developers. The elected members of DCC are also concerned that, despite it being the first recommendation of Mr Justice Ryan's Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, a memorial to those abused in residential schools has never been created. We hereby request a halt to the sale of the Magdalene Laundry site at Sean McDermott Street. We welcome the creation of the Lord Mayor's Commission and look forward to receiving its recommendations regarding the appropriate use of the site.”

Live monitoring of all sewage discharges to inform future infrastructural development, capacity planning and public health environmental protection.

In the midst of the housing crisis we need serious proposals for public housing (social & affordable) on state owned sites zoned for residential development

Dublin City Council need to relax the laws and allow temporary planning permission to be sought on log cabins in the midst of the housing crisis.

Ours is a different future. One that’s far more exciting (and liberating) than anything we’ve seen from the car industry thus far.

Parents for Change is calling for immediate funding and investment in schools and Early Learning and Care facilities to allow them to open safely and fully in September 2020.

Protect Ireland from a 2nd wave of the COVID-19 virus and ban all travel from the United States of America with immediate effect.