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Press Release – Resolution on 37X route welcome – O’Gorman

Published on April 25, 2010 in Carpenterstown, Press Releases and Transport. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

19/04/10

Green Party Dublin West representative, Roderic O’Gorman has welcomed the resolution by Dublin Bus of recent issues regarding the 37X route.

“I recently raised an issue with Dublin Bus regarding the number of unscheduled stops that the 37X service was making on its way to and from UCD. In practice, the service was making a considerable number of stops on what is advertised as a ‘non-stop’ part of the journey on the Dublin Bus website. A number of students from the Diswellstown area had raised the issue with me stating it was unfair that they were charged the extra fair for an ‘express’ service when this was not the service that they were receiving”, stated Roderic O’Gorman.

“I am pleased to be able to say that Mr. Paddy Doherty, the Operations Manager for Dublin Bus, has been in contact with me and has pledged to address the issue. Clarification notices have been given to all drivers operating the route so that they are aware of where they should and should not be stopping. Dublin Bus has also apologies to the students travelling to Belfield who originally raised the complaint”.

“I glad that this issue has been resolved. Dublin Bus should be commended for moving so quickly on the concerns I raised with them. I will continue to monitor the situation on the 37X service to ensure that these issues do not arise again”, concluded Roderic O’Gorman.

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Roderic O’Gorman: 087 417 9777

Press Release – O’Gorman welcomes Dublin Bus examination of 37 X route after complaints

Published on April 25, 2010 in Carpenterstown, Press Releases and Transport. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

05/04/10

Dublin West Green Party representative, Roderic O’Gorman has welcomed the statement by Dublin Bus that it will examine the 37 X bus route after receiving a number of complaints.

“I recently received some queries from a number of students using the 37X service that runs from Diswellstown through the City Centre and onto UCD. According to the timetable available on the Dublin Bus website, the 37 X goes from Carpenterstown via Castleknock then non-stop to Hanlon’s Corner, before picking up passengers there and travelling into the city centre and then on to Belfield”.

“However, apparently the bus stops at all bus stops from Castleknock to Hanlon’s Corner. This pattern is repeated on the return journey in the late afternoon – the 37X stops at all stops from Hanlon’s Corner to Auburn Avenue, even though it is advertised that this is a ‘non-stop’ part of the journey”.

“Obviously, the 37X is advertised as an ‘express’ service – hence the €2.50 fare is different to other fares. However, it seems that in reality, the service is not any different from the usual 37, on the relevant stretches of the journey. What is the point of charging people extra if they are not going to get the faster service?”.

“I’ve contacted Dublin Bus on this issue and raised the complaints made by the students. I’m glad to be able to say that the company have agree to examine the complaints and come back to me with clarification on the issue”, concluded Roderic O’Gorman.

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Further Information

Roderic O’Gorman: 087 417 9777

Press Release – Diswellstown decision from An Bord Pleanala deeply disappointing – O’Gorman

Published on April 25, 2010 in Carpenterstown, Planning and Press Releases. 0 Comments Tags: , .

02/03/10

Green Party Dublin West representative, Roderic O’Gorman has described as deeply disappointing the decision of An Bord Pleanala to grant permission for 438 houses and apartments in Diswellstown, Dublin 15.

“I’m hugely disappointed by the decision of An Bord Pleanala to reject my appeal against Fingal County Council’s grant of planning permission for 438 houses and apartments behind St Patricks NS in Diswellstown”, stated Roderic O’Gorman.

“Over the last year and a half, I have been actively campaigning in the Carpenterstown area against this development. Like many residents, I submitted an objection to the original proposal. When Fingal County Council granted permission, I decided to make an appeal to An Bord Pleanala on behalf of the Dublin West Green Party”.

“My key reason for making this appeal was that I felt that Fingal County Council did not follow the Guidelines on Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas. Specifically, I felt that the Council had not required the developer to specify where in the area the extra demand for school places created by the new development would be met. As we know, the nearby St Patricks NS has been under huge pressure with numbers for the last few years”.

“While both Fingal County Council and An Bord Pleanala placed a condition on the developer to keep free a piece of land in front of St Patricks NS for the schools future expansion, I still feel there was a failure to adequately consider the extra pressure that 438 new houses and apartments are going to put on the existing schools in the area. It seems that neither the Council nor An Bord Pleanala have learned the lesson that when the increase in housing outpaces the available school places, it creates huge problems for parents and major pressures on the existing schools”.

“We can only hope that due to the huge surplus of housing in the Dublin 15 area, the apartments and houses in Diswellstown will not be built in the lifetime of the planning permission”, concluded Roderic O’Gorman.

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Further Information

Roderic O’Gorman: 087 417 9777

Last week for Appeals on Diswellstown Planning Permission

Published on October 27, 2009 in Carpenterstown and Planning. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

On the 6th October, Fingal County Council granted planning permission to Viscount Securities for the large proposed residential development on lands between St. Patrick’s NS, Diswellstown and the M50 – Application F08A/1425. 36 conditions were attached to the grant of planning permission.

 

The full text of the decision can be seen on the Fingal County Council website.

 

Persons wishing to appeal the grant of planning permission must do so to An Bord Pleanala within 4 weeks of the date permission was granted (6th October). Only the applicant, a prescribed body or someone who had earlier objected to Fingal County Council may make an appeal at this stage.

 

Persons wishing to appeal should consult the Bord Pleanala website for details on the costs of appeals and the form the appeal should take.

 

If you wish to discuss this or any other issue further, please feel free to contact me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press Release – Grant of planning permission in Diswellstown defies all logic – O’Gorman

Published on October 20, 2009 in Carpenterstown, Planning and Press Releases. 0 Comments Tags: , .

 

11/10/09

 

 

Green Party West representative, Roderic O’Gorman has severely criticised the decision of Fingal County Council to grant planning for a major residential development in Diswellstown.

 

“This decision defies all logic. At a time when houses aren’t selling and we still have significant pressure on our local schools, Fingal County Council are giving planning permission for a major development of 438 residential units. The Diswellstown and Carpenterstown areas already experiences major traffic congestion and this new development will significantly add to this”, stated Roderic O’Gorman.

 

“While the Council has placed a wide range of conditions on the development, I do not feel they go far enough in addressing key concerns regarding traffic, school places and the over-all density of the proposal. I will be examining the decision and the conditions attached to see if there are grounds to appeal to An Bord Pleanala”, concluded Roderic O’Gorman.

 

 

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Time period for objections to Diswellstown development extended

Published on August 31, 2009 in Carpenterstown, Education and Planning. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

 

 

I recently dropped leaflets in Bramley, Mulberry, Burnell Park and College Gate informing residents that ‘additional information’ had been submitted on the proposal by Viscount Securities to undertake a large residential development on the lands around St Patricks NS.

 

In the leaflet, I stated that observations/objections had to be submitted by Friday 28th.

 

Fingal County Council have subsequently clarified that the original information they circulated was incorrect and that submissions on the new information can be made up to 24th September.

 

Update on proposed development for lands behind St Patricks NS

Published on August 25, 2009 in Carpenterstown, Education and Planning. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

 

Late last year, Viscount Securities sought planning permission for 538 new residential units on lands between St. Patrick’s NS, Diswellstown and the M50 – Application F08A/1425. Along with many residents, I objected to the hugely inappropriate scale of the proposal. The volume of objections led Fingal County Council to seek significant ‘additional information’ from the developer.

 

This additional information has now been supplied and deals with 12 areas where Fingal CC was seeking clarification. Among the points the developer has:

 

o   Reduced the proposed number of residential units from 538 to 450

o   Submitted a revised plan to deal with potential congestion at the entrance to St Patricks NS

o   Submitted a revised proposal regarding the internal lay-out and design of the development

 

However, the developer has made it clear that it will not at this stage hand over the vacant site in front of St Patricks NS for the use of the school, as was suggested by Fingal County Council. In light of the failure to address this issue, I will be resubmitting my objection to the development on behalf of the Dublin West Green Party.

 

Full detail of the additional information can be seen at the Fingal County Council offices in Blanchardstown or alternatively here.

 

Submissions or objections in light of this additional information should be made before Friday 28th August.

 

If you wish to discuss this or any other issue further, please feel free to contact me.

Serious vandalism in Laurel Lodge a concern – O’Gorman

Published on May 23, 2009 in Anti-Social Behaviour and Carpenterstown. 2 Comments Tags: , , , .

Vandalism on Laurel Lodge Road

Vandalism on Laurel Lodge Road

21/05/09

 

 

Green Party Castleknock ward candidate, Roderic O’Gorman has highlighted a spate of vandalism to public facilities along the Laurel Lodge Road.

 

“Over the week, a bus shelter and a phone box on Laurel Lodge Road have been badly vandalised. Both structures were severely damaged, with a significant number of glass sheets shattered”, stated Roderic O’Gorman.

 

“These facilities are important – particularly the bus stop which serves the 37 route. I am calling for anyone who witnessed this activity to contact the Gardai. It is essential that whoever is engaging in this vandalism is stopped quickly, before they do further damage to public property”, concluded Roderic O’Gorman.