Bray Town Council
71 Elgin Heights
Bray
Co. Wicklow
Telephone: 086 8117262
Website: www.davidgrant.ie
E Mail: emailme@davidgrant.ie
David Grant was born in Little Bray and later moved to the growing area of Ballywaltrim. He was educated at St Philomena’s National School (Ravenswell), St Fergal’s National Schools and St Kilian’s Community School. He holds a Diploma in Politics and Government, a Degree in Public Management (Local Government) and a Masters in European Integration and Regionalism. David has worked as Special Advisor to local Minister, Dick Roche TD, at the Departments of Environment, Heritage and Local Government and at Foreign Affairs with responsibility for European Affairs.
Cllr David Grant has vowed to defy a request from the Cathaoirleach of Bray Town Council to stay silent on the issue of the Dargle Flood Protection Scheme. In an unprecedented approach Cllr Ronan McManus emailed all Councillors today asking that until such time as the Office of Public Works confirm the status of funding for the scheme no further comments would be made to the media. Read More | Share
The publication today, Thursday 10 November 2011, of the Government’s Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme for the period 2012 – 2016 fails to include the Dargle Flood Protection Scheme indicating that residents in Little Bray will have to wait another five years before there is any chance of protecting their homes. Read More | Share
The flooding on Monday night brought the Dargle River to its brink, the water level climbed to within two feet of breaching its banks and causing havoc for homes and businesses in Little Bray, according to Cllr David Grant. Read More | Share
The Standing Orders of Bray Town Council were suspended this evening, Tuesday 6th September 2011, on the proposal of Cllr David Grant to allow for a full discussion on Government plans to close the 24 hour Accident and Emergency Service at St Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown. Read More | Share
Cllr David Grant has again raised the issue of the Dargle Flood Protection Scheme that the residents in Little Bray have been campaigning for since the last flood hit the Dargle valley twenty five years ago this week. Read More | Share
Thousands of used stamps collected over the past few years made their way to the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa to support their work in the Horn of Africa where famine has threatened the lives of over 12 million people. Read More | Share
News today, Wednesday 3rd August 2011 that the Mox Nuclear fuel plant at Sellafield in Cumbria is to close is welcome news for those living on Ireland’s east coast. Campaign groups in Ireland have been advocating the closure of the entire Sellafield plant for many years and have continuously expressed concern over the threat that the nuclear facility poses to the Irish coast and its residents. Read More | Share
Following the take over of Superquinn by Musgraves, Bray Town Council must meet with the new owners to discuss the future of the Superquinn land on Bray’s Southern Cross Road according to Cllr David Grant. Read More | Share
Cllr David Grant has expressed his concern for the staff and future of Superquinn in Bray following the announcement that a receiver has been appointed to the chain of supermarkets. Read More | Share
Little Bray representative Cllr David Grant has expressed his anger at the Government’s decision to defer indefinitely the long awaited Dargle Flood Protection Scheme. Read More | Share
David Grant is Cathaoirleach of Bray Town Council. He was first elected to Bray Town Council in June 1994, the youngest Councillor to be elected to local government in Ireland at that time. He held the position of Chairman of Bray Town Council in 1999/2000 and has served as a member of a number of committees, including; County Wicklow VEC, Wicklow County Council’s Strategic Policy Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, Bray Partnership, Bray Drugs Task Force, Young Peoples Facilities and Services Fund, RAPID County Monitoring Committee, Bray Institute of Further Education, Europe Day Bray Committee, Barrington Commemoration Committee and the Bègles and Würzburg Town Twinning Committees.
He was appointed a Peace Commissioner in November 2005 by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
As a public representative David Grant has always put the interests of those he represents to the fore.
He successfully delivers on behalf of local people on issues that are important to them and has kept in touch with his constituents with regular newsletters and his new interactive website.
David has always been active in Bray and County Wicklow, in many areas of civic life; a former Chairman of Fergal Ógs Gaelic Games Club, he has also managed GAA juvenile inter-county teams and held the position of Fixtures Secretary of the County Ladies Football Board. He is also a Vice President of the Wicklow Schoolboy’s Football League.
David has been keenly involved with the Arts community across Wicklow. He has participated in many stage performances in Bray, Enniskerry, Roundwood and Wicklow Town.
As Chairman of Ballywaltrim Community Centre, he steered the redevelopment of St Fergal’s Parish Hall at a cost of over €2,000,000; During his tenure as Chairman of Ballywaltrim Recreational Park, a €1,300,000 project, he successfully reached his target to provide playing pitches, floodlights, modern changing and training facilities; as a leading member of the Young People Facilities and Services Fund Committee he has played an active role in new youth centres in Fassaroe and Bray Town Centre. Most recently he took great satisfaction from his period as Chairman of Bray Town Council Swimming Pool Steering Committee when he recently saw the opening of a new €13,000,000 pool, gym and astro turf pitches.
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