Dublin City Flooding
At a meeting of Dublin City Council last night I was critical of Dublin City Councils response to the flooding of October 24th and as leader of the Fianna Fail Group I proposed the following emergency motion which received unanimous support: Emergency Motion from Fianna Fail Group Dublin City Council should express our condolences to […]
Emergency Flood Relief
Following my representations on behalf of residents, the office of the Minister of OPW has informed me that under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) scheme, the Department of Social Protection makes exceptional needs payments (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off, exceptional expenditure, which cannot be met out of people’s weekly income. In addition to the […]
All Hallows Watermains
On the 1st November, works will start in the All Hallows water network on Griffith Avenue. There will be water shut off for approximately 10 hours between 8am to 7pm for some properties in the area. All those affected by water shut offs will receive a notification hand delivered 2 days before the water shut […]
Severe Flooding
The East Coast of Ireland was hit with an unprecedented and intense level of rainfall yesterday, lasting from early in the afternoon to late in the night. Met Eireann confirmed that 80ml of rainfall fell during this time, equating to one months rainfall in half a day. In our constituency parts of Cabra, Phibsborough, Drumcondra […]
Aqua Aerobics
Aqua Aerobics classes are re-commencing in Sean McDermott Street Pool on Tuesday 8th November 2011 at 8pm, the cost will be €5 per person, per class. If you would like further information please contact Ger Toner on 086 – 3828331. Mary.
National Paediatric Hospital
The decision of the Government to endorse the independent review of the Mater site as the best location for the new National Paediatric Hospital, and the Cabinet’s approval for the project to now proceed to the planning stage is very good news for parents and children all around the country. This is a vital project […]
Tai Chai in Cabra
Senior Citizens, why not try out Tai Chi. These are gentle non-impact exercise classes which will improve flexibility and good health. Sample Class next Tuesday, 19th April at St Finbarrs GAA Club. All seniors welcome. For more information please contact Cabra Community Development Project on 085-1519972. Grand stretch in the evening, Mary.
No Smoking Mater Hospital
From July 2010 the Mater Hospital became a Smoke Free hospital. Following concerns raised by local residents I asked the Dublin City Council Area Manager to advise what measures are in place between the Mater Hospital and Dublin City Council to ensure that the hospitals “no smoking” policy does not negatively impact on the surrounding […]
New Mater Children’s Hospital
It is great to see the progress being made daily with the building of the new Mater General Hospital. Coming next will be the new National Childrens Hospital on the adjacent site. On Thursday 20th of January the development team are holding an open day in the Mater Hospital, Pillar Room from 3pm – 7pm. There will […]