“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. […]
Please Vote No on Oct 4th 2013
By asking people to Vote YES, on October 4th, Fine Gael, Labour and Sinn Fein are asking for people to go far beyond abolition of the Seanad. By asking people to vote YES the Government are asking the Irish people to do two things:1. abolish the Seanad.2. remove all reference to the Seanad from the […]
US Immigration Reform
Former Congressman Bruce Morrison & Mary in Dublin 2012. In the early 1990s I was lucky enough to win a Morrison Visa to the US through the Morrison Visa Lottery. I spent a number of great years working in the US before my attachment to home brought me back for good in 1998. Having […]
Grafton Street Charity Shops
Charity shops should not be banned from Grafton Street . On Monday July 1st Dublin City Councillors will consider and approve or reject the Grafton Street and Environs Draft Planning Scheme at its monthly meeting webcast from City Hall. It is wrong to ban Charity Shops from Grafton Street and I do not support their exclusion from […]
Local Boundary insult to Dublin
The local boundary report issued yesterday sets out Minister Phil Hogans plan to add fifty extra Councillors in Dublin. In the week that hard pressed Dubliners have struggled to pay Fine Geal’s unfair and anti-Dublin property tax Minister Hogan has published his plan to spend their property tax to save government party seats at the […]
Water Supply
Minister Hogan is going to have to account to Dublin City Council for his proposals to introduce water metering. At last nights monthly meeting Dublin City Council unanimously adopted a Fianna Fail motion expressing concern over recent water restrictions in the city, opposing the introduction of water charges in advance of a reliable water supply […]
Water Restrictions Update
Following the last five night’s water restrictions in Dublin City, the City Council has conducted an analysis of the water levels at Stillorgan Reservoir over the past four days. Despite the current restrictions and with some additional capacity gained as a result, water levels still remain below a normal and sustainable level. Consequently, nightly hours […]
Water Conservation
Today, Thursday 28th March 2013, Dublin City Council has issued a Water Conservation Notice advising that treated water storage is currently at an unsustainably low level in Dublin City. This is as a result of production problems at one of DCC’s water treatment plants. There is no problem with storage levels of untreated/raw water and […]