This afternoon I decided to support non-government amendments proposed to the Residential Tenancies and Evaluation Bill and ultimately against the bill itself. I did this because I hold significant concerns as to the impact of the government legislation on people… Neasa on the need to ensure a sufficient scale of funding to face the challenge […]
The draft Dublin City Development Plan 2022 to 2028 is now open for public submissions (until 14th Feb). Find out below on how to make a submission on the plan and see some of the observations I will be making (which you are free to borrow/amend for your own submission). What is the Dublin City […]
Neasa explains the Green Party policy on the Site Value Tax Neasa explains the Green Party policy on Cost Rental housing A quick update on what Neasa has been doing in the constituency Link to newsletter here Neasa Hourigan is running in Dublin Central for the Green Party in the General Election on Saturday 8 […]
Tue, Jan 11, 2022 Read in 4 minutes Marron Estates has appealed Dublin City Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for a hotel on the Cobblestone site. Details of the appeal and a public meeting to discuss submitting an observation on the appeal can be found below. What has happened so far? On 1st Oct […]
The Green Party has welcomed the news that construction will start this Spring for the installation of fifteen new DublinBike stations, most of which will be located in Dublin’s north inner city. Councillor Ciarán Cuffe, Chair of the Council’s Transportation… Following the opening of the Luas Green Line extension in December the Green Party’s Dublin […]
At the start of August a Large-scale Residential Development application was made to Dublin City Council for the development of 168 apartment units, a creche, and café at Daneswell Place, Former Printworks/Smurfit Site, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. The application…
Thu, Feb 29, 2024 Read in 2 minutes Constituents have raised concerns to me about the delays on Griffith Avenue at the junction of Griffith Avenue and Drumcondra Road Upper. Concerns were also raised about overtaking to reach the filter lanes. I’ve been in touch with Dublin City Council’s Traffic Department about this issue and […]
Thu, Dec 21, 2023 Read in 2 minutes Some of you may have seen posts about pensioners being targetted by pickpockets on Dublin Bus after collecting their pensions. I’ve been in touch with the Gardaí on this and there is an update from the Gardaí attached including some crime prevention advice. I know Dublin Bus […]
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…
The Green Party has called for the reinstatement of an 80% ‘windfall tax’ on lands rezoned for housing purposes. It has warned that the State could lose out on over €1bn in revenue if it fails to take action. The…
Neasa raising the treatment of approximately 200 Indeed employees based in Ireland after the company announced a cut to its global workforce. Transcript: Neasa Hourigan TD: The company Indeed recently announced a cut to its global workforce that will see… Neasa raising the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 Transcript: Neasa Horuigan TD: […]
Neasa recently attended the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy, the purpose of which was to discuss Ireland’s foreign and security policy. Neasa has many reservations about this process played out, which she has outlined below in her submission to… Neasa raising the case of Irish aid worker, Seán Binder, who was arrested and accused […]
Thu, Jan 13, 2022 Read in 1 minutes NPHET minutes from December indicated that NPHET will discuss the issue of mandatory COVID vaccination when a paper from from the Department of Health on the ethical and legal considerations involved is produced. Long prior to COVID, Green Party health policy has been to highlight the role […]
Today Green Party Spokesperson for Finance Neasa Hourigan TD and Green Party Spokesperson for Social Protection Marc Ó Cathasaigh launched the Green Party’s position paper on Wellbeing Indicators. GDP is not a way to measure the wellbeing and the quality… Speaking today, on foot of the recent release of a number of Freedom of Information […]
