2 April 2009
Green Party Leader to view benefits and potential of green innovations in Fingal
Trevor Sargent, Minister for Food and Horticulture together with his colleagues Cllr Joe Corr, Cllr Stephen Kilgallon, Cllr Robbie Kelly, Cllr David Healy and Swords candidate Ken Duffy will host a visit of John Gormley Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to Dublin North tomorrow Friday, April 3rd.
The visit will focus on a number of initiatives which have been taken by the three Green Party Ministers that will help combat the current downturn in our economic fortunes and that will provide both employment and community services to the people of Dublin North in the coming months and years ahead.
Commenting on the first meeting with the CEO and Town Manager in Balbriggan Town Hall, Trevor Sargent stated: “John Gormley, having delivered the extension of the Town Council boundary, which will mean many more Balbriggan residents can vote in the upcoming Town council election on June 5th next, will be briefed on how the new community liaison committees are operating. This is an exciting development for the citizens of Balbriggan.“
Minister Sargent added “As the Minister responsible for Farmer’s Markets, I have been working closely with my colleague Cllr Stephen Kilgallon to establish a market in Balbriggan. We will discuss the progress of this initiative with Minister Gormley and Council officials too.“
Minister Gormley’s itinerary then takes him on to Rush and Lusk.
Cllr Joe Corr, commenting on the Rush and Lusk events said “Minister Gormley, who is responsible for the nation’s libraries, will get an opportunity to view the fantastic new facilities of the Rush library, which will shortly have the longest opening hours of any library in the country. In Lusk the Minister will commission the new Wind Turbine at Country Crest, which demonstrates the great potential that renewable energy can deliver to Fingal”.
Minister Gormley will then visit the Pavilions in Swords and move on to events in Malahide, Howth and Baldoyle where Ken Duffy, Cllr Robbie Kelly and Cllr David Healy will join the entourage.
For further information contact
Balbriggan Cllr. Joe Corr 087 6815811
Swords Ken Duffy 086 6008313
Howth-Malahide Cllr. David Healy 087 6178852
Howth-Malahide Cllr. Robbie Kelly 087 8110111
Balbriggan Town Council Stephen Kilgallon 087 4176541
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