Tom Moylan - Response to local election questions

I would like to reply and support you in your efforts to address in whatever way possible your concerns and efforts to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gases in order to combat global warming.

In answer to your queations please see below.
> 1. Do you agree that Nenagh Town Council/North Tipperary County
> Council should support initiatives to help our communities flourish in
> the coming low–carbon future?
Yes I do believe that both Nenagh Town Council and North Tipp Co. Co should such initiatives in our communities and not only support such initiatives but should also be a local leader in them as well.

> 2. What is your position on the following initiatives?
> a. wind energy and bio-fuels
I think more use needs to be made of wind energy and bio fuels especially off shore wind energy.
> b. locally grown food promotion/farmer’s markets
I would be a supporter of locally grown food especailly organic foods and of farmers markets
> c. improved public transport
Obviously we need improved public transport especially in the larger urban area's in order to encourage people to leave their cars at home and avail of public transport to commute to work.> > d. energy saving measures in public housing, public buildings and street lighting
I would encourage and support the local authority to use whatever energy saving maesures in all public housing and buildings where possible. I believe that both North Tipperary Co. Co and Nenagh Town Council are very concious of this and do use numerous energy savings measures where possible. For example numerous energy measures have been incorporated into the new civic offices in nenagh and also all local authority housing tenants are encouraged to use energy saving light bulbs etc. Also any new local authority housing being constructed would be incorporating energy saving measures in terms of insulation, use of high efficiency condensing boilers etc.
> e. reserved park & re-charge spaces for electric vehicles in towns and villages
This would be a policy that i would be opened to looking at but i would feel would need to be fully examined and promoted in order to be successful.
> f. energy and fertilisers from waste and reuse of grey water
I would need more information and would need to do more research on the above in order to make a comment but in terms of the farming community i would support the use of non artificial fertilisers where possible.

> 3. What specific initiatives will you support/take if you are elected?
I believe that all Local authorities need to lead the community and lead by example in taking initiatives in energy saving maesures no matter how small in order to encourage the community at large to follow suit. I would be interested in meeting up with you sometime in the future in order to discuss this issue in more detail.