Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress to date in addressing the perceived poor pay and conditions in the early childcare sector; her... Read more
A Dáil motion on Tuesday called for “industrial action to be avoided as it will have a very negative impact on local communities and a resolution and a satisfactory pathway to be found... Read more
I questioned the Taoiseach about the Inner City report as compiled by Kieran Mulvey; the report fell short of expectations, as it was strong on what needs to be done but less so on how and w... Read more
The proposal to restructure is considered flawed because it is not evidence-based; what is evidence based is the way in which the structure has worked for many years. The Citizens Informatio... Read more
After I was first elected in June 2009, a Bill with a similar aim to establish a directly elected lord mayor for Dublin was Government business when the Green Party was in coalition with Fia... Read more
We see the large numbers of Garda at the protests around the country; in Dublin City during the protests it is obvious the street drug dealing jumps as the number of Gardaí are allocated els... Read more
A COACHING project aimed at introducing organised sport to north inner city girls between the ages of five and eight years was launched at St Mary’s Youth Club in East Wall recently. Ciaran... Read more
On Monday morning the sun was shining for the opening of the MUGA (Multi Use Games Area) at the back of Aldborough Place – really good and innovative use of what was a derelict site. N... Read more
Last Sunday week there was a good attendance at the Independents’ Network workshop in the Teachers’ Club. I chaired one of the sessions which were practical inputs on standing in... Read more
