2013 City Budget
Dublin City Councillors will meet this evening, Monday 26th November 2012, to consider and approve the 2013 City Council Budget. The Fianna Fail group believes that the uncertainty caused by lack of clarity from Government on key issues of Property Tax and Water Services make it impossible at this time for Councillors to make an […]
Walk Dublin
Walk Dublin is a new FREE mobile wayfinding application launched by Dublin City Council today that will be of assistance to people who are visually impaired, visitors and tourists in the city. It is voice activated and it complements the recently installed wayfinding and signage scheme that has been erected around the city. The function of […]
Water Disruption
Important Notice- Disruption of Water SupplyFrom 7.00pm on Tuesday 13th November to 7.00am on Wednesday 14th November 2012, due to essential works being carried out by Fingal County Council, there will be disruption to the water supply which will result in reduced water pressures in the following areas:Navan Road from Ashtown to the Cabra Road […]
Development Levy 2013-2015
In my submission to Dublin City Councils proposed Development Contribution Scheme 2013-2015 I requested the Council consider and amend the 2013-2015 scheme to reflect the following points: · The public consultation on the making of this scheme was poorly advertised. It did not appear on the home page of www.dublincity.ie and was not easy to locate on the website. […]
Digital Switchover
There are just two days to go until the Government switch off the old national TV network and switch on the new digital TV network. If you haven’t already made the switch information is is available at www.goingdigital.ie, through LoCall 1890 940 980 (English language) and 1890 940 970 (Irish language). Mary
Digital TV Switchover
The Government will shut down the old national TV network and replace it with digital TV on Wednesday 24th October 2012. The old TV network provides, via an aerial, the Irish TV channels, RTE1, RTE2, TV3 and TG4. Don’t get left with a blank screen, for more information please go to Saorview. Mary
Flood Warning UPDATE 12 NOON
DCC updated Weather Warning @ 12 noon 17th October 2012Up to 20 millimetres of rain fell between 4am and 6 30am this morning. The City Council’s Drainage staff dealt the incidents of localised road flooding throughout the night. The following preventative measures to deal with the predicted high tides and rainfall have been put in […]
Cabra’s Got Talent
Last chance to enter the best talent show ever seen in Cabra ! Cabra’s Got Talent will be accepting late registrations in Chillax Youth Cafe in the Boogies on Wednesday evening from 7.30pm. Anyone who is young, talented and ambitious cannot afford to miss this opportunity. Mary
Excessive Salary : Update
On the 14th of September I wrote about the excessive salary being advertised for the role of Head of Student Experience at UCC. I wrote to Ministers for Education, Finance and Public Sector Reform asking them if they approved of the excessive salary and if not what action they would take to have the salary […]
Rainfall Warning Over
@ 1pm on Weds 26th September 2012 Dublin City Council has advised that over 70 millimetres of rain has fallen since Monday. Throughout that time Dublin City Council drainage staff have closely monitored the drainage network, including rivers, streams and underground sewers. The rainfall warning is now over – here comes the sun ! Mary