Save the Waiver
In December 2012 more than 30,000 families in Dublin City will loose their bin waiver. This is a direct result of the decision taken by government Councillors in City hall to vote for city budgets which will end the bin waiver scheme for pensionsers and low income households. In the General Election the Labour Party promised to introduce a National […]
Grangegorman Public Realm
The Grangegorman Development Agency has applied to Dublin City Council for Planning permission for the construction of the public realm and site infrastructure and includes that part of the public thoroughfare Grangegorman Upper and Grangegorman Lower, all located within a 28.69 Hectares Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) at Grangegorman, Dublin 7.The application is for a 10 […]
Development Levy 2013-2015
In my submission to Dublin City Councils proposed Development Contribution Scheme 2013-2015 I requested the Council consider and amend the 2013-2015 scheme to reflect the following points: · The public consultation on the making of this scheme was poorly advertised. It did not appear on the home page of www.dublincity.ie and was not easy to locate on the website. […]
Halloween Safety
As Chair of the Dublin Central Joint Policing Committee public safety is a major priority for me throughout the year but Halloween presents certain extra risks. The Gardai and Dublin City Council have assured me that all available resources are being applied in an integrated plan in the Central area to reduce risk and increase public safety […]