September 2022 - Neasa Hourigan

Inconsistencies in real-time bus displays

I had asked the National Transport Authority why there are occasional inconsistencies between the bus real-time displays at the stop and the real-time display in the mobile application; the reason that buses occasionally disappear from the real-time displays; and the…

Reasonable Accommodation at State Examinations

Many kids with visual impairment rely on digital material they then cannot use when doing State exams. That is not ‘reasonable accommodation’, when instead secure digital documents could be in use. I put this to the Minister for Education at…

Old Cabra Road Service Station

A number of concerned locals have been in touch with my office in relation to the Go Garage on the Old Cabra Road, and a number of breaches they have made in relation to their planning permission. The planning breaches…

Still more needed to tackle fireworks

With weeks out to Halloween, fireworks are becoming a nuisance and reports are coming in from communities in Dublin Central and around the country that illegal fireworks are in widespread use. Having done so similarly two years ago, Neasa has…

60-Second Update: Budget 2023 (Part 2)

In the run up to Budget 2023, I am going to do some 60 second videos unpacking some of the jargon around Budgets, so that you know what you are looking at when you see the allocations. In this 60…

60-Second Update: Budget 2023

In the run up to Budget 2023, I am going to do some 60 second videos unpacking some of the jargon around Budgets, so that you know what you are looking at when you see the allocations. One of the…

Statement on Mother and Baby Homes

I had been hoping there were more reasons forthcoming on the decision by the Department of Equality to not undertake an independent legal inquiry into Mother and Baby Homes. There doesn’t seem to be and I think the decision is…

Month: September 2022