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 […]
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 […]
Connaught Street Dereliction
I continue to raise the issue of derelict properties on Connaught street, e.g. house numbers 7, 19, 21 and 83, with Dublin City Council. As a result of my representations over the past couple of years DCC Derelict Buildings, Dangerous Buildings, Legal department and the local area office are all engaged in trying to address the […]
Chester House
Following my representations to DCC, the Assistant City Manager in charge of Housing, has confirmed to me that the current Cold Weather Initiative at Chester House will end at the end of March 2011, weather permitting. Furthermore, the City Council will consult with the Local Elected Members and Community prior to Chester House being put […]
Dominick Street Regen
Work on the regeneration of Dominic Street and the provision of social housing must be a priority for whoever is next in government. The people in this area and the city as a whole needs this area to be redeveloped. Dublin City Council has submitted its planning application to An Bord Pleanala and public information […]
O’Devaney Gardens Regen
Work on the regeneration of O’Devaney Gardens and the provision of social housing is progressing well. Dublin City Council has submitted its planning application to An Bord Pleanala and public information sessions have been held locally. These information meetings are a great opportunity to get clarification on the planning application and to have any questions […]
Housing Grant Schemes
In July 2009 Dublin City Council Home Grants Section stopped accepting applications despite having received an increased allocation of more than €14m from the Government for grants in 2010. Since that time I have consistently raised this as an issue at Dublin City Council and requested DCC to release the funds and to re-open the […]