At Monday’s meeting of the Meath County Council, Cllr Brian Fitzgerald addressed the chamber to highlight the danger Meath will  face if we don’t zone enough land for developers to build homes for the county. He remarked other counties bordering DUBLIN including Kildare and Wicklow are ignoring the national strategy and voting to zone land in their respective counties. 

The planning regulator can only advised the minister was his take on planning. ”We had the experience were we had to dezone land in the past, even though the former CEO, Jackie Maguire, appealed that decision by the government of the day, and the minister Coveney overruled the appeal. He went onto say,  “I believe that we have to make sure there is adequate land to keep developers, large and small, to build, to increase the footprint to develop and build homes, otherwise they will go elsewhere.”

There was general consensus that Cllr Fitzgerald was correct and cross-party agreement including Dunboyne Cllr  Maria Murphy(FG).

LAMA Recognise Cllr Brian Fitzgerald’s 40 Years Service

Cllr Fitzgerald was also recognised for his contribution to local and national politics along with other politicians across the county recently. The Local Authority Members Association (LAMA)  had an event recognising Councillors nationally for 40 years’ service, including Meath County Council’s own Cllr Brian Fitzgerald pictured above standing, 4th from left, along with fellow recipients. He was elected to Meath County Council in 1985, Cllr Brian Fitzgerald has devoted more than 41 years to representing the people of Meath.

He has been returned to office on seven successive occasions and has served as Cathaoirleach of Meath County Council three times, reflecting his longstanding commitment to public service and local government.

Cllr Fitzgerald also served as a TD from 1992 to 1997 and as Labour Party Whip. During this period, he continued to advocate for County Meath at national level and contributed to the work of the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation during an important period in the Northern Ireland peace process.