I am a member of the Kilcock Community Gardens Group and I support all of the comments and suggestions made in the Kildare Climate Action Linkage Group submission (and also the National Peatlands Park submission if you want) I am not copying their full submission here but would like it to be taken that I have made the same points.
In particular relation to biodiversity and in summary I would like to make the following points:
1.We need more ecological expertise in Kildare Co Co
2.The international IUCN definition of biodiversity needs to be used and clearly distinguished from 'green infrastructure'.
3.The Biodiversity crisis needs to be acknowledged and addressed in the Plan
4.Meaningful Biodiversity actions need to be informed and implemented across relevant areas in all chapters
5.The Strategic Vision and Overall aim of the Plan need to be revised to acknowledge and address the biodiversity crisis in Kildare"