by Vanessa Liston | Feb 28, 2021 | Blog, Events, Featured, Uncategorized
Join our online Green Forum community meeting next Wednesday 3rd March at 7pm where we will be in discussion with Minister of State Malcolm Noonan on biodiversity and heritage in the context of county development plans. As our development plan consultation is open...
by Vanessa Liston | Oct 25, 2020 | Activities and Results, Blog, Uncategorized
I welcome the opportunity to provide feedback and suggestions as part of the Open Space and Recreation strategy public consultation. Previous strategy The current 2011 strategy states that An open space strategy enables a local authority to adopt an organised approach...
by Vanessa Liston | Oct 21, 2020 | Activities and Results, Blog, Issues
On behalf of the Municipal District all Councillors made the following submission to the first phase of the consultation on expansion of the Dart service to Maynooth. Submission to Dart + Maynooth ConsultationFrom Celbridge-Leixlip Municipal District, Co. KildareDate:...
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...
by Vanessa Liston | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog, Events, Featured
Thank to everyone who came to the first meeting of the Green Forum in the Acre Project, Celbridge last Wednesday 4th Dec. The idea behind the Forum is to connect everyone interested in climate change and biodiversity recovery and to mobilise for concrete actions that...
by Vanessa Liston | Jul 17, 2019 | Blog, Events
On Friday 5th July, we had a very successful public meeting on Kildare County Council’s climate adaptation strategy. Hosted by Ciara Galvin and myself, it was an active session of information sharing and questions to the Council represented by Director of...
