WINNING HABITS on the sporting field for teams within the parish of Kilmurry Ibrickane have not been replicated with attempts to secure coastal protection works, a West Clare representative has remarked.
In February 2017, Clare County Council outlined their estimate that coastal protection works at Clohaninchy, Quilty would cost in the region of €4.7m. It took a period of six months to ascertain that the duty would fall to the local authority and not the Office of Public Works to fund this.
Ex county councillor, Bill Slattery (FG) previously said the road from Clohaninchy Cross to Seafield Cross needed to be repaired and resurfaced including the bridge. “The council said up to this that they wouldn’t do the road because trucks bringing rock armour for coastal protection would do serious damage to it, but I feel, at this stage, there is no point waiting any longer for this work to be carried out, as a final decision on the coastal protection programme could take years”.
Five years on and in February of 2022, landowner agreements were issued with signed agreements yet to be returned to the Council. “To progress the Cloughaninchy Flood Relief Scheme, Clare County Council have been negotiating with landowners over the last number of years, which has proved very time-consuming,” acting senior executive engineer in the Council’s project management office, Gráinne Reddan stated.
Once signed agreements are received, the Council can then engage “with the OPW regarding the necessary funding for the Detailed Design and Appointment of a Contractor. Clare County Council continue to work and engage with the Cloughaninchy Action Group and we provide project updates regularly,” she added.
An update had been sought at a meeting of the West Clare Municipal District by Cllr PJ Kelly (FF) who described it as “a long-standing problem”. He stated, “sixteen signatures are required to get the project to the next stage, it has taken six years to get to this stage. For the parish of Kilmurry Ibrickane with a habit of winning, I’m disappointed it has taken them so long. Hopefully if the signatures are got, the people in power will listen and stop talking about it”. Cllr Cillian Murphy (FF) seconded his motion.
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