Cleaner Beaches

The June bank holiday weekend was one of the finest of the summer to date. It was the kind of weekend when anyone with good sense headed to their nearest beach. Others, myself included, campaigned door to door with just days to go till election day.

The government this year has reduced funding to Fingal Council by a stagerring 10%. So as the sun beamed down the Council was under pressure to implement cuts. Bins weren't placed on beaches and what bins were near beaches weren't emptied. Our local beaches then made headline news for all the wrong reasons as the rubbish piles grew high.

I raised this as a priority at my first full Council meeting and submitted a motion calling on the manager to ensure that there is never a repeat of this situation. In response the Council management have increased the number of bins on beaches and increased the frequency at which they are emptied.

With local jobs and tourism already under pressure it is vital that the Council maintain basic services to keep our beaches, parks and communities clean.