We’ve learned via an access to environmental information request that Meath County Council has incurred costs of almost half a million euro to date, mostly for external consultants. The table of costs is copied below
Meath Co Co recently organised a non-statutory consultation on a proposed Pedestrian and Cycling Facilities on the Eastham Road Bettystown. The consultation responses were not published anywhere but we have obtained a copy via AIE
The Minister in charge of the NPWS has written to a supporter in relation to ongoing concerns around the protection of the sensitive dune habitats at Mornington. We intend taking him up on the offer to meet onsite on the dunes to discuss our mutual concerns.
In 2014 Meath County Council commissioned a walking and cycling study which resulted in a 200 page report which, as far as we can tell, was never published. The report sat on a shelf for 7 years. Last year, the Council commissioned another report to update the 2014 study to take account of policy changes […]
In a welcome move Meath County Council has written to local sports clubs asking them not to train in the dunes at Mornington and Bettystown. These dunes are highly sensitive habitats protected by EU law and are damaged by use such as walking and sports training.
You can read our submission on the Boyne Greenway which raises issues with the environmental assessment and works that would harm the Boyne Estuary SAC and SPA
This is the second part of the meeting that considered Laytown – Bettystown – Mornington – Donacarney. The meeting was held on 3 February 2021
This is the first part of the meeting that considered Laytown – Bettystown – Mornington – Donacarney. The meeting was held on 29 January 2021
Correspondence, minutes and emails between Roy Thompson and Andrew Butler from the Eastern Region of NPWS and Donal Kinsella in relation to the to the protection and management of Boyne Estuary and Coast 001957 Special Area of Conservation between 01/01/2020-01/03/2022. Correspondence, minutes and emails between Roy Thompson and Andrew Butler from the Eastern Region of […]
Friday 14 August 2020 is the closing date for public submissions on the library and community building that Meath County Council proposes to build in Bettystown. Protect East Meath made a submissions asking for the facility to be accessible on bicycle and foot from the surrounding villages. You can read our submission here. You can […]