KENNY CALLS FOR CLARITY ON HOUSEHOLD CHARGE PAYMENT METHODS
Posted on February 29, 2012 4:45 PM
Dublin North East Labour TD and and member of the Oireachtas Committee on the Environment Seán Kenny today expressed his deep concerns around the payment method of the household charge. "My sincere belief is that the majority of homeowners want to pay the household charge but are either confused or unable to pay under the current mechanisms. I believe that it is right and proper to urge homeowners to pay the household charge if they are liable, but that said, I also believe that payments must be facilitated to a much greater extent than is currently the case." I think...
KENNY WELCOMES HOUSING ADAPTATION GRANT SCHEME FOR OLDER AND DISABLED PEOPLE
Posted on February 24, 2012 2:30 PM
Dublin North East Labour TD, Sean Kenny has warmly welcomed the announcement today that the total allocation by the Department of the Environment and Dublin City Council is to be over €10 Million and the allocation for Fingal County Council is to be over €2 Million. "The grant will help people to make changes and adaptations to their home, for example, making it wheelchair-accessible, extending it to create more space, adding a ground-floor bathroom or toilet or a stair-lift." "With investments such as these, older people and people with a disability will be able to achieve a better quality of...
KENNY WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT OF €98 MILLION MICROSOFT EXPANSION
Posted on February 23, 2012 1:55 PM
Dublin North East Labour T.D., Sean Kenny today warmly welcomed the announcement by Microsoft that it is investing an additional €98 million to expand its data centre in Dublin. "Ireland has been a leading location for ICT investments over the last decade and I am delighted to see a long standing economic partner like Microsoft, with such a significant global presence, continue to recognise Ireland's talent and track-record as a country worth investing in. Investments like this, by a company of Microsoft's calibre, reinforce our growing reputation as a leading world-wide location in cloud computing. "This investment builds on the...
KENNY WELCOMES MOVE ON DUBLIN NORTH EAST DEIS PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Posted on February 21, 2012 4:57 PM
Dublin North East Labour TD Sean Kenny today welcomed the publishing of the report today by Minister Quinn on changes to DEIS Band 1 & 2 primary schools. "In January, Minister Quinn, on foot of concerns that had been expressed to him by myself and other Labour TDs, directed his Department to prepare a report, examining the impact of the withdrawal of these posts from DEIS Band 1 & 2 primary schools. On foot of the analysis, the Government has now agreed to retain a total of 235 posts, on a concessionary basis, in DEIS Band 1 and DEIS Band...
KENNY WELCOMES RAISING OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA BY TÁNAISTE
Posted on February 20, 2012 1:30 PM
The Dublin North East Labour TD, Seán Kenny, today welcomed the statement by Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore that he had raised the question of human rights in China with the Chinese Vice President during his week end visit to Ireland. "I would also echo the concerns expressed this morning by John O'Gorman of Amnesty International regarding human rights in China." "Since my election to the Dáil last year a number of constituents, who were former Chinese citizens, before they were granted asylum and Irish citizenship, have contacted me to raise their concerns with regard to the lack of human rights in...
KENNY CALLS ON ESB TO CLARIFY THE CUT OF POWER SUPPLY AT PRIORY HALL
Posted on February 14, 2012 5:33 PM
Dublin North East Labour TD, Seán Kenny, today called on the ESB to clarify the conflicting reports regarding the reported disconnection of the power supply yesterday at the abandoned Priory Hall development in North Dublin. Dublin City Council informed the residents yesterday through their solicitors that the disconnection of the power supply had already taken place. "The power supply is essential to pump water from the apartments in the event of flooding caused by heavy rainfall. The basement car parks are already reported to be under 3 feet of water. "I believe that action of this kind should not be...
KENNY CALLS ON BANK OF IRELAND TO AGREE TO MORTGAGE MORATORIUM FOR PRIORY HALL APARTMENT PURCHASERS
Posted on February 13, 2012 1:24 PM
Dublin North East Labour TD, Seán Kenny, today called on Bank of Ireland to agree to the request by Priory Hall home purchasers for a moratorium on their Bank of Ireland mortgages while the residents are out of the homes, by order of Dublin City Council, and forced to rent alternative accommodation. They are also waiting for a resolution of their case by the Supreme Court. "Most other mortgage providers have granted a moratorium to the Priory Hall residents in their current crisis, Bank of Ireland appear to be the only Irish financial institution refusing to do so." "One Priory...
KENNY WELCOMES PUBLIC INPUT ON NATIONAL ROADS AUDIT
Posted on February 8, 2012 1:54 PM
Dublin North East Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee today welcomed news by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, that it is to undertake a national audit of speed limits across Ireland. "With many roads across Ireland varying in size and standards, this national audit is to be welcomed. We need to make sure that all speed restrictions are both safe and sensible, and through this in-depth audit, each road can be examined on this basis." "This audit will play a vital role in overhauling the inconsistencies which exist between different counties and regions, and put...
KENNY WELCOMES FILLING OF SENIOR GARDA POSITIONS
Posted on February 7, 2012 5:23 PM
Dublin North East Labour T.D., and member of the Oireachtas Justice Committee Sean Kenny welcomed the appointment today, by the Government, of 2 Assistant Commissioners, 8 Chief Superintendents and 23 Superintendents in An Garda Síochána. "I am very pleased that the Government today made these appointments. I have also been made aware that consequential vacancies at Inspector and Sergeant level, arising from these senior appointments, are to be filled by the Commissioner. This is a very positive development and these appointments reflect the commitment of the Government to maintain the supervisory and management ranks in An Garda Síochána at the...
PRIMARY CARE SERVICES WILL BE STRENGTHENED
Posted on February 2, 2012 3:19 PM
I spoke today in the Dáil on the Health Plan for 2012. Obviously, this is a hugely difficult year for the health services. Yet again, this government has to face up to economic planning under the thumb of the Troika, a lack of national sovereignty and all that goes with it. The challenge for this government is to mitigate the impact on front line health care services. In The Plan, there are things which are to be welcomed - the development of proposals to protect the viability of community nursing units; increases in intermediate and community care capacity; a significant...
'MICHAEL O'LEARY' TYPE PURCHASING OF TAXI LICENCE PLATES MUST END - KENNY
Posted on February 1, 2012 5:00 PM
Dublin North East T.D. and Oireachtas Transport Committee Member Seán Kenny has welcomed the publication of the Government's report on the future of taxi regulation in Ireland. "Minister for Public & Commuter Transport Minister, Alan Kelly T.D. has done a lot of hard work on the report in order to address the numerous issues that face the taxi industry. "The complete de-regulation of the taxi industry led to a situation which totally undermined the ability of full-time drivers to earn a decent living. The report proposes ways of dealing with this. "I particularly welcome the focus on the removal of...
