Brady queries why Wicklow County Council have failed to complete upgrade to Greystones to Kilcoole pathway, given the safety issues that have arisen
Wicklow Sinn Féin TD John Brady has queried the lack of progress made by Wicklow County Council in completing a much-needed upgrade to the public pathway running from Greystones heading into Kilcoole. The ongoing failure to complete the upgrades to the pathway is creating a safety issue, with the uneven surface causing a hazard for elderly, and physically impaired persons using the pathway.
Brady said:
“I have been approached by quite a few people in the area about the failure of Wicklow County Council to complete its upgrade to the public pathway running from Greystones into Kilcoole.
The pathway in the area upgraded to a good standard, with the exception of one remaining section. There was also work carried out to facilitate public lighting, and work on the new pathway. But the specific area that I refer to, which is the last link in that pathway, sticks out like a sore thumb, with its uneven surfaces, which pose a safety hazard to both the elderly and the physically impaired.
I am asking that Wicklow County Council provide details as to why this particular section of pathway has not been completed, particularly in light of the safety issues that this has thrown up.
Quite obviously Wicklow County Council are keenly aware of the value of a good pathway running in the area from Greystones to Kilcoole, as evidenced by the work already carried out. But this being the case, it further raises the question as to why the work has not been completed.
I am calling on the Council to provide an answer as to why this situation is being allowed to continue. And for them to complete the works in the area at the earliest opportunity before somebody gets hurt.” ENDs
