I had a constructive exchange with Minister for Children today when I raised the issues for homeless persons under 18 years of age in emergency homeless services. Many are out on the streets... Read more
Photo Source: Rick Rycroft – Marianne Jauncey explains the use of the Sydney centre’s “crash mat” and recovery equipment. In the north inner city and various parts of... Read more
At community meetings concerns have been raised about the social implications of the huge number of students who are to be accommodated in one particular part of the north inner city. Studen... Read more
It is crazy that in a city with a metro area population of 1.3 million that the major road networks can come to a standstill with a closure to the Port Tunnel or a m50 crash. Dublin still la... Read more
An investigation which will examine new evidence around the cause of the Stardust fire has been passed by 94 votes to 50. Not a full Commission of Investigation, however I want to acknowledg... Read more
Millions of tax payers money spent on flood prevention, dredging and relief works for flood prone areas, yet some insurance companies still won’t offer home cover? I have been contacte... Read more
I requested a statement from the Minister on this issue to see what exactly he’s doing to rectify the current situation. What is most worrying is that in fact claims have been decreasi... 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
700 Post Offices in total are under threat. I totally accept the value of post offices, the value of one aspect in particular; I think of elderly people who are not IT-savvy and who are not... Read more
The Finance Bill, the Social Welfare Bill and the budgets should be part of a bigger philosophical debate around what kind of a society we want to live in, now and in the future and about th... Read more
