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THE Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh has agreed to meet residents demanding that En- nis Council increases the height of the walls surrounding their estate to 8 foot, before the Council proceeds with plans to build an adja- cent scheme of social and affordable houses.
The houses are to be built on land that the bishop sold to the council for €1.5 million five years ago.
The Bishop’s Court residents want the coun- cil to ensure that only people with “proven records’ on housing are placed in the new Westbourne estate.
They also want security lighting to be fitted
and the council to carry out repairs, “should anti-social behaviour become an issue”’.
In the €10 million scheme, the Council is seeking planning permission to develop 82 so- cial and affordable residential units.
Dr Walsh this week confirmed that he is to meet the residents after a request from the as- sociation to discuss their submission to the Council. He said: “I haven’t studied the sub- mission in detail and would be reluctant at this stage to comment on it. It is an emotive issue.”
Bishop Walsh’s predecessor, Bishop Michael Harty sold lands at the Westbourne estate to a private developer who built Bishop’s Court. Dr Walsh said that he may comment on the issue after meeting with the residents.