A letter from the Treasurer to Cllr. Marie Baker (FG)

xx BROOKVILLE PARK, BLACKROCK, CO DUBLIN

Cllr. Marie Baker,
38 Avondale Lawn,
Blackrock,
Co. Dublin.
13 December 2006

Baker Marie (FG) mbaker@cllr.dlrcoco.ie

Dear Cllr. Baker,

Over the last couple of days I have had distressed and irate neighbours in my area call to my door and hand me Christmas Cards that were sent to them by you.

As you are fully aware you and Eugene Regan canvassed, lobbied and subsequently voted FOR the Monkstown Ring Road in spite of huge local opposition.

As you are also aware, per your own EIS Study, this road will have severely detrimental effect,"........... in terms of noise, health & safety, visually" on the residents of Brookville/Rowanbyrn.

Our residents are extremely worried; those who-have been trying to sell their houses have found it impossible to, and indeed their houses have devalued up to 40% as a direct result of this.

The children's play areas and green spaces have been taken away, their lives put in danger and their Christmas ruined with the atmosphere of fear and trepidation.

YOU, Cllr. Baker see fit under these circumstances to send them a Christmas card wishing them a Joyful and Peaceful Christmas when by your own actions you have ensured that this will DEFINITELY NOT be the case.

Is this your idea of a sick joke?

On behalf of the Brookville/Rowanbyrn Residents Association and the Alliance I hereby return to you your Christmas Cards and request that you no longer subject our residents to your sick sense of humour.


Yours sincerely,

ALAN O'REILLY
TREASURER
BROOKVILLE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

Well if that’s not rubbing salt into a gaping wound

Residents of Brookville and Rowanbyrn, along the route of the Monkstown Ring Road are receiving Christmas cards from Cllr. Marie Baker.

Despite months of pleading and petitioning all local councillors and political parties to reject the MRR, this councillor (Marie Baker F.G.) who ignored all pleas has now got the brass neck to issue Christmas cards to all residents along the route of the new MRR.

Well if that’s not rubbing salt into a gaping wound then I don’t know what is.

If you are happy to accept this well put it on your mantelpiece!!

If like me you think this is a total liberty….. I propose that next free time you have write a brief message of your distain on your card and call in person to Marie Bakers house #38 Avondale Lawn, Blackrock, and return the card to her, wishing her your very own yuletide message!!

Baker Marie (FG) 01.2887713 mbaker@cllr.dlrcoco.ie

DLRCOCO have a fight on their hands ??

PRESS RELEASE

EU Petition on Monkstown Ring Road Ruled Admissible


For Release 1/12/2006


An EU Petition citing breaches of the EU Directive on Environmental Impact Assessment in relation to the planning of the Monkstown Ring Road has been ruled as Admissible by the Petitions Committee of the European Parliament, a Transport Researcher who lodged the Petition, has said.

Welcoming this development Mr. Brian Guckian said that the Petition also cited a number of other Irish road projects that showed similar failures in the planning process.

The central part of Mr. Guckian's Petition is that Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Co. Council failed to adequately and correctly study Alternatives to the MRR scheme, which is a central requirement of the Directive. Mr. Guckian said that legal arguments used at the Oral Hearing in support of the Council's limited interpretation of Alternatives as simply meaning alternative routes for the proposed road were deeply flawed and eminently challengeable.

However, the legal process in Ireland was arranged so that concerned citizens essentially could not challenge the law in these matters, nor challenge flawed planning decisions, because of the very high costs involved, and said that this in itself was another breach of the EU Directive, which required that citizens must have access to justice in planning matters, and at reasonable cost.

Mr. Guckian said it was vital to remember that An Bord Pleanala's Planning Inspector had rejected the Monkstown Ring Road proposal on the most serious and material grounds, and had also raised similar concerns about the consideration of Alternatives. He had also clearly stated that a public transport-only corridor, such as envisaged in the Monkstown-Stillorgan Greenway proposal, merited favourable consideration, in place of the proposed MRR.


ENDS

Contact: Brian Guckian railprojects@eircom.net

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