July 23, 2006
Green Party councillor, Deirdre de Burca claims that the people of West Wicklow are not being given acceptable access to the planning files of Wicklow County Council.
Councillor de Burca made these comments following a complaint by a number of her constituents in West Wicklow who attempted to see copies of a proposed Material Contravention to [...]
July 23, 2006
Green Party councillor, Deirdre de Burca has called for the problem of public access to the beach at Blainroe to be resolved by Wicklow County Council. “The beach in question, which is only accessible through Blainroe Golf Club, has been used for years by families with small children” says de Burca. “There is ramp access [...]
July 22, 2006
Following today’s announcement by Bord Gais of a 34% increase in the price of gas, Green Party councillor, Deirdre deBurca said:
“The Government must react to this shocking rise in gas prices with a radical new energy programme that will promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.
“This Government has failed utterly to protect the Irish people from [...]
July 20, 2006
Focus on energy
Wicklow Newsletter of Summer 2006
July 13, 2006
Following last Monday’s meeting of Wicklow County Council at which councillors proposed rezoning an additional 50 acre site that was not included in the Draft Rathdrum Development Plan, Green Party councillor Deirdre de Burca questioned the decision.
The proposal to zone an additional 50 acres of land for “community, educational and institutional purposes” was made by [...]
July 9, 2006
Six Census surveys have now been carried out since last review says Green Party
Green Party councillor, Deirdre de Burca has called on the Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin and her Department officials to undertake a nationwide review of the catchment boundaries for school bus routes. The Green Party councillor says that widespread social [...]
July 6, 2006
Wicklow County Councillors will be asked to adopt a new Settlement Strategy for County Wicklow at next Monday’s meeting of Wicklow County Council. Green Party councillor, Deirdre de Burca has called on her fellow councillors to support the proposed strategy, without trying to “water it down”.
“The drawing up of a County Settlement Strategy is a [...]
July 6, 2006
Following a recent meeting of Bray Town Council at which the Draft Leases for the Boathouses and Harbour Shed were discussed by councillors, Green Party councillor, Deirdre de Burca, has called for the leases to offer ‘security of tenure’ to the Queen of Peace Adventure Club and the Boxing Club. De Burca claims that without [...]
