AGREEMENT ON YOUTH GUARANTEE A POSITIVE STEP FOR YOUNG JOB SEEKERS - KENNY
Posted on February 28, 2013 5:29 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour T.D., Seán Kenny, has welcomed the agreement brokered by Minister Joan Burton, on the provision of an EU-wide Youth Guarantee in a meeting of European Social Protection and Employment Ministers (EPSCO) in Brussels. "Youth unemployment has reached crisis levels in Europe and today's agreement is a crucial step in tackling the crisis. Once implemented, the Guarantee will assure young people under the age of 25 of a good quality offer of employment, continued education, an apprenticeship or a traineeship within four months of becoming unemployed. "The overall objective of guarantee schemes is to provide Europe's youth...
KENNY WELCOMES NEW TAXI CHECKING SMARTPHONE APP
Posted on February 28, 2013 2:52 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour Party TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport Seán Kenny has welcomed the launch of a new Taxi Driver Check Smartphone app, devised by the National Transport Authority. "The App allows a passenger to check the licence details of both the vehicle and the driver, and to see an ID photo of the authorised driver. The passenger is then able to simply forward these details to a friend - all of which will reassure taxi customers that they are travelling safely, and that there is a record of their trip. All details can be...
COMMUTERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES TO THE CAR - KENNY
Posted on February 22, 2013 11:30 AM
Speaking on the Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013, Deputy Sean Kenny called for people to consider public transport, cycling or purchasing smaller vehicles. "The primary purpose of this Bill is to give a permanent basis in law to the increases in motor tax rates and trade plate licences, contained in the Financial Resolution passed by Dáil Eireann as part of Budget 2013." "For licences commencing on or after 1st January 2013, flat rate increases of between €10 and €92 apply to private vehicles taxed on the basis of carbon emissions, with an average increase of 19.8%." "Rates for...
LABOUR IN GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO ENDING LONG-TERM HOMELESSNESS
Posted on February 21, 2013 4:25 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour Party T.D., Seán Kenny, has said that Labour in Government is committed to ending long-term homelessness, and has saluted Minister Jan O'Sullivan for setting 2016 as the target date for ending it. "Achieving this hugely important goal in the year that marks the centenary of the 1916 Rising is something everyone should support. Homelessness is an affront to every value that we assign to the concept of citizenship. In a real republic there is an onus on us all to ensure that all citizens have a place they can call home. The dignity and equality of...
KENNY WELCOMES 100 QUANTCAST JOBS FOR DUBLIN
Posted on February 21, 2013 2:36 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour Party T.D., and member of the Oireachtas Communications Committee, Sean Kenny, has welcomed news that Quantcast, a digital advertising company, are to establish their EMEA operations centre in Dublin, with 100 jobs being created as a result. "Information Technology is a key sector targeted in the Government's Action Plan for Jobs, and we are determined to build on the major successes in this area in recent years. Within IT, data analysis is a sector in which major growth is predicted in the coming years, and in which Ireland has significant competitive advantages based on the existing...
KENNY WELCOMES 100 NEW FACEBOOK JOBS
Posted on February 18, 2013 11:23 AM
Dublin Bay North Labour T.D., and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Sean Kenny, has welcomed news that social media giant Facebook is to create more than 100 new roles at its international HQ in Dublin. "This is welcome news and a great endorsement of Ireland as a digital centre, as Facebook is adding 100 employees to the 400 that it already has in its Dublin office. I understand that the hiring process has already begun by advertising the jobs on their online notice board www.facebook.com/jobs." "Information Technology is a key sector targeted in the Government's Action Plan for...
LABOUR TD KENNY SAYS DEBT DEAL IS GIANT STEP FORWARD FOR IRELAND
Posted on February 14, 2013 2:13 PM
I warmly welcome the deal on the IBRC promissory notes as a commitment delivered on, and another step on the road to economic recovery. It is a giant step forward for Ireland. As we all know, IBRC was formerly the Anglo Irish Bank and also the Irish Nationwide Building Society. It can perhaps be said that this is the deal that Ireland should always have secured when it emerged that the situation in Anglo Irish Bank was so serious. The significance of this deal and the work that has gone into securing it really cannot be underestimated. The deal will...
LABOUR TD KENNY HIGHLIGHTS ARCHBISHOP McQUAID'S MAGDALENE LAUNDRIES STEWARDSHIP AND SAYS APOLOGY FOR MAGDALENES REQUIRED
Posted on February 14, 2013 10:31 AM
It has been said that people in Ireland today under the age of 40 may be unaware of what Irish society and culture was really like during the era after Independence and up to the 1970's when what is described in the McAleese report mainly happened. The writer and journalist John Cooney wrote a book in 1999 with the title "John Charles McQuaid Ruler of Catholic Ireland". Cooney refers to Magdalene laundries in the Archdiocese of Dublin in page 152 of his book and I quote "Worse even than the austere regime which applied in industrial schools such as Artane...
KENNY WELCOMES INCREASE IN VETTING STAFF & ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL VETTING BUREAU
Posted on February 12, 2013 5:58 PM
Seán Kenny, the Dublin Bay North Labour Party T.D. and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, today welcomed the announcement that sanction has been obtained for the redeployment of 25 additional staff to the Garda Central Vetting Unit. "The Unit is responsible for processing vetting applications on behalf of approximately 20,000 organisations registered with it. It processed 350,000 applications in 2012, and its work is much valued and much in demand. The Unit, which will become the National Vetting Bureau following commencement of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act, will have a substantially expanded role under...
LABOUR TD KENNY WELCOMES SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT FUNDING IN DUBLIN BAY NORTH
Posted on February 11, 2013 11:47 AM
Dublin North East Labour TD and Oireachtas Transport Committee member, Seán Kenny, today welcomed the provision of almost €23 million in funding for the National Transport Authority for Dublin City Council under the Sustainable Transport Investment Programme and just over €4 million in the Fingal Council area. "As a member of the Dail's Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport, I am delighted to hear this news. The spending of this funding will be driven by common sense, and rather than trying to tackle expensive large projects, it will instead prioritise small projects on road across Dublin city." "On Station...
KENNY SAYS DEBT DEAL IS GIANT STEP FORWARD FOR IRELAND
Posted on February 8, 2013 1:19 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Seán Kenny, has welcomed the deal on the IBRC (formerly Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide) promissory notes as a commitment that has been delivered on and another step on the road to recovery. "The significance of this deal and the work that has gone into securing it cannot be underestimated. The deal will save Ireland €20 billion in borrowing costs over the coming decades and reduces the deficit by €1 billion every year. While there will still be cuts to spending over the next 2 years, the burden on Ireland has eased as a...
KENNY CALLS FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY IN LOTTERY GRANT DISBURSEMENT
Posted on February 6, 2013 5:21 PM
The National Lottery Act of 1986 provides the legislative basis for the National Lottery. The current National Lottery licence, which is held by An Post National Lottery Company, is due to expire in 2013. I would point out that the National Lottery is not, in my view, being sold. The licence to operate the National Lottery is being sold, which will generate revenue for the State. This is not the same as selling the National Lottery. Obviously, there will be a competition for the award of the next licence and that the successful bidder for the new licence will be...
KENNY PAYS TRIBUTE TO OUR LADY OF MERCY COLLEGE FOR ALLOWING BEAUMONT HOSPITAL TO USE PITCH AS HELIPAD
Posted on February 4, 2013 5:38 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour Party TD Seán Kenny has paid tribute to Our Lady of Mercy College in Beaumont for providing the its football pitch for use as a helipad by Beaumont Hospital and other city centre hospitals. "I understand that the new helipad to service Dublin hospitals will come into operation next month and that the football pitch at Our Lady of Mercy College in Beaumont will be used as a landing place for the helicopter air ambulance service." "The helipad will reduce transport times for seriously ill patients needing treatment in Beaumont, the Mater and Temple Street. Beaumont...
KENNY WELCOMES SCHOOL WORKS IN COOLOCK AND AYRFIELD
Posted on February 1, 2013 2:58 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Seán Kenny has welcomed the provision of funding for mechanical work at Chanel College in Coolock and emergency structural funding for St. Pauls Junior National School in Ayrfield. "Both Chanel College and St. Paul's need this funding to update their buildings as they continues to provide an education to local children." "I warmly welcome the funding. It is vitally important that the country maintains its educational facilities at primary level, in order to accommodate the increasing numbers of pupils over the next few years. We have to plan ahead for this, and this funding is...
KENNY WELCOMES PUBLICATION OF BILL TO TACKLE MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST FINANCING
Posted on February 1, 2013 11:54 AM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Seán Kenny, today welcomed the publication of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill, which is designed to deal with methods that criminals use to finance their activities. "The primary purpose of the Bill is to amend the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010, in order to align certain aspects more closely with international standards, and to amend some provisions to reflect operational requirements of the security forces." "The legislation is based on the 3rd EU Money Laundering Directive and the standards set by the Financial Action Task Force...
