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| Thursday, 24 July 2008 |
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Monday, 14 July 2008 |
Proposal for Fingal Cycling Forum as agreed at Transportation SPC July 2007. We have had no progress yet on this.
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Friday, 04 July 2008 |
Dublin Airport putting business before people
-as application lodged to increase early morning and night time flights
Green
Party Fingal Cllr David Healy has accused Dublin Airport Authority of
putting business before people following the announcement that they are
going back to An Bord Pleánala to seek an increase in the number of
early morning and night time flights. In granting permission for a new
runway at Dublin Airport, An Bord Pleanála restricted the use of the
runways to minimise noise impacts on local residents and stipulated a
maximum of 65 flights between the hours of 11pm and 7am. |
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Friday, 04 July 2008 |
I have objected to a planning application beside Evora Terrace, Dunbo Hill and Evora Park which seeks to use Evora Terrace as a construction access and would thereby put the stability of the houses there at risk.
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Thursday, 27 March 2008 |
The Affordable Homes Partnership is trying to get the Brickfields site rezoned for housing. When they came to talk to the councillors in November at an informal meeting, I pointed out that their proposals would not be acceptable to local residents and suggested the go away and think things through more thoroughly, including
a) providing some of the badly needed community facilities for which the site is zoned,and
b) not drawing major traffic through existing residential areas.
They have asked to meet us again, but have clearly not taken our previous comments on board. My reply to the email asking for the meeting is below.
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
The Examiner ran a detailed article on allotments today, including a number of comments I made in an interview with them during the week. The article demonstrates that the sharp rise in interest on the Northside is matched across the city and the country.
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Tuesday, 12 February 2008 |
Following a survey of residents, the Area Committee has approved the provision of speed cushions as traffic calming measures on Baily Green Road in Howth.
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Tuesday, 12 February 2008 |
A copy of my objection submitted in December to the above planning application.
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Monday, 14 January 2008 |
Today, the Council voted by 20 votes to 3 to approve the material contravention for the Edros site. I and my Green colleagues supported the proposal, as did the other two Howth ward Councillors. The proposal enables the development of residential housing and a café on this amenity-zoned site. Normally I would not accept that an amenity site could be used for residential development. However, in this instance an alternative site for a major new community facility has been identified and €2million is to be paid by the developer towards the construction of a new community facility on that site.
The agreed site is as part of the overall site at Baltray between
Baltray Park and the Techcrete/Teelings site, including the City
Council-owned depot. The City Council has committed to transfer the
depot site and that gives sufficient space for a major community
facility. However, the Planning Department is committed to working
with the Techcrete site developer to incorporate the community facility
into the overall development in the most appropriate manner. This will
mean maximising accessibility from the Dart station and the town of
Howth and also taking advantage of the potential for a link across the
railway line to Baltray beach.
The Edros site was the site of a community facility which operated from the 1970s until the 1990s, when it became insolvent and was sold to a private developer to pay its creditors. Since then it has lain derelict.
Until Friday I felt that the plans for community facilities were not sufficiently advanced to enable Councillors to support the proposed Edros material contravention. I have been communicating this to Council officials for about a year, including by objection to the planning file and up to last Friday fully expected to be opposing the material contravention vote today.
I do appreciate that some Howth residents are unhappy about the design of the proposal. I have never seen this as the main objection. I do feel the design is of a high architectural quality and I'm hopeful that it will work out well.
The other consideration raised today was a suggestion that the €2million was not enough of a contribution. This hadn't been put to me before and on balance I think it's probably correct - we probably should have sought more money for the community facilities. However, €2 million was an increase on what was previously on offer and on balance I think our decision was a good one.
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Tuesday, 08 January 2008 |
I have objected to Phase 5 of the Stapolin development which is much higher than provided for in the Area Plan and severed from the new Millennium Park. The parking levels will lead to traffic generation which will block all roads in the area. These are consistent complaints in relation to recent phases of this development and all of the above complaints are breaches of the County Development Plan.
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Monday, 10 December 2007 |
Two Green Party motions against the flat waste charge were voted down by Fingal County Councillors today (by majorities of 14 to 8 and 10 to 8). The Manager had indicated that he intended to disregard the Councillors in any event, but the effective votes of support for the flat charge now means he is no longer under pressure to abandon the proposal. The motions defeated are below.
Additionally, I made notes in relation to overspending and inefficiency in the waste element of the budget, and I attach them also below.
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Wednesday, 05 December 2007 |
There will be a short disruption to the water supply in the areas listed below on Thursday morning 6th December, between 10 am
and 11 am.
Offington
Carrickbrack
Duncarraig
St. Fintans
Howth Road (between Sutton cross and turn for Claremont Road) |
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 |
The Area Committee has approved traffic calming measures for Baily Green Road in Howth. The road, leading from the Summit Inn to the Baily Green/ Summit carpark, has suffered from nuisance and danger from speeding cars in recent times. The traffic calming approved consists of speed cushions at three locations on the short road. A copy of the report to the meeting is below.
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Monday, 26 November 2007 |
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I have objected to the planning application for apartments on the Edros site in Howth. |
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Tuesday, 20 November 2007 |
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Green Party Councillor David Healy has criticised the planned introduction of a flat waste charge in Fingal County Council. |
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Thursday, 15 November 2007 |
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A planning application has been lodged for the Edros site (beside Tower Hill and Balscadden Beach) in Howth.
Application Ref F07a/1349 was lodged on 22nd Oct. As the site is zoned
for amenity use, the Council cannot normally grant planning
permission. However, at the Area Committee meeting today, the Planning
Department told us they were initiating a "material contravention"
procedure. This means that the proposal is put on public display and a
3/4 majority of the Councillors will be required to approve it.
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