Small & Medium Enterprise
Small and medium enterprises provide local employment and are making a very important contribution to our economic recovery. It was disappointing that the recent government budget didn’t do more to support SMEs and I believe Fianna Fail needs to try and push this policy agenda. John McGuinness TD is Fianna Fails spokesperson on Enterprise and […]
Email Joan
I welcome confirmation that the Government has committed to review its decision to slash disability allowance however I really think it is a reversal of this decision that is needed, not a review. On the Prime Time Budget Special last night Minister Michael Noonan seemed to agree when he even admitted that the cut was […]
Cabra Garda Station
Over the past couple of months I have made representations, as Chairperson of the Dublin Central Joint Policing Committee, to the Garda Chief Superintendent regarding the need to retain Cabra Garda Station as a fully functioning station for our area. While it is extremely regrettable that the Minister for Justice has decided to close Whitehall […]
Privatisation of Bin Collections
On Monday, buried in the midst of the National Budget announcements so as to spare Labour Councillors embarrassment, Dublin City Council announced that after more than 140 years it is to transfer the City Council’s commercial and domestic waste collection business to Greyhound Recycling and Recovery. This deal was made despite Dublin City Councillors recently […]
Cabra Christmas Tree
As a mark of respect it has been decided to cancel the official Christmas Tree lighting in Cabra this year. It was originally scheduled to take place on Friday 9th however due to the tragic road incident which occurred on Faussagh Rd last Friday 2nd December which caused the death of a young local boy, […]
Whitehall Garda Station Closure
The decision by the Justice Minister Alan Shatter to close Whitehall Garda Station makes no sense and will be a big loss to the communities of Drumcondra and Glasnevin. Minister Shatter confirmed that he is shutting down Whitehall Garda station without any consultation with the local community or elected representatives. Whitehall Garda Station is the […]
Dublin City Budget
At the Dublin City Council meeting dealing with the 2012 Estimates I made the following statement as leader of the Fianna Fail Group. Fianna Fail group believes it would be irresponsible of us to vote for these estimates: 1. We are not opposed to the principle of competition for the bin service however we […]
Dublin City Focus
On Wednesday 23rd November at 7.30pm in Wynn’s Hotel, Abbey Street, I will be joining my Fianna Fáil colleagues on Dublin City Council at Dublin City Focus. The objective of the meeting is for Fianna Fails Councillors in Dublin City to share with members and supporters some of the work they are doing in the […]
Homeless in Dublin
Official figures released last week for the number of homeless in Dublin indicate an increase in the number of homeless from 60 to 87. Eighty Seven people homeless in Dublin is eighty seven too many. Dublin City Council as the Housing Authority has a responsibility to address this issue. In 2011 Dublin City Council had […]
Grangegorman
The announcement recently from the Government to cut all funding for the Grangegorman Development is hugely disappointing and shocking when you think of their election promise of 100,000 jobs. It shows an unbelievable lack of imagination and begs the question was anybody in the Government parties promoting the project or even vaguely defending it ? […]