Courtown Community Council

Politician(s) lobbied: Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Update on National Policy on Coastal Erosion Recommendations

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To secure a site for the Courtown Arklow Coast Guard Station in the village, respecting 160 years of Life Saving Tradition in Courtown.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Craig Doyle (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Nicky Boland (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Joe Sullivan (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Complete bridge repairs, install speed signs and direction signs

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Craig Doyle (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Secure additional support from the council in relation to the Burrow.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Donal Kenny (Councillor), Wexford County Council

Intent: Share our concern regarding the limited timeframe provided for review of the first TCF draft plan and ask for the communication to be read as correspondence during the next meeting.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Nicky Boland (Councillor), Wexford County Council

Intent: Secure cleaning of drains along main street in Riverchapel

Methods: EmailPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Anthony Donohoe (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Craig Doyle (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Darragh McDonald (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Donal Kenny (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Joe Sullivan (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Mary Farrell (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Nicky Boland (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Oliver Walsh (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Pip Breen (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Willie Kavanagh (Councillor), Wexford County Council

Intent: Secure the identification, zoning, and provision of a suitable replacement for the 200 parking spaces and 4 coach bays currently in place that will be lost if the proposed development proceeds.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Querying why our third application for funding was unsuccessful.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Health

Intent: Secure the release of extra funding to the local Meals on Wheels service in order to continue the service in Courtown Riverchapel.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pip Breen (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Darragh McDonald (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Nicky Boland (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Anthony Donohoe (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Mary Farrell (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Paddy Kavanagh (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Donal Kenny (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Joe Sullivan (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Oliver Walsh (Councillor), Wexford County Council; Craig Doyle (Councillor), Wexford County Council

Intent: Support and assistance in preparing and introducing a variety of initatives/activites to benefit the local area and community including coastal erosion, beach access at wooden boardwalk, ramp to the wooden boardwalk to assist use as a look out point, Big Belly Bins, speed limit signs along the Burrow Road, including warning signage for ramps, annual hedge cutting around both car parks and along the road and other issues, fence repairs and age-friendly parking.

Methods: Email