Fri, Mar 1, 2019 Read in 1 minutes There will be three ballots put to the electorate on 24th May 2019: Local Elections, European Elections and a referendum on divorce. Local Elections – Neasa Hourigan is running for Dublin City Council in the Cabra Glasnevin Local Electoral Area. European Elections – Ciarán Cuffe is the […]
Dublin Bus has announced that it is selling off a number of its depot sites to consolidate them into one area while freeing up those sites for housing. While making land available for housing is a great idea, and much…
Lack of competition, unregulated ATMs, IT failures, apps offering crypto trading, it all points to the need for a vision for the banking sector. Neasa recently outlined her thoughts on Ireland’s banking duopoly in the below op-ed. This op-ed originally appeared in the Sunday Independent on 20th August 2023 and can also be found here. […]
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.… A summary of the planning application for the site at the former Des Kelly showrooms […]
Fri, Feb 5, 2021 Read in 2 minutes 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 […]
In the past days the people of Ireland have shown great compassion and solidarity with the people of Ukraine. I understand that people want to help in whatever way they can, and I have sought to provide information below on how to do so. How can you help those in Ukraine The warm generosity Irish […]
Thu, Jul 9, 2020 Read in 5 minutes Neasa questioned the Central Bank and NTMA about their responses to the current financial crisis, discussing how Covid-19 is affecting mortgages, consumer protection rights and Irish sovereign green bonds. Transcript Neasa Hourigan TD: I thank Mr. Makhlouf for his opening statement. I appreciate that this session is […]
Fri, Apr 17, 2020 Read in 1 minutes Given the current circumstances, and the cash flow problems many small service providers are experiencing, the minister should consider a moratorium on all F45 tax withholdings for a number of weeks. At a minimum F45 should be moved to a electronic form. This would remove the need […]
Mon, Jan 23, 2023 Read in 1 minutes Neasa & Holly Cairns TD were on RTÉ’s Late Late Show to discuss the abuse female politicians receive A short section of the segment can be found below. The full segment is available on the RTÉ Player at about the 1hr 16min mark.
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… Neasa spoke on the over-concentration of build-to-rent in our inner city areas and called on the Department of […]
Before a session of the Joint Sub-Committee on Mental Health Neasa questioned representatives from the HSE on the proposed closure of the Owenacurra centre in Midleton, County Cork. Transcript: Deputy Neasa Hourigan: I thank our witnesses for taking the time to do this because it is very important. I want to cover a couple of […]
Sun, Dec 3, 2017 Read in 1 minutes The Retina Conference is an annual event organised by Irish patient-led charity Fighting Blindness, 2017 marks the 18th year of the conference. What began as the ‘All-Ireland Retinal Researchers Network (AIRRN)” Meeting in 2000 has grown from strength to strength over the years and is now a […]
Tue, Aug 3, 2021 Read in 2 minutes A property developer has started the first stage of Strategic Housing Development planning application process with An Bord Pleanála for the development of 112 apartments at the Balnagowan House site (also know as Wendon House or Bealnagown House). This step is in advance of any formal application […]
Thu, Apr 21, 2022 Read in 6 minutes Neasa questioning the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications about the steps he is taking to ensure Ireland delivers on the 5 GW target for offshore wind, and whether Ireland needs to be even more ambitious in this area to support Europe weaning itself off fossil […]
