Press Release Archives - Councillor Derek Mitchell

Sep 27 2023
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Mitchell demands Rail Strategy is revised to improve Wicklow Rail Service

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Mitchell demands Rail Strategy is revised to improve Wicklow Rail Service The draft All Island Rail Strategy ignored improvements needed to the Wicklow Rail Service. Cllr Derek Mitchell said ‘I have made a submission demanding improvements as the Wicklow Rail line has the worst service and is the only single track one in the Greater Dublin Area. The Council has also made a submission of similar points following my request. I hope the strategy is improved as the population is expanding rapidly ’. My 2018 rail plan provided a 3km…

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Sep 14 2023
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N11 Bus Priority Scheme will create traffic jams

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The N11 Interim Bus Priority Scheme is open for Public Display on the web. This provides for bus lanes from Loughlinstown to Fassaroe on both sides and from the Glenview to Kilmacanoge, Northbound. Also a more complex Central Section from Fassaroe to Kilmacanoge on both sides of the road. A detailed look at it shows it is much more extensive than initially appears. It involves closing the Enniskerry and Kilcroney turnoffs from the N11 to all traffic. I think this will divert a lot of traffic back into Bray and…

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Sep 05 2023
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Art Centre Campaign starts in Greystones

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Over 40 people attended a meeting on Monday evening to start a campaign for an Arts Centre in Greystones. Almost all artists they want a centre for  Art & Artists. A campaign group was formed and more people are welcome to join the group. They should contact : Michelle Owens michellle@lucca.ie ‘Greystones has grown rapidly and as a larger town it needs a centre to encourage Art especially Visual art. Mary Kelly & I called the meeting and I hope this can progress . ’ said Cllr Derek Mitchell. Over 40…

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Sep 04 2023
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Wicklow Council sells site to Coast Guard in Greystones

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The Council has agreed to sell the long prepared site and part of the slipway at Greystones Harbour. The site is sold to the Office of Public Works who will build the station. Minister Simon Harris has contacted the OPW in detail and they hope to be ready to go to tender this year. This station has been planned for many years and the slipway was built for the purpose15 years ago and it is long past time to finish it. When completed it will allow the Garda station to…

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Jul 27 2023
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Green Party Minister reduces Wicklow Rail Plans and is not funding the N/M11 Upgrade

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The Wicklow Rail line to Kilcoole and Wicklow Town provides the worst service of any in the Greater Dublin Area. There are only 2 trains at rush hour, both short. The recent All Ireland Strategic Rail Review does not provide much improvement. It says the direct Commuter Services will be maintained and there will be an hourly shuttle from Wexford to Greystones. It says that passing loops were considered but rejected. €30Bn spending is proposed but NONE in Wicklow. The Minister of Transport Eamonn Ryan has also stopped work on…

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Jul 27 2023
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Mitchell supports Council rejection of another development at Blacklion

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The Council refused Cairn permission for a 98 house development on part of a site at Blacklion, Greystones because the town is over the planned population for 2028. The developer has appealed this to Bord Pleanala. They have also applied for 586 houses on the whole site. I have submitted an observation to the Bord supporting the refusal. Recent figures released from the 2022 Census show Greystones-Delgany, at 22,009 people, to be even larger than earlier estimates. Together with houses sold since, being built and with planning permission the population…

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Jul 25 2023
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Mitchell and independent visual expert ask Codling wind farm to reduce impact

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I met the Codling Wind Farm staff with an independent Visual Expert to discuss the visual aspects of their turbines meeting the Dublin Array windfarm. The experts report showed that Greystones would have the worst visual impact of any place in Ireland. He agreed with my view that a large visual gap should be left between the 2 wind farms. The Codling is the least intrusive of the two because it is a bit further offshore. They agreed to consider carefully where the turbines are placed in relation to the…

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Jul 20 2023
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Mitchell urges Strategic Rail Plan to improve Wicklow Line

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The Wicklow Rail line to Kilcoole and Wicklow Town provides the worst service of any in the Greater Dublin Area. There are only 2 trains at rush hour, both short. I see that a Strategic Plan is to come before Cabinet, I am urging that a proper Plan is produced for these fast expanding towns. It makes more sense to get existing lines to work than to dream about lots of new lines in less populated places. There has been publicity about battery operated DARTs but no suggested Plan or…

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Jul 06 2023
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Cairn Appeal planning Refusal for 98 houses in Greystones

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The refusal was primarily because Greystones is over the population target for 2028 of 21,727. The April Census last year show the population is 22,009.  Since then at least 500 houses have been occupied and 500 are being built which will give a population of 24,500 next year, 10% over the target for 4 years ahead of that. Cairn also applied for 586 houses and apartments in Blacklion. This section being part of the larger site but no decision has been made by Bord Pleanala in the 18 months since…

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