Photo Credit: Tommy Clancy (photographer) Róisín meeting INTO representatives as part of their pre-Budget “Room to Bloom” campaign. The campaign is seeking Smaller class size. Sustainable networks of schools. A new model of teaching support for special education. Increased release time for teaching principals. Salary restoration for primary teachers to ensure a pipeline for the future. Fairer funding for the primary sector.
Following a vote by local Councillors in Dublin City Council and in Fingal Co. Council, the Local Property Tax will be reduced by 15% in 2015. Below are the new LPT rates that will apply. Valuation band (based on 2013 valuations) € Current LPT for a full year (€) 2015 LPT (€) 0 – 100,000 90 76.5 100,001 – 150,000 225 191.25 150,001 – 200,000 315 267.75 200,001 – 250,000 405 Read More
For a country that had too many houses just a short number of years ago, it seems bizarre that now we are faced with a housing crisis where there are far too few. But a housing crisis it is. It used to be the case that people who had difficulty finding a place to live were either single or separated or there were underlying issues such as substance abuse Read More
Photo: Róisin with Nóirín Coghlan of Ballymun Whitehall Partnership, Lord Mayor Cllr. Christy Burke, and Seán Tyrrell of the Ballymun Tidy Towns Committee at the presentation of awards to residents for great work in improving local areas. Well done to the Ballymun Tidy Towns Committee and Ballymun Whitehall Partnership for organising this. In the National Tidy Towns competition Ballymun’s overall points were up on last year and the area continues to make great strides.
Photo: Róisín with (L-R) Brian Mongey (DCC), Eamon Morrisey (Actor), Caroline Molloy (Chair of Positive Ageing Week steering committee and Director of the Ballymun Whitehall Area Partnership), Niamh Fitzpatrick, (Axis) at the launch of Positive Ageing Week. Congratulations to Dublin City Council for organising a great programme of activities for Positive Ageing Week. It drew a great crowd from older people living in Ballymun, Santry, and Whitehall
Reply today from office of Data Protection Commissioner in response to complaint I made about the possible use by Irish Water of data collected and held by them: Dear Deputy Shortall, I have been asked by the Commissioner Helen Dixon to respond to you on her behalf. Thank you for your query in relation to concerns you are hearing about Irish Water’s proposed collection and use of personal data. This Read More
It was great to see the new Reilly’s bridge (linking Ballyboggan Road and Ratoath Road) lifted into place earlier this month. The project is expected to be completed early next year. Iarnród Eireann have posted a video of the bridge lift on their website http://www.irishrail.ie/reillyscrossing.
Photo: Róisín with Noeleen Rooney, club secretary, & Paudie Kelly at the La na gClub celebrations at Whitehall Colmcille The first use of Whitehall Colmcille’s new pitch took place on August 23rd, 2014 with an open day and lots of fun, games and races. And the weather was great too! It was a very proud day for the huge number of volunteers and contributors who made it possible to Read More
A new recruitment drive by BGF Ravens for children in our area who want to try their hand at Rugby has started. Any child aged 6 to 12 yrs, who would like rugby coaching is welcome to one of their training sessions. Sessions started in early September and are held every Sunday morning at 10 — 12 noon. Matches and training are held at the Trinity sports grounds on Read More
Independent T.D. Róisín Shortall today raised serious concerns about inconsistencies in the level of early childcare inspections nationally, noting considerable regional variations. Following from RTE Primetime’s Breach of Trust programme last year, and the more recent follow up programme, Deputy Shortall claims that the level of inspection is entirely inadequate in certain regional areas, particularly in the Dublin North East Area (DNE). According to information received in response to Read More