At the January Council meeting Cllr Rob O’Donoghue welcomed a number of initiatives coming forward in the Lusk area for 2023.The procurement for the incorporation of the wasteland on Chapel Farm Drive into the adjacent Class 1 Open Space which was supposed to happen in 2022, but was unfortunately delayed due to the site being used as a pyrite remediation storage area will now be commenced as a priority during 2023.A meeting has been arranged with the relevant Developer to progress the Taking in Chare of the Open Space and facilities related to the Forge estate as quickly as possible. It is ‘imperative for both sports clubs and residents of Lusk that this much needed space is given over fully for community use’, according to O’Dongohue. Cllr O’Donoghue noted “I look forward to the implementation of these projects and the forthcoming Programme of Works for 2023 which is presented to Councillors in February outlining the remediation works on roads and footpaths in the town to take place in the coming calendar year, I will as always keep people informed.”At the meeting Cllr O’Donoghue also passed a motion requesting that the ESB come to address the elected representatives with solutions to the ongoing power outages in the town of Lusk. As part of the his contribution he noted that the power outages ‘drive the people of Lusk up the wall’ as they have been occurring for years and implored the semi-state company to provide better information to the public on how the company intends to address and future proof the problems in the system.