We need a review of regional & under-served community access to banking services with a view to establishing a material public banking system partially or fully supported by Credit Unions and An Post. The Green Party today has launched a…
Dáil Speech on Second Stage of the Land Development Agency Bill 2021
Neasa spoke today on the Second Stage of the Land Development Agency Bill 2021 The Green Party agrees with the principle of active land management, and of activating under-used sites and identifying private lands that could be of benefit to…
Ending Direct Provision
Programme for Government contains the following commitment on Direct Provision: “We agree that the current system needs to change. Therefore, we are committed to a new long-term approach to International Protection”. This morning Minister O’Gorman published a White Paper on…
Update on Public Access to Clonliffe College Site
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…
Dublin City Council’s Chief Executive’s Report on Hendrons Development
Update 7th April 2021 - An Bord Pleanála announced it has refused permission for this development. Dublin City Council’s Chief Executive’s Report on the Hendrons Strategic Housing Development recommends that Planning Permission be granted subject to a number of conditions…
Planning application for Quinn’s Pub site
Details have been provided on the planning application for Quinn’s pub site lodged on 9th Feb 2021. Update 12 April 2021 Dublin City Council have refused planning permission for the…
Ulster Bank’s withdrawal from Ireland places a public bank on the agenda
As Ulster Bank announces it is to withdraw from the Republic of Ireland over the next few years, the requirement for a public bank has never been more keenly felt by ordinary banking customers. The programme for government sets out…
A Vision for the Moore Street Area
The Green Party has this week launched its vision for Dublin’s Moore Street Area. Neasa and her Green Party colleagues have called for an Architectural Conservation Area to be prepared for Moore Street and its surroundings, and for mixed-use new…
Mental Health Services, Homelessness and Private Emergency Accommodation
Neasa advocating for specialist mental health professionals to be a formative part of our homelessness services, whether publicly or privately run; and petitioning the Government to ensure that physical, mental and emotional health services are available within Private Emergency Accommodation…
Update on CETA
Some positive news today on CETA in that the government has decided to refer ratification of the CETA treaty to an Oireachtas Committee. This is in no small part due to the pressure placed on the government by various environmental…