resronse from Minister Gormley's office

Dear Mr Cattell ,

I refer again to your recent emails in connection with the Kinsale Farmers Market.

I made some enquiries on your behalf with the Town Manager Ms. Mary Ryan and she informed me that there are no plans to relocate the farmers market back to Short Quay. According to Ms. Ryan, there are two separate reports which identify Health and Safety concerns with that location. The Town Council have identified an alternative location at Church Square car park which they say is satisfactory for most of the traders. They propose to continue the market at this location.

Please understand that the Minister does not micro-manage the day to day affairs of local authorities and therefore decisions
regarding the location of the farmers market is totally a matter for the Town Council.

Yours sincerely,


Eddie Kiernan
Private Secretary