Fine Gael News
Local Fine Gael Councillor Neale Richmond has welcomed the news that the Sandyford Business Park Area has been shortlisted as one of the 11 successful bids to proceed to the final stage of the ‘Exemplar Sustainable Travel Demonstration Community’ award as part of a National Competition run by the Department of Transport. There is €50 million of funding available for this Initiative. Read More…
January 21, 2010
Fine Gael has set out a three point plan to tackle the Arctic weather crisis which has gripped the country. Local Fine Gael Councillor Neale Richmond has called on the Ministers for Transport and the Environment to immediately take control by implementing a national emergency response, and immediately deploying the Defence Forces. And with salt and grit supplies almost extinguished, other sources such as beach and quarry material should be explored immediately.
January 7, 2010
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council currently have 11 crews out on the roads since 7.00a.m this morning and are continuing to liase with Dublin Bus and An Garda Siochana in order to tackle problem areas across the County.
January 5, 2010
Local Fine Gael Councillor for Glencullen – Sandyford Neale Richmond has questioned the logic of m50 Concessions following the careless removal and destruction of healthy trees by road workers along the m50 slip road to the rear of College Park, Ballinteer, in order to facilitate drainage workers.
“It is a disgrace that the contractor has pulled up and essentially destroyed so many trees without giving any thought to the long term costs.
“These trees were only planted three years ago and to up root them now is akin to taking a newborn baby out of an incubator and leaving them beside the road.
“Although a minor consultation was held with local residents, it seems no thought was put into the economic cost or horticultural impact of uprooting the tress and dumping them by the side of the road.
“Each tree costs €300 and to supply and plant a new set of trees would cost another €500 in landscaping charges. It may have been easier for the contractor to uproot and dump the trees to be replaced at a later date but it makes no economic sense when they could have been lifted and stored without killing them off!
“At this stage it is vital that the contractors complete the work as quickly as possible before putting in new saplings. These trees are an essential part of the screen planting which blocks out the noise from the m50 from disturbing the local residents of College Park.”
October 13, 2009
