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 start without large capital outlays. I was joined on the day by: Cllr. Ray McAdam; […]
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 of their exam papers. Up until now, many students with visual impairment relied on digital […]
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 Skip back to main navigation
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 sum payment – the Autumn double payment – being paid to our pensioners, carers, people […]
The ongoing restrictions around partners joining pregnant people at their antenatal scans and during labour have been raised with me on a number of occasions over the last few weeks. It would seem that both the restrictions themselves and the way in which they are implemented vary greatly between hospitals and care providers. This is […]
Speaking in relation to the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union Bill 2020, Neasa highlighted some issues with the changing landscape of financial services and taxation that we are likely to see arise in a post-Brexit Europe. Transcript: Minister I welcome the bill tabled today and I would like to take a […]
At the start of October I made representations to Malcolm Noonan, Minister of State for Heritage on the funding crisis at Dublin Zoo. While some funding has been secured there remains a gap as a result of the COVID related drop in revenue experienced by the zoos. This is an issue Minister Noonan continues to […]
Neasa welcomed the statement from the Minister for Justice announcing a new Local Community Safety Partnership that will be established on a pilot basis in the Dublin North Inner City area. The pilot will bring together residents, community representatives, business interests, councillors, local authorities and State services such as An Garda Síochána, Tusla and the […]
On foot of a query from a constituent about this building we were in touch with the derelict properties section in Dublin City Council. On the 9-Jan-2023 Dublin City Council informed us that it was in “the process of preparing paperwork recommending that a Notice of Intention to enter this site on the Derelict Sites […]
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 was declared invalid on the 9th of August as Dublin City Council felt the description […]
A summary of the planning application for the site at the former Des Kelly showrooms on North Circular Road can be found below. Note this is a new application after a previous application was refused by Dublin City Council in January 2022 Updates In August 2022 Dublin City Planning requested further details/changes from the applicant. […]
On the 29th of November Dublin City Council refused a planning application for the Cobblestone pub site. On the 21st of December the developer appealed that decision to An Bord Pleanála. More details here. On 19th January at 8pm Neasa will host an online meeting at to discuss the appeal, hear any observations from people […]
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. On 1st Oct 2021 Marron Estates made a planning application for a hotel on a site […]
A summary of the Strategic Housing Development planning application to An Bord Pleanála for the old Royal Oak public house site on the Finglas Road can be found below. The development comprises 103 residential units. Current mix of the 103 residential units is: 10 studio (9.7%) 33 one-bedroom (32%) 60 two-bedroom (58.3%) This a build […]
