Beaumont Hospital Building Works
The building works being carried
out on the new Psychiatric Unit in Beaumount Hospital are causing considerable
distress to residents on Ardmore Drive.
There are some worries that the proposed
road to the rear of the Unit will lead to noise pollution, an invasion of privacy, loss of amenity, security fears
and health issues arising from vehicular fumes.
I have attended two meetings at
this location with residents and have written to the project manager at the
site to seek an immediate meeting to discuss these concerns.
In the meantime the planning
enforcement section of Dublin City Council are investigating the site to see if
the works comply with the Planning Permission received.
I will continue to work with
hospital management, the Ardmore Montrose Residents Association and the local
homeowners to come to a reasonable accommodation.
Naniken Flooding Concerns
In July 10th on the
floor of Dáil Éireann I again raised the matter of flooding concerns in Artane
and in particular:
·
The lack of progress on works relating to the
hydraulic analysis
·
The problems home-owners continue to experience
with insurance companies
I am in constant contact with the
Drainage and Engineering Division of Dublin City Council seeking a long-term
solution to this issue which affects residents in Ardmore/Montrose but also in
Maryfield Crescent and further afield.
If you are having difficulties
with your insurance company in relation to flood or house insurance please make
sure you contact me as soon as possible. I have been assured that negotiations
are continuing with the Insurance Federation but the OPW require concrete
examples in order to press the case further.
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Number 14 Bus
Residents will be aware of the
successful campaign that I engaged in with local residents to save the route of
the 20B bus which has now been re-named the 14.
A number of residents have
contacted me with concerns over the new service relating to time-keeping and
the new direction of the service in the city centre.
Dublin Bus have committed to
maintaining contact with local residents to iron out any initial problems that
the residents may have.
Please contact my office at any
time if you have experienced difficulties with the number 14 service and these
concerns will be forwarded to Dublin Bus representatives.
24 McDonalds Drive-Thru
An Bord Pleanála have recently
given McDonalds Restaurant in Artane permission to open their Drive-Thru
service 24 hours a day. This is despite objections from local residents and
myself who were concerned at the distribution this would cause for the
immediate community.
McDonald’s Headquarters have
informed me that the management of the restaurant and its Drive-Thru is the
responsibility of the local restaurant management structure.
Although the permission has been
given by An Bord Pleanála, McDonalds may not choose to exercise that
permission. A meeting has been sought with local McDonalds management to
discuss the matter further.
Congratulations to Artane-Beaumont FC
Artane Beaumont FC recently
celebrated their 25 year anniversary with an enjoyable evening in the
Artane-Beaumont Recreation Centre which I was delighted to support.
I firmly believe that it is
important to support all local sporting clubs and they constantly need mentors
and managers to keep their various under-age teams going.
Here’s looking forward to another
25 successful years!
Weekly Advice Centre September-July
My weekly Advice Centre in
Kilmore West Community Centre takes a break for August but re-opens on Friday
September 7th 2012.
If there is any matter of concern
to you or your community that you wish to discuss please do not hesitate to
call into my advice centre, or to contact my constituency office.
