Neasa Hourigan – Page 4 – TD for Dublin Central

Today I launched a private members’ bill to change the way the government funds the greyhound industry. Currently the greyhound industry receives a set ratio of Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund every year. This amendment seeks to put better financial… Neasa’s Topical Issue on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. I encourage people to be careful w.r.t. comments. Dáil TDs enjoy privilege in the chamber where there is public interest demonstrated. A transcript of the full debate can be found here I am delighted to hear that visually-impaired Leaving Cert students will soon have access to digital exam papers. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has finally agreed to roll out a pilot project to allow visually-impaired students access to digital versions… A range of social protection supports were announced in Budget 2023. These include a €12 increase in core welfare payments and a package of 8 lump sum payments between now and Christmas. Today (Monday, 17th October) sees the first lump… I was delighted to attend a sod-turning event for a new shared kitchen facility at the SPADE Enterprise Centre in Nth King Street. Starting a food business is tough and a shared kitchen facility will allow new food businesses to… Concerns have been raised with my office in relation to the trees that lined the central reservation along Dorset Street. Unfortunately these trees have failed, due in part to their confined in situ planting bays and the harsh environmental conditions… 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… Many kids with visual impairment rely on digital material they then cannot use when doing State exams. That is not ‘reasonable accommodation’, when instead secure digital documents could be in use. I put this to the Minister for Education at… A number of concerned locals have been in touch with my office in relation to the Go Garage on the Old Cabra Road, and a number of breaches they have made in relation to their planning permission. The planning breaches… With weeks out to Halloween, fireworks are becoming a nuisance and reports are coming in from communities in Dublin Central and around the country that illegal fireworks are in widespread use. Having done so similarly two years ago, Neasa has…