Minister Ryan to meet council in New Year

Roads, Virginia Bypass and Interconnector expected to be discussed.

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, is set to meet members of Cavan County Council in the New Year.

The planned visit, set for early January, will take place at the Cavan council chambers, and follows repeated calls for a meeting with Green Party deputy over the past 12 months.

Cavan Councillors could hardly contain their surprise at their December monthly meeting, held yesterday (Wednesday, December 14) when informed of the proposed arrangement by Cathaoirleach Philip Brady (Fianna Fáil).

The meeting with Minister Ryan was confirmed by Acting Chief Executive to Cavan County Council, Eoin Doyle.

Elected members are expected to have a briefing meeting prior to meeting with Minister Ryan, but it is expected that on the agenda for discussion will be a number of pertinent matters, including roads funding and the Virginia Bypass and local concerns in relation to the building of the North-South Interconnector.

See next week's Anglo-Celt for full report.