by Vanessa Liston | Jan 25, 2020 | Activities and Results
The Government’s General Scheme on the Housing and Planning and Development Bill 2019 proposes significant restrictions on the ability of the public to access justice in the courts on planning and environmental issues. To explain the issue I asked Fred Logue for...
by Vanessa Liston | Jan 20, 2020 | Activities and Results
Municipal District: 17th January 2020 Motion: That Kildare County Council provide a list of all environment-related datasets held by the Council on the Celbridge-Leixlip MD. These may include but are not limited to: traffic counts, water quality data, air quality...
by Vanessa Liston | Jan 20, 2020 | Activities and Results
Municipal District: 17th December 2020 Motion: That the council provide a written proposal for the pilot trial of alternatives to glyphosate for weed control in the Celbridge-Leixlip area for the February municipal district meeting. Report: Work is ongoing on the...
by Vanessa Liston | Jan 20, 2020 | Activities and Results, Uncategorized
Municipal District: 17th January 2020 Question: Can the council confirm its plans with regard to monitoring air quality in the Celbridge-Leixlip Municipal District in 2020? Report: There is an air quality monitoring station in Celbridge which monitors particulate...
by Vanessa Liston | Jan 20, 2020 | Activities and Results
Municipal District: 17th January 2019 Question: Can the council confirm its plans in 2020 to improve the monitoring of waterways in the Celbridge-Leixlip Municipal District and enforcement of pollution control laws? Report: The council and the EPA monitor a...
by Vanessa Liston | Jan 20, 2020 | Activities and Results, Blog
The aim to produce a long-term strategy for the reduction of Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions to 2050 is welcome. However, I would like to note at the outset, significant concerns with the way the consultation has been conducted on this critical public issue. These...
