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A notice of motion from Cllr Mags Crean on protests outside healthcare facilities women are trying to access was deemed beyond the powers of the local authority by the council s Law Agent, but the sentiment of her motion received support from her fellow councillors. A special Zoom meeting of Wicklow County Council was held on Monday in order to get through a build-up of some 17 notice of motions, some of which date back to over a year ago. Cllr Crean s notice of motion was from January 7 of last year and stated: That this council recognises the phenomenon of protests outside medical centres in Ireland and the need to ensure that women can access healthcare services safely. In doing so, that this council agreed to explore the drafting of bye-laws for the regulation and control of public roads and footpaths adjacent to health care facilities in Wicklow. This will ensure that patients, service providers, health care staff and members of the public can enter premises withou ....
A proposal to increase the parking charge at Bray seafront has received the green light from members of the local authority. Separately, a motion to increase the hourly parking charge at Bray seafront while leaving the day rate unchanged has been rejected by Wicklow County Council. During their December meeting, councillors were asked to consider a motion to vary the car parking charges and extend the paid parking period in the Bray Municipal District at the Bray seafront. These changes would increase the hourly parking charge from 30 cent to 50 cent and the day rate from €3 to €5 and extend the parking period to include Saturday in parking zones D and H, which are the Strand Road from Martello Terrace to Fontenoy Terrace and Quinsboro Road - east of the railway to Strand Road and the North Beach Car Park. ....
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. ....