Council fails to invest in North Wexford

By Dan Walsh

The latest round of Active Travel Investments based on the Council’s submissions to the Government has just been announced. Wexford County Council has been awarded €3.750,000, which is a welcome amount for the county.

However, Gorey-Kilmuckridge District Cllr. Andrew Bolger is disappointed and angry when it comes to projects in the North Wexford district.

“Looking at the total figure awarded combined with the population you would expect that approximately €1 million would be coming to North Wexford,” said Cllr Bolger, who added; “When in fact €50,000 has been awarded to the Gorey-Kilmuckridge Municipal District for an existing project in the safe routes to school at Gorey Central School. That’s 1.3% of the total allocation.”

Cllr Bolger points out what was made on the last round of funding that “the allocation to this area was simply not enough and it has happened again. “There is a continuing failure by the Council to invest in North Wexford. It’s clear now in black and white, there is no urgency to carry out and complete projects in North Wexford.”

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