Water Charges
At this months meeting of Dublin City Council I called for the installation of domestic water meters to be delayed in Dublin until Minister Hogan releases information on his promised “first fix free” scheme. The government is making a major mistake prioritizing metering ahead of fixing leaks and building new water sources. The Government has […]
Reillys Bridge
Work on the €9.8million project to replace Reillys Bridge on Ratoath Road with a fly-over spanning the railway line and canal will continue until the end of 2014. The initial stages of the project would have benefitted from better communication from Irish Rail and Dublin City Council. In response to my request Irish Rail and […]
Cabra Traffic
At the October Central Area Committee meeting I submitted a motion calling on Dublin City Council to put in place a comprehensive traffic management plan for Cabra to reduce the negative impact of increased traffic volumes through Cabra when the fly-over on the Ratoath Road opens. In response to this motion the Manager provided me […]
Royal Canal Day
Everyone is invited to the ROYAL CANAL DAY, a dynamic event planned by the Dublin City North Volunteer Centre. The Royal Canal Day will take place on October the 12th along the banks of the Royal Canal with the main objective being to get local people to come out, have some fun and to clean-up litter all […]
“First Fix Free”
In June 2013 Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan promised homeowners that the Government will pay to fix any leaks found on the homeowner’s side when domestic water meters are introduced. I have repeatedly requested details of Minister Hogan’s promised “first fix free” scheme but been unable to obtain any. Dublin City Council and Irish […]
Irish Water
Following announcement of Minister Phil Hogan’s plan to transition water service from Dublin City Council to Irish Water and in advance of the official transition date of January 2014, Irish Water is due to start installing domestic water meters in Dublin City this week. I have major concerns which must be addressed before we proceed […]
Please Vote No
The main reason to vote No tomorrow is to send a strong message to Government that we are not fools and we do not like being lied to. They lied to get power and they continue to lie as they exercise power. They say abolishing the Seanad will mean political reform – this is a lie. […]
Housing Adaptation Grants
During the summer Dublin City Council closed its scheme that gives grants to elderly and/or sick people who need to adapt their homes to allow them continue to live independantly. The reason the City Council had to close the scheme is because Minister Hogan had cut funding for the grants by 50%. At the September City […]
Cabra Road Bus Shelter
At the December 2012 meeting of the Central Area Committee I submitted a motion to ask Dublin Bus to provide sides to the in-bound bus shelter on the Cabra Road at the seventeen shops. In response to this motion the City Manager wrote to Dublin Bus and recently they replied saying that they will arrange to have it checked out […]
GPO museum
The GPO, Dublin At the September meeting of the Central Area Committee I proposed a motion expressing members appreciation to An Post for the information they shared with us regarding their plans for the development of the GPO museum. The motion also called on An Post to amend their plans to make the main building, which was the scene […]