"Is Kerry rural life is at risk?"The plight of those living in rural areas who cannot gain planning on one off sites is to took centre stage in Tralee last Monday night (February 25th) as the Irish Rural Dwellers Association (IRDA) hosted a public meeting on the issue.
"Rural Ireland is at risk, people are being forced to move out of their own areas and in to developments in towns as they cannot get planning, even on their own land, to build a house" said Bridget O'Connor of the IRDA.
"Rural areas are experiencing a decline in population especially in parts of Kerry where country life has been so important for generations."
"It seems ridiculous that developers can gain planning for large housing developments, sometimes up to 40 houses, and that a local family cannot gain planning for a house on their own land."
GAA officials have also raised concern about the depopulation in rural areas in parts of Kerry with many parishes reporting difficulties in fielding teams and this will be one of the key issues discussed at the meeting this Monday, saying
it is wrong to expect people to leave their own native areas just because they cannot get planning for one house when developers it seems have a carte blanche. More information on the IRDA may be obtained from Bridget at 087-2359304.
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