Important

NAMA should review development bonds for community gain

Fine Gael TD for Dublin North Deputy Alan Farrell has called on NAMA to review the possibility of working with County Councils to dispose of development bonds to allow developers complete work on unfinished open spaces earmarked for public or amenity use. “Public open spaces are not an asset. They can’t be sold for commercial gain and therefore have no…

Water Supply Notice – Monday 17th – Friday 21st January 2011

Please see information from Fingal County Council regarding Water Supply for the forthcoming week. Update on Restrictions to Fingal Water Supply – Monday 17th January, 2011 Fingal County Council is glad to report that as there have been significant improvements to the stored capacity in the reservoirs, it is intended to ease back on the water restrictions over the coming…

Emergency Water Notice – Fingal County Council January 6th – 11th.

Below is information from Fingal County Council on January 6th 2011.  While the Council have gone to great lengths to provide correct and up to date information, I am aware that significant changes can take place at any given time due to pipes bursting or emergency scenarios.  Please consult with the Council or myself directly if you are unsure about…

Revised Emergency Water Notice – Fingal County Council December 27th – January 4th.

Fingal County Council have just issued the following (3pm): Due to unprecedented demand on water supply across the Dublin region (a combination of some burst pipes due to the thaw, and also an increased demand by householders/businesses), reservoir levels across the region are at critically low levels.  In order to secure the reservoirs it is necessary to increase water restrictions…

Emergency Water Notice – Fingal County Council December 27th – January 4th.

Fingal County Council have issued the following Water Supply notice for December 27th to January 4th. We will begin restricting the water supply again between 27th December and 4th January, see details below. Water Supply Shutdown Shutdown dates and locations Mon 27th Dec – Swords, Feltrim, Drynam and Skerries Tues 28th Dec – Lusk, Rush and Baldoyle Wed 29th Dec – Malahide and…

Missed Green Bin Collections

Greyhound, via Fingal County Council have informed me that following the recent volumes of snow, several Green Bin routes have been missed by Greyhound. The following information was provided to me this afternoon. If your collection was missed between Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd December Greyhound apologises to customers whose Green Bin collection was missed due to the severe weather…

Severe Weather Warning – What the Council are doing.

Fingal County Council have issued the following information notice regarding a severe weather warning issued by MET Eireann. The following steps are being taken in the Fingal area with regard to the Weather Warning this weekend: We are protecting the following areas with sandbags. These areas have been prone to flooding problems in the past:  Slipway on Strand Road, Sutton…

Fingal Update – Fingal Development Plan 2011 – 2017 & other matters

As you may be aware, Fingal County Council have been meeting every Tuesday and Wednesday for the last number of weeks to deliberate on the county development plan. As part of this process, I would like to bring a number of items to your attention. Swords/Malahide Greenbelt: Several Councillors attempted to zone the little remaining lands between the two towns…