Intent: Support from the Social Democrats for funding for the repair of the PSLC roof.
Details: Discussed potential funding streams to pay for emergency repairs to the Portmarnock Sports and Leisure Centre roof. Suggestions for sports grants and representation by teh Social Democrats that could be made to funding providers.
Intent: Inform Ms. Whitmore of the content on the discussion so that social democrats environmental policy can be informed by the information.
Details: Jan 2026 request for meeting with Jennifer Whitmore in future regarding Marine Protected Areas and recent meeting I had held with European Commission Audit Compliance Committee for MPAs
Intent: multi generational Community use of a community centre that takes advantage of school hours when the centre cannot be used for its primary use for the Young people of Portmarnock.
Details: Jan 2026 The use of a refurbished Portmarnock Adventure Centre Hall as by Housing Bodies as a day centre for elderly during school time and mixed generation (Young and old persons events)
Intent: Raise awareness of Prosper and its activities and maintain and strengthen working relationship with DPOs
Details: Invitation to civic reception for Pat Reen, outgoing CEO of Prosper Group sent on behalf of Mayor of Fingal Tom O'Leary. Reception held on 13th April also attended by CEO of Fingal County Council AnnMarie Farrelly.
Intent: Accurate information for members of the community concerned about number of fishing vessels close to shore and subsequent mass stranding of dead shellfish and marine life.
Details: Compliance status of Razor Clam operations on Portmarnock strand in terms of authorisation and Impacts on Natura2000 sites.
Intent: advocacy within Fingal County and by Social Democrats for SUDs measures to be adopted retroactively in addition to implementing in new development to divert runoff into sewers and Water Treatment Plants.
Details: I gave recommendations on nature cased solutions such as bioswales and implementation retroactively in urban settings. also discussed issues around misconnections, lack of modelling in Dublin agglomerations and need to upgrade network overflows.
Intent: To keep the councillors fully informed of community concerns so that can raise the main issues in the course of their work as a councillor if it arises.
Details: Update on progress of Greater Dublin Drainage project at planning stage and Waste Water Discharge licence stage including links to my submission on pleanala.ie and the EPA licence page. Highlighted community and local tourism business concerns that neither Uisce Eireann, IAA or daa had carried out a, ...