Appearing on RTÉ’s Prime Time at the time of the Council vote on the white-water rafting proposal (Dec 2019) Neasa explained the issues she had with the proposal and why she voted against it. The record showing how Councillors voted…
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…
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…
The Minister for Justice needs to do more to tackle fireworks
The use of illegal fireworks has gotten out of hand this year. Seven weeks to Halloween and fireworks are already a nightly occurrence. Neasa Hourigan has written to the Minister for Justice to ask her to do more on combating…
Were the Phoenix Park gates reopened based on just 6 emails?
Speaking today, on foot of the recent release of a number of Freedom of Information requests, Neasa Hourigan, Finance Spokesperson for the Green Party, expressed her disappointment at the lack of any clear data supporting the reopening of the Phoenix…
Public consultation on Ventry Park Improvements
Dublin City Council is proposing to make a number of improvements to Ventry Park in Cabra. The Council is running a public consultation on these changes. Neasa is making a submission which you can see below. You can also make…
More questions than answers on the Phoenix Park gates
Speaking today Neasa Hourigan, Finance Spokesperson for the Green Party, called for greater transparency and clarity to brought to the decision making process around reopening the Phoenix Park gates. In response to a Parliamentary Question answered by Minister of State,…
Pedestrian Friendly Streets
Neasa discussing the vital role of Local Authorities in addressing the need for increased public space throughout our villages, towns and urban areas in a post-Covid world. Transcript Neasa Hourigan TD: The Covid crisis has, for good or ill, led…
Conversion of Station Entrance at Amiens Street
There has been a planning application (reference 2848/20) submitted to Dublin City Council that would see the Amiens Street entrance to Connolly Station converted into an office building. I was notified to this application by a local constituent, which I…