October 2022 – Neasa Hourigan

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…