Fri, Feb 26, 2021 Read in 2 minutes 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, […]
Thu, Mar 19, 2020 Read in 1 minutes Details on a number of financial supports available to employees and employers impacted by COVID-19 are provided below. COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment This payment (6 week payment of €203 per week) is available to employees and self-employed people who are unemployed or who have their hours of […]
The Rotunda Hospital is located in a building complex which dates to 1757. Despite the incredible care the hospital provides to families at very important moments in life – indeed they have won awards for their innovative care practices – the Rotunda is trying to provide 21st-century medical care in an 18th-century infrastructural set-up. This […]
Fri, Feb 9, 2018 Read in 1 minutes Thank you so much to everyone who came to our Happy City event. It was a full house and we had some fantastic discussions. Here’s a quick video of the night for anyone who couldn’t make it. It was also streamed on my Facebook page for anyone […]
Fri, Oct 6, 2023 Read in 1 minutes Dublin City Council and National Transport Authority have published the draft Dublin City Centre Transport Plan 2023 which sets out a vision for the city including a 40% reduction in general traffic and significant increases in walking, cycling and public transport. Join Feljin Jose, Cllr. Janet Horner, […]
Tue, Aug 31, 2021 Read in 3 minutes In a recent letter to the Minister for Housing in relation to the overconcentration of build-to-rent in Dublin’s inner city areas, Neasa called for a percentage cap on the build-to-rent element of any site, if not an outright ban. Balance is needed for sustainable communities so they […]
Thu, Sep 30, 2021 Read in 1 minutes 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 […]
Mon, Mar 15, 2021 Read in 2 minutes Last week Ireland and the European Union blocked a push before the World Trade Organisation – lead mostly by developing countries – to waive patent rights for Covid-19 vaccines. A move by developing countries aimed at boosting global production. Ireland’s opposition on this waiver is disappointing, it […]
Neasa raising the role of Teagasc in the publication of the ‘Dublin Declaration of Scientists in the Societal Role of Meat’. Teagasc, a state agency whose supposed objective is to provide “independent and scientifically excellent” research to the agriculture and food industry, helped pay for an event from which the ‘Dublin Declaration’ derived. A document […]
Fri, Sep 2, 2022 Read in 2 minutes I had been hoping there were more reasons forthcoming on the decision by the Department of Equality to not undertake an independent legal inquiry into Mother and Baby Homes. There doesn’t seem to be and I think the decision is a mistake. I don’t wish to speak […]
Thu, Apr 1, 2021 Read in 1 minutes The Dublin Metropolitan Region is split into divisions (e.g. North Central, North, West, etc.) within which the districts and sub districts served by stations exist. In case of emergency call 999/112. 112 SMS can be used by deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people. The Dublin Central […]
Wed, Jan 6, 2021 Read in 1 minutes LIDL has confirmed to me its intention to lodge a new planning application in the coming months for a store at 1st floor and 2 or 3 units at ground level along with parking (similar to new LIDL in Drumcondra and and at Hanlons Corner). Update: 4 […]
Sat, Nov 9, 2019 Read in 0 minutes Neasa will be holding a Constituency Clinic on Friday 15th November from 10:30 to 12:00 in the Woodstock Cafe in Phibsborough. Come down for a chat if there are any council issues you would to discuss with Neasa.
Thu, Jun 17, 2021 Read in 4 minutes Neasa spoke in the Dáil on the impact of Covid-19 on people with disabilities within the education system. Transcript: I am going to speak about a particular group this evening, namely, that comprising children with visual impairment. I lived the experience over the last 15 months with […]
