Neasa raised her concerns with the standard of build-to-rent and highlighted that the minimum requirements for spatial set-outs in build-to-rent are fundamentally in conflict with the rights of people with disabilities. Transcript: I want to bring to the Minister of State’s attention something that has been raised in the Joint Committee on Disability Matters and […]
Neasa outlines the Green Party’s position on cannabis. Transcript: Hi! In the last few weeks I have received quite a few emails about cannabis and cannabis use and I wanted to take a minute to set out the Green Party position on cannabis use and what we secured in the Programme for Government and what […]
DART+ South West is an introduction of DART services along the line coming from Glasnevin, though Cabra, under the Phoenix Park and out by Heuston along the Cork mainline as far as Celbridge. In the current emerging preferred route there is a stop in Glasnevin (at the Des Kelly/Brian Boru site) and a potential stop […]
The Green Party has today launched a roadmap for maternal care, calling for urgent action to address the shortfall in services and supports for pregnant women and new mothers. As the country recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic and the enormous impact it has had on our health services, we need to prioritise women’s health and […]
Issues with the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) appointment booking system appear to remain despite assurances from the Minister for Justice that they were going to be resolved. Last year Neasa raised concerns with the appointment booking system at the Immigration Service and was assured at the time that the issues were going to […]
This summer will be one we will all remember. Many people haven’t seen friends and family for months at a time. As pandemic restrictions relax neither the wind or rain of a typical Irish summer will dissuade us from sitting out and catching up with those we’ve missed so much during the last year. We […]
[Update: June 2022] An Bord Pleanála published a decision that agrees with the Dublin City Council decision to refuse the application. Hopefully the developer will come back with a more compliant proposal asap. It should be noted that there’s planning permission (3999/16) on part of the site from 2016 that is still valid for another […]
Programme for Government contains the following commitment on Direct Provision: “We agree that the current system needs to change. Therefore, we are committed to a new long-term approach to International Protection”. This morning Minister O’Gorman published a White Paper on Ending Direct Provision. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth’s White Paper to […]
Neasa advocating for specialist mental health professionals to be a formative part of our homelessness services, whether publicly or privately run; and petitioning the Government to ensure that physical, mental and emotional health services are available within Private Emergency Accommodation providers. Transcript: Deputy Neasa Hourigan: Go raibh maith agat a Cathaoirleach. Minister, a number of […]
The Green Party has this week launched its vision for Dublin’s Moore Street Area. Neasa and her Green Party colleagues have called for an Architectural Conservation Area to be prepared for Moore Street and its surroundings, and for mixed-use new development that is in sympathy with the area’s history and heritage. Moore Street and its […]
Neasa spoke in the Dáil on the serious need to update our mental health legislation – with delays currently dating back more than five years. She highlighted the gaps in human rights protections for adults and children receiving inpatient mental health treatment, how we should be commencing parts of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2018 […]
Details have been provided on the planning application for Quinn’s pub site lodged on 9th Feb 2021. [Update 12 April 2021 – planning application refused, details below] Update 12 April 2021 Dublin City Council have refused planning permission for the development at the Quinn’s site on the following basis: would not provide appropriate residential amenity […]
The Minister for the Office of Public Works published a report on Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility Options. We welcome a number of positive actions in the report’s key recommendations. The public consultation phase commenced on the 29th January for six weeks with the aim of publishing a final report in April 2021. Sign up […]
Update 7th April 2021 – An Bord Pleanála announced it has refused permission for this development. Dublin City Council’s Chief Executive’s Report on the Hendrons Strategic Housing Development recommends that Planning Permission be granted subject to a number of conditions set out in the report. This report will form part of An Bord Pleanála’s decision […]
