KENNY OPPOSES NORTH DUBLIN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT CLONSHAUGH LOCATION
Posted on May 15, 2012 4:20 PM
Dublin North East Labour TD, Seán Kenny today strongly opposed the location of the North Dublin Sewage Treatment Plant at Clonshaugh, near Dublin Airport, as one of the three site options proposed for consideration by Fingal County Council "There are more than 2500 residential buildings within 0.5 - 1.0 km of the Clonshaugh boundary site, including Clonshaugh, Priorswood, and Darndale housing estates as well as the Burnell Court apartment development at the Northern Cross. Building a sewage treatment plant on the doorstep of these estates would be unacceptable. It must be noted that the local authority making the decision is...
YES VOTE WILL ENSURE STABLE MANAGEMENT OF FINANCES AND PROMOTE JOBS AND INVESTMENT
Posted on May 14, 2012 1:04 PM
I know that people are keenly aware of the challenges facing this country and the wider global economy. The Government is committed to meeting these challenges. The Irish economy is starting to grow again, our public finances are being brought under control and the Government is using its strong political mandate to build upon this to deliver long term, sustainable growth. It is a very painful road to be travel, but we are on track to bring the deficit below 3% of Gross Domestic Product by 2015. We have restructured and recapitalised our banking systems. New initiatives have been launched...
LABOUR TD KENNY WELCOMES JOBBRIDGE EXPANSION
Posted on May 10, 2012 3:35 PM
Dublin North East Labour TD Seán Kenny has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D., that she has extended eligibility for the JobBridge programme, which provides an additional 1,000 places on the scheme. "I am very pleased with Minister Burton's announcement which will bring the number of places available on the scheme from 5,000 to 6,000. Extending the eligibility to allow applications from people who receive One Parent Family Payments and those on Disability Allowance is a significant progression in the right direction towards equality and inclusion." "I have spoken to the Minister about bringing...
LABOUR DEPUTY KENNY WELCOMES AWARDING OF TENDER FOR RED STABLES CAFÉ IN ST ANNE'S PARK
Posted on May 10, 2012 3:35 PM
Dublin North East Labour Party TD Seán Kenny today warmly welcomed the announcement of the awarding of the tender to run the café in Red Stables in St. Anne's Park by Dublin City Council. "The Red Stables opened 2006 when the building was beautifully restored by Dublin City Council. It houses an arts and crafts centre with room for artists, a gallery and a café. Every Saturday there is a food and crafts market in the courtyard. They are a fantastic amenity to have in St. Anne's Park and on the Northside of Dublin. It enables people to get a...
KENNY SPEAKS IN DAIL DEBATE ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES BILL
Posted on May 2, 2012 5:22 PM
This Bill has two main components, namely, the reform of commercial vehicle roadworthiness testing and the designation of the Road Safety Authority, RSA, as the driver licensing authority. The provisions relating to the two areas will bring about a significant and positive change to the way in which both commercial vehicles are tested and managed and how the issue of driver licensing is dealt with. The result will be a major improvement in service for all of those availing of both testing and licencing. This is a part of the reform process that the Government undertook in the Programme for...
KENNY WELCOMES DECISION BY IRISH RAIL TO KEEP TRAIN SERVICES OPERATIONAL THIS WEEKEND
Posted on May 2, 2012 4:47 PM
Dublin North East Labour Party T.D., Seán Kenny has welcomed the decision taken by Irish Rail to have all train services on the Northside of Dublin fully operating. "I am pleased that this weekend's planned resignalling commissioning is being deferred by Irish Rail and that full DART, Northern Commuter and Belfast Enterprise services will operate. A normal public holiday weekend service will now operate, which will include a Sunday service on DART and Northern Commuter on Bank Holiday Monday. "While the resignalling work is important and needs to be done, it was totally unacceptable that the work be done on...
LABOUR TD KENNY WELCOMES LAUNCH OF REPORT BY NEXT GENERATION BROADBAND TASKFORCE
Posted on May 2, 2012 2:37 PM
Dublin North East Labour TD Seán Kenny today welcomed the report into Next Generation Broadband, which was launched today. "Companies are telling the Government that more than 50% of the population will have access to very fast broadband by 2015. We can also expect that most of the rest of Irish homes will be able to access broadband which, by today's standards would be considered very good quality. However, we face a major challenge because 15-30% of the population will continue to have basic broadband service only because the case for commercial investment in rural areas is very challenging." "There...
LABOUR TD KENNY WELCOMES LAUMCH OF REPORT ON CAPACITY BILL, SUPPORTS CALLS TO REPLACE LUNACY ACT
Posted on May 1, 2012 4:19 PM
Dublin North East Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Justice Committee Seán Kenny today welcomed the launch of the publication of the Report on the Scheme for the Capacity Bill and supported calls by Inclusion Ireland to introduce a modern decision-making (capacity) law to replace the long outdated Lunacy (Regulations) Act 1871. "Inclusion Ireland called for this at the Oireachtas Justice Committee launch today, where the Report arising from the submissions and public hearings into the Scheme of the Capacity Bill was launched. The Justice Committee heard from many groups, including Inclusion Ireland, on the urgent need for reform...
