Neasa raising ongoing issues around supports for healthcare workers affected by Long Covid. Transcript: Neasa Hourigan TD: In some ways, the matter I want to talk about – the ongoing issue of long Covid and how it affects healthcare workers… Neasa speaking during discussions on the terms of reference for the upcoming Citizens Assembly on […]
Neasa Hourigan TD Dublin Central and Cllr. Janet Horner called today for matched funding of €10 million for Dublin’s Inner City in response to the publication of Local Community Safety Partnerships Community Safety Plan Minister by Justice Helen McEntee and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohue. Deputy Hourigan, TD for Dublin Central said: […]
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 […]
Fri, Jul 16, 2021 Read in 3 minutes An application has been made for 1,614 units at the Holy Cross College site off Clonliffe Road. Please see below for some details on the application and how to register for a public meeting on the development. The application was made on the 16th July and assuming […]
Wed, Sep 14, 2022 Read in 4 minutes 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 again written to the Minister for Justice […]
Thu, Sep 30, 2021 Read in 2 minutes Neasa spoke in the Dáil today on how facilitating tax avoidance is undoing the positive contribution of Ireland’s Overseas Development Assistance programme. It is like trying to fill a leaky bucket. Full Transcript Neasa Hourigan, TD: Tánaiste, the Programme for Government recognises that our Overseas Development Assistance […]
An update on the status of a number of public transport projects in Dublin Central including MetroLink, BusConnects and DART+ Status: Planning application submitted to An Bord Pleanála in September 2022 Next stages: An Bord Pleanála approval and construction contractor appointment Expected construction start: 2025 Expected opening date: 2034 Description: MetroLink is a proposed high-capacity, […]
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 This op-ed originally appeared in the Sunday Independent on 20th August 2023 and can also be found here. Notwithstanding […]
Wed, May 6, 2020 Read in 4 minutes There have been some queries from residents about the redevelopment of a property at 15-17 Drumcondra Road Lower. Cllr Janet Horner has received a response from Dublin City Council about plans for the building. The following is the response from Dublin City Council in relation to the […]
Mon, Sep 11, 2023 Read in 1 minutes Dublin City Council is developing the latest version of its Parks and Landscape Strategy. There’s a questionnaire open until the 15th September gathering people’s views – please have your say. Our draft submission coverings topics including Accessibility Biodiversity Use of the parks including commercial activities Croppies Acre […]
The public consultation on Carbon Budgets is coming to a close (8th Feb). Find out below how to make a submission and see some of the observations I will be making (which you are free to borrow/amend for your own submission). Below are the points I’ll include in my submission. Feel free to copy/amend for […]
Tue, Oct 18, 2022 Read in 1 minutes 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, […]
Sat, Nov 30, 2019 Read in 0 minutes Neasa will be holding a Constituency Clinic on Thursday 5th December from 10:00 to 11:30 in Restaurant 104 at 104 Drumcondra Rd Upper.. Come down for a chat if there are any council or broader issues you would to discuss with Neasa.
Neasa asked the Minister for Education when her Department expects to complete the assessment of the additional accommodation scheme application from Corpus Christi Girls National School; what steps she can take to ensure the additional accommodation is promptly delivered; and what steps she can take to ensure the return to use of the hall as […]
