• Mitchell welcomes extra Council workers from the Gateway Scheme

    Wicklow County Manager, Eddie Sheehy, told Monday meeting that he had applied to get 100 part time people from this scheme. Nationally 3,000 unemployed people are to work 19 hours a week working on Community projects for Councils. These have been selected from people who are unemployed. ‘I welcome this as there is much work to be […]

  • Wicklow Hospice Report Delayed

    At a meeting of the HSE Health Forum I asked where the Hospice report was as it was due 2 months ago. I am told it will be completed this week and the Area Represententitives will see it after that. I am keen progress is made soon.

  • Mitchell pleased Court grants permission for Data Centre in Newtownmountkennedy

    The Supreme Court decided to grant planning permission for a major data centre between Newtown and Kilpeddar. Ecological Data Centres had appealed Bord Pleanala decision to refuse it after the only objection was withdrawn. ‘I welcome this advanced industry and hope that it will actually happen. It should never have been refused if we want […]

  • National Transport Authority Plan ignores Wicklow

    This Plan which will set transport improvements up to 2018 ignores Wicklow in spite it having grown more than 3 of the 4 Dublin Councils. 45% of the population of Wicklow lives in the Metropolitan area and is thus obliged to accept high density development as happened with Charlesland. This % is much higher than […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm Proposal to have serious visual effect off Greystones

    DublinArray is applying for a foreshore licence for a large wind farm on the Bray and Kish Banks. ‘Normally I support environmentally friendly proposals but I am objecting to this because it will have a major negative visual effect on Greystones and the Cliff Walk’. 145 windmills 160m high are planned and the power connection […]

  • Transport to North Wicklow seizes up again – National Transport Authority needs to do better

    Transport to North Wicklow seizes up again. National Transport Authority needs to do better. People have again been stuck in their cars for over 3 ½ hours due to problems with the M11. DART services have again been halted between Dun Laoghaire and Dalkey probably because falling trees have cut the electric wires. The DART […]

  • Mitchell objects to huge Cherrywood development which will result in N11 Traffic Chaos

    A huge Shopping Centre is being planned for Cherrywood together with more offices and apartments. The Shopping Centre is 43,000 sq. m. Just a bit smaller than Dundrum. This will further congest the overcrowded N11 and hinder the people of Wicklow trying to commute and hold onto their jobs. As a Member of the Dublin […]

  • Mitchell welcomes Local Government Cost Savings

    The recently announced changes will abolish the 4 Town Councils in Wicklow and replace them with strengthened Area Committees of the County Council. I expect the number of County Councillors to increase from 24 to 32 because of the growth of the County in recent decades. Most Counties outside Leinster will decrease significantly. A Boundary […]

  • Mitchell Concerned that Large Cherrywood Development will produce N11 Chaos

    Mitchell concerned that the large Cherrywood development will result in N11 Traffic Chaos. A large Shopping Centre is being planned for Cherrywood together with more offices and apartments. The Shopping Centre is 50,000 sq. m. Just a bit smaller than Dundrum. Already much of Wicklow people’s shopping is being done in Dundrum and Carrickmines. This […]

  • Greystones to Wicklow walk study welcomed

    Greystones to Wicklow Town Walk study welcomed Wicklow County Council is to hire 2 Engineering Interns to do a study of how to improve this walk. Cllr Derek Mitchell welcomed this and said we need to improve this walk to make it more accessible to locals and tourists. When I was Cathoirleach, 3years ago, I […]