Moyne Road Residents Association

Lobbying Organisation Moyne Road Residents Association

Date published 15 Apr, 2019

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Tipperary County Council blocked a right of Way in the housing estate called Moyne Road in Thurles. It had been open for over 40 years. They built a wall to block access

Intended results How much the total cost of building the wall, what legislation did they fully in order to built the wall, why wasnt proper notice given to the residents before building the wall, why was the wall built at 7.30 am on a Saturday Morning, and to knock the wall and work with the residents in creating a walkway for residents

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tommy Barrett, Chairperson of the Moyne Road Residents Association

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Dear All, I email in my role as Chairman of the Moyne Road Residents Association in relation to the wall that was erected to block our right of way against the expressed wishes of our residents in November 2018 at 7.00 am on a Saturday morning. The building of this wall has resulted in extreme health and safety concerns as people are now jumping over the wall out onto the main road (People are jumping straight out onto the road as there is no public footpath at this point) We as residents are now calling on the council to immediately remove the wall and enter into negotiations with our residents in relation to this issue. The council had no problem entering into talks with the potential homeowners at Cabra but they refuse to interact with the residents of Moyne Road. We have offered the council 10,000 euro to address any concerns that they may have in relation to this access point. It is important to note that no accident ever occurred at this access point,

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Matt Shortt Director of Services or Equivalent (Tipperary County Council)

Joe McGrath Chief Executive Officer (Tipperary County Council)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)