by Cillian Murphy | Aug 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Tourism and the travel industry …essentially the renting out for short-term lets of other people’s environments.” Sir Colin Marshall, Chair of British Airways 1994 Tourism is an industry that almost always happens to a community, and almost all tourism...
by Cillian Murphy | Mar 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
At the March 2022 full council meeting I requested that Clare County Council would commission a report into the impacts of short term lets on communities across Clare. First of all, the directors response was positive, and the commitment to get the forward planning...
by Cillian Murphy | Dec 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
“In light of the recent record lack of rental accommodation available nationally to ask the Minister for Finance to look at a tax policy solution that will encourage behavioral change in property owners to switch from short term lets to long term rental”. Along with a...
by Cillian Murphy | Oct 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
There is a crisis in the availability of affordable housing stock, for both private ownership or long term rental, for permanent residents in West Clare I requested at our September meeting that Clare County Council would undertake, as a matter of urgency, the...
by Cillian Murphy | Jun 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
“That Clare Co Co would request a report from the EPA, to be issued with 14 days, detailing the steps they have taken so far in holding Irish Water to account on the lack of progress in developing a waste water treatment plant for Kilkee to adequately protect...
by CMurphy | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
Request the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage would permit Local Authorities to undertake development of waste water treatment facilities for smaller settlements In the past two months we have seen several responses from IW to requests from elected...
