New deadline for submissions
Friday, 8^th May, 4pm

The Dublin Transportion office is preparing it's Strategic Transport Plan (2030Vision.ie) Now is your chance to have your say on the measures that need to be taken to fix Dublin's transport problems.

You can submit your views on the various measures proposed on the 2030Vison.ie website, between now and the 22nd March. 

The City Council has hired RPS Consultants to plan a strategy to supply water to the entire Dublin Region into the future. Many options are being considered, including piping water to Dublin from the Shannon. I believe that it would be much more cost-effective and environmentally sound to instead focus on repairing leaks, and on water conversation measures such as using rainwater and greywater for toilet-flushing in apartments. The deadline for submissions is Friday the 27th February 2009.

The Dublin City Council is about to revise the Development Plan. This is one of the main powers of elected councillors. The plan outlines what sort of development can go where, and contains various policies, and initiatives to strengthen communities and protect our natural heritage.

The Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA), which is separate from Dublin City Council, has been conducting pre-statutory consultation for a draft planning scheme for Poolbeg. I have attended the public meetings, and am on the ‘Special Interest Group’, set up to discuss the issues. The DDDA wants an extensive, high-density development, at Poolbeg.

I believe that before the Plan can be finished, it is vital to first safeguard our wonderful natural amenity bordering Dublin Bay, to guarantee the protection of wildlife, and to have an extensive anti-flooding strategy.