Thu, May 23, 2019 Read in 2 minutes Did you know that the OPW and Failte Ireland plan to redevelop the Phoenix Park? It’s quite the plan: make the Bloom carpark permanent, new buildings and retail (not a whole lot about trees…..) [Dec 2019 – an update on this campaign can be found here] What […]

Sat, Aug 31, 2019 Read in 2 minutes Streets Are For People is an event series organised by a number of advocacy groups to take back our streets. The effort is supported by members of the Dublin Central Green Party branch (including Cllr. Neasa Hourigan and Cllr. Janet Horner). We all want our public spaces […]

Mon, May 24, 2021 Read in 1 minutes Neasa raised her concerns with the standard of build-to-rent and highlighted that the minimum requirements for spatial set-outs in build-to-rent are fundamentally in conflict with the rights of people with disabilities. Transcript: I want to bring to the Minister of State’s attention something that has been raised […]

Wed, Sep 30, 2020 Read in 1 minutes Neasa speaks for 60 seconds on well-being indicators. This method of decision-making would compel Government to consider broader metrics than just the nation’s GDP (or GNI*). It would consider – are we happy? Are we being fair to everyone? Are we planning for the future welfare of […]

Wed, May 1, 2019 Read in 1 minutes The Dublin Inquirer asked its readers what they want candidates in the upcoming elections to discuss as they compete for votes, and then posed those questions to the candidates for the 2019 local elections. These are the candidates’ responses including Neasa’s responses. The section covering Neasa’s Local […]

Mon, Nov 2, 2020 Read in 3 minutes 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 […]

Fri, Jun 18, 2021 Read in 3 minutes A short guide on how to propose adding a structure to Dublin City Council’s Record of Protected Structures. A protected structure is a structure that is considered to be of special interest from an architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical point of view. Owners […]

Neasa questioned the Dublin Airport Authority and the Shannon Group at the Covid Committee on the impact of Covid-19 on Aviation; and on recent revelations about social welfare data being collected at Dublin Airport. -—————————————————————————————— Transcript: Neasa Hourigan TD: I want to return to the social welfare issue. I completely accept Mr. Gray’s point around […]

Tue, May 4, 2021 Read in 2 minutes The Green Party has today launched a roadmap for maternal care, calling for urgent action to address the shortfall in services and supports for pregnant women and new mothers. As the country recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic and the enormous impact it has had on our health […]

Thu, Feb 25, 2021 Read in 3 minutes After being contacted by locals on the issue, Neasa got in touch with Hines Ireland about restoring public access to the Clonliffe College site. While Hines Ireland did assess the request to restore public access seriously, consulting with both the GAA and the Archdiocese of Dublin, unfortunately […]

Wed, Jan 27, 2021 Read in 5 minutes Appearing on RTÉ’s Prime Time at the time of the Council vote on the white-water rafting proposal (Dec 2019) Neasa explained the issues she had with the proposal and why she voted against it. The record showing how Councillors voted on DCC’s plan for the white-water rafting […]

Wed, Aug 19, 2020 Read in 2 minutes Green Party TD for Dublin Central, and Just Transition Greens member, Neasa Hourigan has said that the Department of Education must facilitate the recruitment and hiring of additional special needs assistants (also known as SNAs) if schools are to re-open in September. Speaking today, Ms Hourigan said […]

Wed, Mar 24, 2021 Read in 1 minutes Not a fan of all this climate action stuff? Maybe you’re a bit skeptical about how it will affect you everyday life? We need to hear that! The consultation for the new Climate Action Plan 2021 is now open and you can have you say here. Transcript: […]

Thu, Jun 8, 2023 Read in 1 minutes On Monday 19th June at 8pm Cllr Donna Cooney, Area Rep Feljin Jose and Cllr. Janet Horner and I will host a meeting at Maples House Hotel (and online) on the BusConnects Swords Scheme currently before An Bord Pleanála. I’ll be joined on the night by Cllr. […]