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Public meeting on Draft Dublin City Centre Transport Plan 2023

Dublin City Council and National Transport Authority have published the draft Dublin City Centre Transport Plan 2023 which sets out a vision for the city including a 40% reduction in general traffic and significant increases in walking, cycling and public…

Dublin City Parks and Landscape Strategy

Dublin City Council is developing the latest version of its Parks and Landscape Strategy. There’s a questionnaire open until the 15th September gathering people’s views - please have your say. Our draft submission coverings topics including

We need fair and common sense tax residency rules

We need to consider tax residency rules that are not solely based on 183 days in the country but that also recognise, among other criteria, where you have a home, your nationality, and personal ties to the country as they…

Matched funding of €10 million for Dublin’s Inner City

Neasa Hourigan TD Dublin Central and Cllr. Janet Horner called today for matched funding of €10 million for Dublin’s Inner City in response to the publication of Local Community Safety Partnerships Community Safety Plan Minister by Justice Helen McEntee and…

Dublin City Council survey on Moore Street Trading

Dublin City Council is running a public survey on the future of Street Trading in Moore Street based on the latest report of the Moore Street Advisory Group. It’s a simple survey to gauge the public’s views on the vision…

Eastwall Readymix Site

Cllr. Janet Horner informed us that Dublin City Council has today given notice that it intends to make an application under Part 8 (planning process for works done by the council itself) to construct a residential development on the East…

Banking Duopoly is a Poor Deal For Ireland

Lack of competition, unregulated ATMs, IT failures, apps offering crypto trading, it all points to the need for a vision for the banking sector. Neasa recently outlined her thoughts on Ireland’s banking duopoly in the below This op-ed originally appeared…

Submission to Consultative Forum on International Security Policy

Neasa recently attended the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy, the purpose of which was to discuss Ireland’s foreign and security policy. Neasa has many reservations about this process played out, which she has outlined below in her submission to…

Submission to the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use

In her submission to the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use, Neasa has argued for the need an evidence-based drug use policy that comes from a position of harm reduction and places people and communities at the heart of policy. You…

Public Meeting on BusConnects Swords scheme

On Monday 19th June at 8pm Cllr Donna Cooney, Area Rep Feljin Jose and Cllr. Janet Horner and I will host a meeting at Maples House Hotel (and online) on the BusConnects Swords Scheme currently before An Bord Pleanála. I’ll…

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