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Members of Bray Municipal District voted last week to ask the Oireachtas to have a full open and democratic debate before the Dáil votes on CETA ratification.
Cllr Joe Behan proposed a suspension of standing orders to discuss the matter, with support from Cllr Rory O Connor.
CETA is a trade deal between Canada and the EU. I have only in recent days become aware of the potential problems caused for the people of this country if it is fully ratified by the Government, said Cllr Joe Behan. We have all been contacted by people from our town and county who have environmental concerns, workers rights concerns, agriculture concerns and legal concerns about the implications of CETA, he said.
Councillor Melanie Corrigan has asked that the district look at extending the footpath from the footbridge at the Herbert Road to the footpath at Ashton Wood, or improve the passage way through the wooded area linking the footpaths. There is presently no footpath at this particularly dangerous stretch of road, and the walkway is not suitable as the pathway is flooded and worn, said Cllr Corrigan in a motion at last week s meeting of Bray Municipal District. There has been a huge amount of footfall on this road connecting Bray and Enniskerry and it needs to be encouraged and improved for safety reasons and to promote outdoor recreation.
Councillors have warned there is one chance to create an appropriate tourism masterplan for the iconic Glendalough.
Members of Wicklow County Council received an update on the progress of the €500,000 plan being developed by consultants on behalf of Failte Ireland during their December meeting. Representatives from Consarc Consultants, who are leading the development of the plan, and others from the taskforce outlined some of the work completed on the project to date, which aims to create a plan to respond to an expected growth in tourists visiting the area.
While councillors welcomed the development of a tourism plan, concerns were raised about the level of engagement so far between the consultants and local communities.
Paul Kelly of the company RWE made the presentation to councillors and officials via Zoom.
Dublin Array offshore wind farm is a joint venture between RWE Renewables Ireland and Saorgus Energy.
The planned wind farm would include 61 turbines up to 250 metres tall, located on the Kish and Bray banks, 10km off the coast. The site is 2,440 hectares in size and extends from Booterstown to Greystones. The area is located on naturally occurring sandbanks which the east coast commercial shipping routes avoid due to the shallowness of the water.
Work on the project is expected to start in 2024, with a potential two-year construction period.