Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Trade, Darragh O’Brien TD has expressed his condolences on the death of Northern Ireland’s former Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness.
Commenting this morning Deputy O’Brien said, “Martin McGuinness will be deeply mourned not only by his family, friends and colleagues in Sinn Féin, but also in communities throughout Ireland and in particular in his beloved Derry. “Martin was an influential and transformative individual who came to recognise that the best route to peace was not through armed struggle but through dialogue, compromise, respect and reconciliation. He has left an indelible mark and the relative peace that is now enjoyed by all people in Ireland is due in part to his commitment and determination to the see the full realisation of the peace process. “On a personal level, I had the pleasure of meeting Martin on a number of occasions, most recently in London just before Christmas. I always found Martin to be personable, courteous and engaging. “I want to extend my deepest sympathies to express my sincere condolences to Martin’s family, friends and also his colleagues in Sinn Féin. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.” My colleague Cllr Brian Dennehy and I have received antice from Fingal County Council in relation to an application the council has received from Eir for permission to temporarily close a road in the Oldtown/Ballyboughal area for the purpose of carrying out upgrade works to the Eir Network. It is proposed that the road will be closed from 8.00am to 5.00pm Monday 10th April until Friday 14th April 2017. The road in question is: R129 from Browns Cross on the R122 to Ballyboughal at the junction of the R108. Alternative routes available for vehicular traffic are as follows: Motorists travelling south bound along the R122 wishing to travel east on the R129 from the R122 or Oldtown to Ballyboughal or locations east of Ballyboughal should travel south along the R122 to the R125 Swords Ashbourne Road taking a left turn onto the R125 continuing to the junction with the R108 taking a left turn onto the R108. Motorists travelling south bound along the R108 through Ballyboughal wishing to travel west along the R129 from Ballyboughal should continue along the R108 to the R125 Swords Ashbourne Road taking a right turn onto the R125 continuing to the junction with the R122 taking a right turn onto the R122. Motorists travelling northbound along the R122 wishing to travel east on the R129 from the R122 or Oldtown to Ballyboughal should travel north along the R122 to the junction with the L1070 taking a right turn onto the L1070 continuing to the junction with the R108 taking a right turn. Motorists travelling northbound along the R108 wishing to travel west along the R129 from Ballyboughal should continue along the R108 to the junction with the L1070 taking a left turn onto the L1070 continuing to the junction with the R122 taking a left turn. Local access for residents and businesses will be maintained at all times. Any person may lodge an objection in writing with the Senior Executive Officer, Operations Unit, Fingal County Council, Grove Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, to arrive no later than 4.00p.m on Friday 24th March 2017.
Water outage in Malahide, Tuesday 14th March 2017 to repair burst watermain - Water off between 10am - 4pm (approx.)
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Irish Water is aware of the outage. Fingal County Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 38 of the Road Traffic Act 1994, has givenme and my colleague Cllr Eoghan O'Brien notice that it has prepared a Scheme of traffic calming measures at the following locations:
• Millview Road, Malahide • The Rise, Malahide • Estuary Walk, Malahide • Carrickhill Road, Portmarnock The schemes includes the provision of the following: • Millview Road, Malahide • 5 no. Proposed Round Top Ramps with appropriate road markings and signage. • The Rise, Malahide • 4 no. Proposed Round Top Ramps with appropriate road markings and signage. • Estuary Walk, Malahide • 1 no. Proposed Traffic Calming Table with appropriate road markings and signage. • Carrickhill Road, Portmarnock • 1 no. Proposed Round Top Ramp with appropriate road markings and signage. • 1 no. Proposed Traffic Calming Table with appropriate road markings and signage. Plans and particulars of the Scheme as shown on Drawing Numbers Malahide_Howth/TC001/01 to 04 are available for inspection from 16th March 2017 to 27th April 2017 as follows: Fingal County Hall, Mon - Fri: 9.30am - 4.30pm Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin Malahide Library Mon - Thurs: 9:45am - 8:00pm The Mall, Malahide, Co Dublin Fri and Sat: 9:45 am – 1:00 pm and 1:45 pm – 5:00 pm The proposed schemes can also be viewed on-line on the Fingal County Council website https://consult.fingal.ie/ Representations in relation to the Schemes may be made online through the website at https://consult.fingal.ie or in writing to: Administrative Officer, Howth/Malahide Operations Department, Fingal County Council, Grove Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin15 or via email to HowMalOpArea@fingal.ie to be received no later than 4.30 pm on Thursday 27th April 2017. -The only tourist information office in Europe’s fifth busiest airport is to close -
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Darragh O’Brien TD has described Fáilte Ireland’s plans to close the only remaining tourist information office in Dublin airport as senseless. Fáilte Ireland is the National Tourism Development Authority and whose role is to support the tourism industry and work to sustain Ireland as a high-quality and competitive tourism destination. Commenting on the question he put to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in Dáil Éireann earlier this week, Deputy O’Brien said, “In order to remain competitive in the global tourism market, Ireland must ensure that the quality of our services remain high, prices remain reasonable and that access to non-bias information which publicises the wide variety of regions and attractions across the country. “Closing the only information office for tourists to approach at our country’s largest airport makes little sense when if anything, we should be increasing our efforts to attract and accommodate more tourists. “While the tourism experience offered in Ireland is unrivalled, we cannot afford to neglect the overall quality of the tourism offering in the country. “Dublin Airport continues to experience strong growth in volumes, with the latest observation breaking the previous record, welcoming more than 25 million people. Dublin Airport is currently the fastest growing major airport in Europe with 1.8m recorded passengers last month alone,” he added. “The Department, the tourism agencies and local authorities do have a key role in devising tourism promotion strategies and policies. For all these bodies, we cannot get carried away with the success we have had in attracting tourists over the last number of years and we must not rest on our laurels. Facilitating the only tourist office in the airport to close is nonsensical,” added the Dublin Fingal based TD. “Since The Gathering, the government has neglected tourism product development and domestic and overseas marketing. In Budget 2017, the capital budget for tourism was cut by 4%. This is incredible given the grave risks faced by the tourism sector, as a result of Brexit and sterling devaluation. “Brexit poses a real threat to further stable growth in the tourism industry, which the government and Minister Ross in particular, appear unaware of. ”I am disappointed that the Minister has refused to intervene but I have taken up this matter directly with Fáilte Ireland by asking them to reconsider their decision in a bid to ensure the office is kept open," he concluded. I and my colleague Cllr Darragh Butler have received a notice from Fingal County Council regarding an application the council has received from Westside Civil Engineering Ltd for permission to temporarily close a road in the Rolestown area for the purpose of constructing a new water main connection to Smith’s Cottage, Rolestown West, Co. Dublin.
It is proposed that the road will be closed from 7.00am to 6.00pm on Monday 27th March to Friday 31st March 2017. The road in question is: • L5061 Wrens Nest to Rolestown Bridge. Alternative routes available for vehicular traffic are as follows: • Persons wishing to travel from the R122 along the L5061 Wrens Nest to Rolestown Bridge towards Rolestown East should head south on the R122 to the junction with the R125 turning left onto the R125. Continue to Rolestown and take a left turn onto the L5061 Wrens Nest to Rolestown Bridge and take a right at the T-junction. • Persons wishing to travel from the L50611 Chapel Lane to the R122 via the L5061 Wrens Nest to Rolestown Bridge should take a left turn onto L5061 Wrens Nest to Rolestown Bridge and continue to the junction with the R125. Take a right turn onto the R125 continuing to the junction with the R122. • Persons wishing to travel from the R129 along the L5075 Drishogue Lane and the L5065 Nurses Road should continue along the R129 to the junction with the R122. • Persons travelling on the R125 wishing to use the L5061 Wrens Nest to Rolestown Bridge to access the R122 should travel along the R125 to its junction with the R122. Local access for residents and businesses will be maintained at all times. Any person may lodge an objection in writing with the Senior Executive Officer, Operations Unit, Fingal County Council, Grove Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 to arrive no later than 4.00p.m on Monday 13th March 2017. |
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