Transparent and Affordable Bin charges Needed
As leader of the Fianna Fáil group on Dublin City Council 2009-2014 I strongly opposed the privatisation of domestic bin collections in Dublin City because there was little transparency of pricing and it abolished the bin waiver scheme for 40,000 low income households. The next Dáil must address and correct this flawed policy decision. If […]
Water Restrictions
Dublin City Council will this evening lift the water restrictions that have been in place since 30th October 2013. Production at DCC’s Ballymore Eustace Water Treatment Plant and improvements in storage of treated water reservoirs is allowing for the restrictions to be removed. Thanks to customers across the entire Dublin region for their patience during […]
FREE Electrical Waste Collection
WEEE Ireland will hold a FREE electrical waste collection in Tesco Cabra on Saturday 26th of October from 10.00-16.00. Any household item with a plug or battery will be accepted free of charge. Mary
Phoenix Park Concerts 2013
Event organisers, Festival Republic, have confirmed the following arrangements for the concerts to be held in the Phoenix Park this summer:Details of the Event The events will take place on the Wednesday 10th, Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th of July. The gate times for the events are as follows: Wednesday 10th July 2013: 18:00 – 23:00 Saturday […]
Norfolk Road
On a number of occasions over the past year, and in response to complaints from residents of Norfolk Road, I have asked Dublin City Council to deal with illegal dumping in the lane to the rear of Norfolk Road and Cabra Park. In May Dublin City Council advised me that “the lane way is question […]
Saturday Recycling @ Grangegorman
For years I have worked to get Dublin City Council to open their waste depot in Grangegorman on Saturdays. I am pleased to inform you that from Saturday 15th June the Recycling Centre will now open to the public from 10.00am to 4pm. Saturday opening will remain in place throughout the Summer months and the […]
Royal Canal Clean-up
Dublin City North Volunteering Center is organising a clean-up of the Royal Canal on Saturday, 18th of May, at 11am. Meet at Crossguns Bridge on Phibsboro Road. Gloves, bags and litter-pickers will be provided for everybody. They plan to work from 11am to 1pm to collect as much litter as we can from the canal […]
Dublin Litter Crises
Dublin City Council Central Area Manager today met with City Councillors for the Central Area to brief them on the illegal dumping/litter crises. At the meeting the Central Area Manager, Charlie Lowe, advised Councillors that Dublin City Council is collecting 1,000s of dumped bags every day and incurring €100,000s in costs to dispose of the […]
Dublin City rubbish
This week Dublin City Councillors agreed to spend an extra €1.4million on waste management services to try to clean up the mess that they created by privatising the bin service. More than a year ago, myself and some other Councillors strenuously opposed the secret deal done by the City Manager, with the support of Labour […]
Greyhound Independent Review
I have recently learned that Dublin City Council paid way above market pricing for waste collection services in 2012. This raises new questions about the secret deal done between Dublin City Council and Greyhound. City Councillors must insist that we get a better deal for 2013. In 2012 Dublin City Council paid Greyhound €2.4million to […]