Before a session of the Joint Sub-Committee on Mental Health Neasa questioned representatives from the HSE on the proposed closure of the Owenacurra centre in Midleton, County Cork. Transcript: Deputy Neasa Hourigan: I thank our witnesses for taking the time to do this because it is very important. I want to cover a couple of […]
Neasa spoke in the Dáil today on how facilitating tax avoidance is undoing the positive contribution of Ireland’s Overseas Development Assistance programme. It is like trying to fill a leaky bucket. Tánaiste, the Programme for Government recognises that our Overseas Development Assistance programme is “an essential element of our overall foreign policy”. A fortnight ago […]
The first stage in a Strategic Housing Development application for 137 Build to Rent apartments on the old Matts of Cabra site was made to An Bord Pleanála on 11th August 2021. An Bord Pleanála issued its opinion on the Pre-Application Consultation on the 28th October (essentially a number of points it would like the […]
Media reports over the weekend claimed that the DART+ extension and Metrolink were facing ‘significant delays’. This had not been officially communicated from the Department of Transport. Neasa immediately sought clarification from the Minister for Transport. The Minister’s office has now provided Neasa with the below update on the situation, and an assurance that everything […]
Ireland took a huge leap forward by repealing the Eighth Amendment, now we must ensure that access to reproductive care becomes a right, not a privilege. Join us on Saturday October 2nd at 2.30pm for a free online event to discuss how to make this happen. Providing free access to contraception, beginning with young women […]
Neasa gives a quick 60 second run-down on what Budget 2022 will mean for women’s health. Transcipt: Hi! This is Neasa Hourigan TD and I wanted to give you a quick run-down of what Budget 2022 will mean for women’s health. Myself and other Green Party colleagues have worked incredibly hard over the last while […]
A planning application has been made for a hotel at 77-80 North King Street. 77 North King Street is the current location of the Cobblestone Public House. The plans call for the retention of the existing Cobblestone Public House. My submission to Dublin City Council on this application is available below. A draft of the […]
Neasa speaking in her role as Chair of the Budgetary Oversight Committee on providing financial oversight in advance of Budget 2022. Transcript: Interviewer: Hello Chair, you are very welcome to studio and thank you for joining us. You became Chair of the Budgetary Oversight Committee at the height of the pandemic in September 2020, so […]
Today Neasa requested a timeline to be published for the resumption of work on the National Diabetes Register. Approximately one in 20 people in Ireland lives with diabetes. Despite this, we do not have a good handle on clinical outcomes or prevalence rates at a geographical level. This means we cannot provide the appropriate services […]
The walkway has been closed for some time (from start of 2020 at least) due to structural issues with the wall around the church grounds. Councillor Darcy Lonergan followed up with the the Area Manager during the October 2021 Central Area Committee Meeting to see what the next steps are to reopen the walkway. There […]
Following a 18-month trial in the Smithfield area which identified 1,300 road users breaking traffic lights, Neasa questioned the Department for Transport about their plans to introduce a broader traffic light enforcement system. Transcript: Neasa Hourigan TD: How many red light enforcement cameras are in operation and how many are planned to be rolled out […]
Neasa spoke of her support for e-scooters, but also about the need to ensure an inclusive and ambitious public realm that is accessible and walkable and supportive of every single vulnerable pedestrian out there. Transcript: What I want to talk about today is scooters. In the interests of full disclosure, I should say that I […]
I had asked the National Transport Authority why there are occasional inconsistencies between the bus real-time displays at the stop and the real-time display in the mobile application; the reason that buses occasionally disappear from the real-time displays; and the plans to resolve these issues. In short there are different sources of data used by […]
Neasa spoke on the over-concentration of build-to-rent in our inner city areas and called on the Department of Housing to commence a review of what is happening with build-to-rent and the impact it is having on the market in inner city areas. Transcript: I wish to discuss build-to-rent construction. I will begin by being honest […]
