Cllr. Derek Mitchell (FG), Kiltoorish, Manor Avenue, Greystones, Co. Wicklow.
Phone/Fax 01-‐2874115(H), 087-‐2574969 mitchelldc0@gmail.com www.derekmitchell.ie 23rd September, 2013
Press Release Donnelly Plan for Harbour is only a Dream In 2007 the harbour was derelict whereas now it is the best leisure harbour in Wicklow and the 4th best Nationally, after Dun Laoghaire, Cork and Howth. It has given a great boost to tourism with lots of high spending yachting visitors who would never have come to the town but for the proper harbour. They greatly like Greystones and are not concerned that the site is unfinished. The plan suggests €13m of extra expenditure but gives no idea where this might come from. The Deputy claims he is an economist and I can’t understand how an economist can totally ignore money. A Plan without money to implement it is only a Dream. The way to make this project move forward is to understand the costs and engineering issues and ask for appropriate items without adding extras. I have offered to explain them to Deputy Donnelly but he seems to prefer to Dream without facts.