The Mayor was addressing Navan Municipal District members today (Wednesday) on his last day in office as Mayor. He said that as a public representative he felt "bitterly disappointed" at the outcome of the talks to form a new government. Not only was there not a mention of the rail line in the voluminous document published by the three parties, but the regional hospital which was to be planned for the town had also disappeared from any future plans. "Navan has been forgotten about and I am deeply concerned about all those young couple who have to get up at six in the morning, drop children off to creches or to grandparents, and have to spend up to four hours a day travelling to and from Dublin. There is nothing for us in this programme for government".
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| Outgoing Navan Mayor Cllr Tommy Reilly. |
He said that Meath consisted of urban and rural settlements. Rural schools were suffering badly and he said he expected more to be outlined in the programme about the future of rural settlements and how they could be supported.
In the election for Mayor, independent Cllr Francis Deane was proposed by Sinn Fein Cllr Eddie Fennessy and seconded by Fianna Fail Cllr Padraig Fitzsimons. He was unopposed for the position and was duly elected.
Cllr Fennessy was elected unopposed to the position of Deputy Mayor.
Cllr Deane said that there would be a tough task ahead in the coming year and he said that everyone should do their bit to get footfall back into the town to help small businesses. They would all do their best to create confidence in the town. He said that another priority was the development plan for the Johnstown area which had a population of 10,000 people.
Fianna Fail Cllr Padraig Fitzsimons congratulated Cllr Deane on his election, saying that he knew the new Mayor ahd the interests of the community at heart. Council official Larry Whelan also congratulated Cllr Deane and thanked Cllr Tommy Reilly for his hard work for the community during his eyar in office.
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