By Dan Walsh
Addressing yesterday’s (Wednesday) monthly meeting of Rosslare Municipal District, Cllr Ger Carthy said; “the time for talking is over” and he demanded a meeting be convened between the OPW, Department of Agriculture, the IFA and Wexford County Council to seriously tackle the worsening effects of coastal erosion.
“The County Council no longer has the resources or funding to deal with this coastline emergency across Rosslare Municipal District,” said Cllr Carthy.
At Monday’s monthly meeting of Wexford County Council coastal erosion was on the agenda and Cllr Carthy contributed to a brief debate and Chief Executive Eddie Taaffe promised a coastal survey overview of coastal issues and strategy to be brought to a future meeting.
“I welcome the commitment to produce a coastal strategy, but unfortunately it won’t keep out the Irish Sea,” Cllr Carthy told WexfordLocal.com, and he added; “It’s now funding and willpower we need.”
Cllr Carthy is encouraging communities to publicise coastal erosion in their areas to increase the profile of the worsening situation and bring it to the attention of the relevant authorities.
One of the badly affected areas is Seaview Coastal Protection and Beach Access at Kilmore, and according to the Chief Executive’s January Report, published at last Monday’s meeting, total funding of €1.6 million has been approved by the OPW, the contract has been awarded, and works are set to commence this month – January 2025.
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