Property Tax
Being in Government is rarely easy and governing in difficult financial circumstances is always going to be challenging. However what Roisin Shortall demonstrated last week is that being in Government is about making choices. At the end of the day, when this Government’s blame game with Fianna Fail, the ECB, the IMF, other European leaders etc.is […]
Route 83
I am glad to see that the campaign by bus users of the old 19 now 83, whose campaign I have supported, has resulted in Dublin Bus amending the new 83 Bus Service to better meet their needs. The Key changes are : Route 83 is extended to Tolka Estate at hourly intervals, every day Morning Peak service will be adjusted to […]
Smithfield Horse Fair
Despite the fact that there has been a horse fair in Smithfield since the 1700s in recent times Dublin City Council repeatedly stated that it had no role in the management of the Fair. This hands off approach by Dublin City Council contributed to problems with the Fair the most high profile being the outbreak […]
Small Business Loan Fund
There are some fundamental flaws with the Micro Enterprise Loan Fund that is part of the Governments job creation “initiatives”. They say it will make up to €25,000 available for small businesses through a Micro Enterprise Loan Fund. While this sounds great and any initiative by the Government that might at last start to address the […]