LIDL has confirmed to me its intention to lodge a new planning application in the coming months for a store at 1st floor and 2 or 3 units at ground level along with parking (similar to new LIDL in Drumcondra…
Third round of public consultation on BusConnects
Today is the final day to get any of your observations in on the 3rd round of public consultation on BusConnects. A submission from myself Darcy Lonergan and Janet Horner can be found below. Our submission The plans can be…
Council vote on Filtered Permeability trial in Grangegorman
On the 12th January Dublin City Council’s Central Area Committee will vote on making the Filtered Permeability trial in Grangegorman permanent. The measure uses bollards to prevent motorised through traffic in order to create safer space for local residents, local…
New Local Community Safety Partnership Pilot
Neasa welcomed the statement from the Minister for Justice announcing a new Local Community Safety Partnership that will be established on a pilot basis in the Dublin North Inner City area. The pilot will bring together residents, community representatives, business…
Neasa Speaking on International Tax Justice
Speaking in relation to the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union Bill 2020, Neasa highlighted some issues with the changing landscape of financial services and taxation that we are likely to see arise in a post-Brexit Europe.…
Funding crisis at Dublin Zoo
At the start of October I made representations to Malcolm Noonan, Minister of State for Heritage on the funding crisis at Dublin Zoo. While some funding has been secured there remains a gap as a result of the COVID related…
Restrictions on Maternity Care
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…
Transparency in Budget 2021
Neasa on the need for transparency of oversight in the context of Budget 2021. Transcript: Some of the items I will be focusing on as part of my work in the Committee on Budgetary Oversight are performance metrics, results and…
Neasa Speaking in Advance of Budget 2021
Neasa speaking in her role as Chair of the Oireachtas Budgetary Oversight Committee in advance of Budget 2021 on the role the Committee plays in our national budget.
An Bord Pleanála decides to reject planning application for Botanic SHD
At a board meeting on 8th October 2020 An Bord Pleanála decided to refuse permission for the Botanic SHD development at Daneswell. The detail of An Bord Pleanála’s decision can be found here. That decision reflects concerns raised by many…