My Plan for Drogheda

Promote Drogheda as a ‘Living Wage’ city
Attract meaningful IDA investment to the area (implementation of the Action Plan for Jobs I developed in 2015/16)
Continue to develop and enhance the role of The Mill Enterprise Centre as the key driver of new SME development in the Dr
Obtain funding for the Northern Port Access Route- Advance my legislation to restore power to Drogheda Borough Council
Secure city status and promote greater cooperation between Louth & Meath
enhance trade union rights and ensure the lowest paid got a better deal.

More school places and investment in and support for our local schools
Develop a satellite campus of DkIT in Drogheda
Ensure that government build the new Louth Meath Education & Training Board HQ on the site I secured for the town

Make Drogheda a ‘green city’
Secure ‘Living City’ status for Drogheda’s historic core and complete the redevelopment and regeneration of the West Gate area
Complete the extension and refurbishment of St. Mary’s and Boyne View House on the Dublin Road.- Develop a playground on the northside of Drogheda
Provide a safer community with more Garda resources and a multi-agency response to drug crime and the social impact of problem drug use

Enhance and improve our public transport services with the new D4 & D5 services
Build the new stadium for Drogheda United FC and our new municipal playing pitches in the northern environs
Develop a plan with all stakeholders to establish Drogheda as the ‘culture capital’ of the North East with dedicated studio space for artists managed along co-operative principles
Create a plan to support our town centre as a prime retail destination
Develop capacity at Drogheda Port and support the redevelopment of the town quays space - Make Drogheda a pedestrian and cyclist friendly town by pedestrianising the town centre- Promote a new train station for Drogheda’s northside.