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The decision by Irish Rail to shut the Dart Service to Howth for the second bank holiday in a row is complete madness. The Easter weekend and the May Bank holiday constitute peak season in Howth which is a key tourist destination. Hundreds of jobs in Howth are reliant on tourism and visitors. The main [...]
I voted against the Fingal Council budget today in protest at the introduction of the flat rate, regressive and unjust household tax. I am totally opposed to flat rate, regressive taxation measures which increase income inequality and prolong our economic difficulties. It is absurd and grossly unjust that people on high incomes, including millionaires, are [...]
Today’s poll rating where the Labour Party receives just 11% support and comes in fifth after independents is an alarming poll result. Voters who turned to the Labour Party in the last few years are turning away. They are clearly disappointed with the Labour performance in government. If this downward trend continues the Labour Party [...]
This is a statement that I issued to media outlets today: “In today’s Irish Times Minister Pat Rabbitte T.D. argues that Ireland’s tax take on our oil and gas: “compare favourably with all similar countries but not with Norway.” This is complete nonsense. “A report by the US Government Accountability Office in 2007 found that [...]
Speaking in re-action to comments of Minister Joan Burton in today’s Sunday Independent where she referred to young people leaving school and entering the social welfare system as a ‘life style choice’ Labour councillor Cian O’Callaghan said: “Young people who leave school and can’t find jobs do not choose unemployment as a ‘life style choice’. [...]
I’m no fan of the Sunday Independent however Gene Kerrigan’s latest article based on the recent Wiki Leaks revelations raises serious questions for Labour members. Kerrigan argues that Eamon Gilmore hasn’t a shred of credibility left and quotes the U.S. ambassador Thomas Foley in a leaked cable stating: “Gilmore, who has led calls against a [...]
This is a statement that I have sent to all national and local media contacts that I have: “The claim from the Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan T.D. that the introduction of a water tax will be a conservation measure rather than a revenue generating measure is completely false. If the government was serious [...]
The recent report from the Environmental Protection Agency about the failure of Sutton Burrow Beach to meet minimum EU water quality standards yet again in 2010 are extremely disappointing. The water at the Burrow beach has failed to meet these minimum standards in 2005, 2009 and 2010. This is despite major work carried out by [...]
Howth is a great place to visit with spectacular views, beaches, cliff walks and numerous places to eat and drink. Sundays are the busiest days with hundreds of visitors and tourists. Its a shame that the Council won’t empty the bins during the day or install a sufficient number of pernament bins to cope with [...]
Fingal County Council has voted overwhelmingly to retain the open space zoning on Brickfields at a meeting which took place on Tuesday March 22nd. You can view this section of the meeting online by going to: http://www.fingalcoco.public-i.tv/core/ and then click on Development Plan Meeting Tuesday 22nd March 2011 and scroll to 2 hours into the [...]
