LABOUR TD KENNY WARMLY WELCOMES MORTGAGE TO RENT SCHEME
Posted on June 28, 2012 3:14 PM
Dublin North East Labour Party TD Seán Kenny today warmly welcomed the Government's Mortgage to Rent Scheme, which was launched today. "This scheme demonstrates the Labour Party's commitment to helping families who face the imminent prospect of repossession of their family home. This is a priority issue for the Labour Party and dealing with the issue is part of the Programme for Government. The Scheme is specifically targeted at those low income families whose mortgage situation is unsustainable and where there is little or no prospect of a significant change in circumstances in the foreseeable future. The Scheme ensures that...
LABOUR TD KENNY WELCOMES NEW NATIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY NEW NATIONAL JOURNEY PLANNER
Posted on June 27, 2012 5:16 PM
Dublin North East Labour TD and Oireachtas Transport Committee member Seán Kenny has today welcomed the National Transport Authority's new National Journey Planner, which has gone live on www.TransportforIreland.ie . "The service helps people plan personal journeys, door-to-door, anywhere in Ireland, using public transport or walking. As well as the website, there is also an App available for Android mobile phones and I understand there is an iPhone App in the pipeline. This new National Journey Planner is unlike anything seen in Ireland before in terms of using digital technology to support people using public transport." "The Journey Planner covers...
LABOUR TD KENNY CALLS FOR ALL SIDES TO SUPPORT CHILD PROTECTION LEGISLATION
Posted on June 27, 2012 1:41 PM
The primary purpose of this Bill is to close an existing loophole in the law. Under the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 it is an offence to withhold information in respect of a serious criminal offence. However, that provision of the 1998 Act specifically excludes sexual offences. This Bill is before the House in order to ensure that there is an obligation on persons who have knowledge of all serious offences, including sexual offences against children or vulnerable adults to inform the Gardaí. I am certain that all members of the House agree, that the content of published...
LABOUR TD KENNY CALLS FOR WIDE-RANGING POLITICAL REFORM AROUND FUNDING AND LOBBYING
Posted on June 19, 2012 5:48 PM
Speaking on the Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011, Dublin North East Labour TD Seán Kenny said that the Bill will address issues of serious public concern in the operation of the political funding system in Ireland and will incentivise parties to ensure that 30% of their general election candidates are women. "The Bill will implement specific commitments contained in the Programme for Government in relation to political donations, having regard to recommendations made in the Final Report of the Moriarty Tribunal. I think that the Bill can be seen as one part of a wider programme to reform our...
LABOUR TD KENNY ENCOURAGES INVOLVEMENT IN NATIONAL BIKE WEEK 2012
Posted on June 19, 2012 10:31 AM
Dublin North East Labour TD and Oireachtas Transport Committee member Sean Kenny said today that he encouraged everyone to get involved in the wide range of events taking place this week across the country during National Bike Week 2012, which takes place nationwide from 16-24 June this year. "Bike Week is Ireland's biggest event to celebrate cycling and the benefits of cycling. Not only will cycling benefit your pocket, it also has positive benefits for your health and on traffic congestion. This week is all about getting people on their bikes and there are a range of imaginative events to...
KENNY SPEAKS IN DAIL DEBATE ON RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS STATUTORY FUND BILL
Posted on June 14, 2012 12:20 PM
The Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill provides for the establishment of a Statutory Fund to support the needs of survivors of residential institutional child abuse. 15,000 former residents are expected to be eligible to apply for support from the Fund and every effort is being made to minimise the administration involved. Some former residents advocate a simple distribution of the available money. Following the publication of the Ryan Report in May 2009, the congregations who managed the residential institutions and who were party to the 2002 Indemnity Agreement were called upon to provide further substantial contributions by way of reparation....
KENNY CALLS ON FIANNA FAIL TO REPORT THE CORRUPT £50,000 DONATION RECEIVED BY PADRAIG FLYNN IN 1989 TO THE GARDAI
Posted on June 14, 2012 10:49 AM
"The lack of prosecutions to date over the findings of the Moriarty tribunal is regrettable and the same must not be allowed to happen with the Mahon report. Any politician who canvassed on the doors during the Fiscal Treaty Referendum will be aware of the real public anger felt on these issues." "The Mahon tribunal found that, in 1989, £50,000 was requested and received by the then Environment Minister Pádraig Flynn, who was at time Treasurer of Fianna Fail, from developer Tom Gilmartin as a party donation to "level the playing field" in connection with the sale of the Dublin...
KENNY WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND INCREASED JOBS FORECAST FOR COOLOCK
Posted on June 14, 2012 10:25 AM
Dublin North East Labour Party TD Seán Kenny, has today welcomed the announcement that a full-time Business Development Manager is to be appointed to the Coolock Enterprise Centre under the Community Enterprise Development Programme. "I have been informed by Minister Bruton, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, that a Business Development Managers will be appointed as part of a €2million programme aimed at protecting and growing businesses in the community, the announced today. The announcement relates to a key commitment under Action Plan for Jobs 2012." "The Minister also informed me that his Department has forecast an increase of...
KENNY SPEAKS IN DAIL DEBATE ON COMPANY LAW UPDATES AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Posted on June 13, 2012 11:49 AM
This Bill proposes a small number of focused changes to company law in the interests of maintaining a flexible operating environment particularly for companies, particularly those companies who bring foreign direct investment to Ireland. These changes are in keeping with the spirit and tradition of responsiveness of company law to continually evolving corporate circumstances. The body of company law at this time comprises some 15 Companies Acts. The Bill before us today amends those provisions of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 which permit the use of US accounting standards -- referred to as "US GAAP" in the preparation of...
KENNY WELCOMES RESTORATION OF BLUE FLAG FOR DOLLYMOUNT STRAND
Posted on June 8, 2012 3:36 PM
Dublin North East Labour T.D., Sean Kenny today welcomed the news that Dollymount Stand has regained its much treasured Blue Flag status for 2012. "All the criteria in the application were filled out positively and all conditions necessary to achieve the Blue Flag on the beach and Bull Island have been put in place. "Water quality results were in line with the rules and regulations required in order to be eligible for a Blue Flag. Achieving the Blue Flag standard regarding water quality has always been a challenge, as it is of a considerably higher standard than the EU levels...
KENNY WELCOMES €7 MILLION FUNDING FOR CYCLE ROUTES
Posted on June 7, 2012 1:12 PM
Dublin North East Labour Party T.D. and Oireachtas Transport Committee member, Seán Kenny has welcomed an announcement by Public Transport Minister Alan Kelly of funding worth €7 million euro for an investment programme to develop cycle routes. "This funding scheme represents a very significant investment in cycling, and is an important aspect of realising the commitment to cycling outlined in the Programme for Government. The funding will see sixteen separate cycling projects built across the country over the next two to years amounting to an additional 334 kilometres of cycleway as part of the National Cycle Network. These projects will...
