Here’s my 3 point plan to green-up our local neighbourhoods and make sure all our families and friends have access to green space, clean air and a healthy environment. TAKE BACK THE TARMAC 🌳🌳🌳🌳 We need to protect and expand… Following the great success we had last year (more than 500 signatures collected everyone!!) Sick […]
The draft Dublin City Development Plan 2022 to 2028 is now open for public submissions (until 14th Feb). Find out below on how to make a submission on the plan and see some of the observations I will be making (which you are free to borrow/amend for your own submission). The Dublin City Development Plan […]
Neasa engaged with officials from Transport Infrastructure Ireland in relation to walking and cycling infrastructure, as well as the new Luas Finglas line, when they appeared before the Public Accounts Committee. Transcript: Deputy Neasa Hourigan: I want to raise some questions as a result of a recent freedom of information request from the Dublin Commuter […]
Neasa Hourigan, Finance Spokesperson for the Green Party has today written to the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister for Social Welfare to ask them to consider the issuing of a ‘mini’ budget in the coming month. She has suggested five actions that might begin to alleviate the […]
Neasa engaged with officials from the National Transport Authority as they appeared before the Public Accounts Committee to examine their 2020 financial statements and other transport related matters. Transcript: Deputy Neasa Hourigan: I want to return to the issue of BusConnects, considering we are talking about getting people in and out of Dublin with the […]
Today I published a bill with Not Here, Not Anywhere, that would deny planning permission for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) infrastructure. The Climate Action Plan 2021 provides a detailed strategy to achieve a 51% reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Building large LNG infrastructure would lock us into a fossil fuel energy model […]
Neasa raising the ongoing difficulties with homelessness, its interaction with addiction issues and how these have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and its resulting restrictions. Transcript: I will use my time to draw attention to the ongoing difficulties with homelessness, its interaction with addiction issues and how these have been impacted by the Covid-19 […]
Fri, Jan 7, 2022 Read in 4 minutes A summary of the planning application for the Balnagowan House (Also known as Wendon or Bealnagown House) site on Saint Mobhi Boithirin can be found below. Update 26 Jul 2022: An Bord Pleanála has refused permission for this proposed development. The reasons and considerations are set out […]
An planning application was made on the 6th April for the St. Vincent’s site. Details of the application can be found here. On 3rd May at 8pm Neasa will host an online meeting to discuss the application, hear any observations from people in the area with a view to sending an observation to Dublin City […]
Dublin City Council’s Waste Management Department is looking for feedback on its 2022 Litter Plan. While much good work has been done there is lots more we could be doing to make Dublin a cleaner, more sustainable city (e.g. green & brown bins for apartments, container deposit schemes, more on dog fouling, etc.). If you […]
Join Cllr. Janet Horner, Neasa Hourigan TD to find out about the application and how to make an observation. A Large-scale Residential Development planning application was made on the 15th of March to Dublin City Council for a 373 bed Student Accommodation development at the old IDA centre on Prussia Street. Public Online Meeting: Wednesday […]
Green Party MEPs Ciarán Cuffe and Grace O’Sullivan, along with the Party’s Finance spokesperson Neasa Hourigan TD, today called on the Eurogroup and the Irish government to take decisive action and agree a pathway for the issuing of Eurobonds without further delay. Speaking today, Green MEP for Dublin, Ciarán Cuffe said: “Now is the time […]
The Green Party wants to see a consistent policy on park opening regardless of the body that is managing that park. We currently have the situation where, for example, Dublin City Council parks are open but Botanic Gardens, St. Stephen’s Green and Iveagh gardens (under the control of the Office of Public Works) are closed. […]
Neasa Hourigan, Finance Spokesperson for the Green Party, has called for the establishment of an independent financial consumer protection agency to protect against predatory financial institutions. The persistent mistreatment of Irish consumers by financial institutions has highlighted the need for a consumer focused regulatory body with regulatory and enforcement powers outside the remit of the […]
