De Burca claims water crisis developing in North Wicklow

May 31, 2006

Green Party councillor, Deirdre de Burca, has recently claimed that a serious water crisis is developing in North County Wicklow. Cllr de Burca made her comments following the recent disruption to water supplies that occurred in both Enniskerry village and Rocky Valley, Kilmacanogue.
According to de Burca, she has been contacted by many angry Enniskerry constituents [...]

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Council should provide pubic toilet for Aughrim village says de Burca

May 31, 2006

Green Party councillor, Deirdre de Burca, has called on Wicklow County Council to provide a public toilet for the village of Aughrim.
Cllr de Burca points out that although Aughrim village has consistently won the Tidy Towns competition and is a big draw for tourists, it has no public toilet at present. She says that the [...]

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De Burca calls on Minister to officially recognise Blessington Gaelscoil

May 12, 2006

Green Party councillor Deirdre de Burca has called on the Minister for Education to grant official recognition to the Gaelscoil in Blesington. Cllr De Burca says that the Gaelscoil has received several ‘unofficial’ communications from the Department which indicate that official recognition will not be given at present.
According to the Green Party councillor, the Minister’s [...]

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De Burca succeeds in having higher energy efficiency standards adopted in new Marlton Area Plan

May 8, 2006

At a recent meeting of Wicklow County Council, Green Party councillor Deirdre de Burca was successful in having an amendment adopted which agreed much higher energy efficiency standards for the new Development Plan relating to the Marlton Area outside Wicklow Town.
De Burca’s amendment proposed that all new buildings developed under the Plan would be 60% [...]

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Roche must face responsibility for electoral register fiasco says Green Party

May 2, 2006

The Green Party has repeated its call for the establishment of an Electoral Register Commission to take responsibility for the collation and maintenance of the national electoral register. The Party expressed its deep concern at the opportunity for voter fraud that the electoral register currently presents.
Green Party Local councillor, Deirdre de Burca said: “Today’s disclosure [...]

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