KENNY WELCOMES REDUCTION IN PRIVATE SECURITY AUTHORITY FEES FOR SMALLER CONTRACTORS
Posted on July 31, 2013 5:56 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Sean Kenny has welcomed the news that a restructuring of the fees payable for contractor licences issued by the Private Security Authority (PSA) is to take place. "The PSA has to date licensed contractors in the cash in transit, door supervisor, security guarding and installer of security equipment sectors. The reduction in fee recognises the difficulties encountered by smaller contractors in the current economic climate. These contractors are providing a valuable service to local clients and the fee reduction is made in an effort to support their...
KENNY WELCOMES NEW PHARMA JOBS IN DUBLIN
Posted on July 26, 2013 11:13 AM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Sean Kenny has welcomed the news that Alexion Pharmaceuticals is expanding its global presence with the opening of a new office and laboratory facility in Dublin. "Alexion's new jobs here in Dublin are going to be supplying a drug called Soliris to patients with PNH and aHUS, two severe and life-threatening ultra-rare disorders that affect vital bodily organs, by the end of 2013." "Ireland's government and universities have an unparalleled commitment and robust partnerships with regard to education and training for pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality assurance, quality control and supply logistics - in other words Alexion...
MINISTER MUST URGENTLY ADDRESS INCREASE IN ELDER ABUSE - KENNY
Posted on July 25, 2013 2:22 PM
Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Sean Kenny, has called on Minister for Health James Reilly to deal with the issue of elder abuse as a matter of urgency. "The HSE has published its review of the HSE's Elder Abuse Services for 2012 and this also includes statistics in relation to elder abuse referrals. I was extremely concerned to see that in 2012, the HSE received 2,460 referrals of elder abuse to its service. This is an increase of 7% from 2011." "While I am aware that there is a greater awareness of the issue of...
KENNY WELCOMES OVERHAUL OF MARITIME SAFETY AND MARINE EMERGENCY SERVICES
Posted on July 25, 2013 12:14 PM
Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, Sean Kenny, has today welcomed the announcement of an Action Plan to improve Maritime Safety and Marine Emergency Response Services, including an overhaul of related operations within the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport. "The Action Plan will set up the Irish Maritime Administration, which will bring together the Irish Coastguard and the Marine Survey Office. Given the very sad drownings over the last number of weeks, I think this is very timely. Water is an important but also a potentially lethal environment. The new Irish Maritime Administration will further focus...
KENNY WELCOMES 100 MORE JOBS AT SALESFORCE
Posted on July 24, 2013 10:55 AM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Sean Kenny, member of the Oireachtas Communications Committee, has welcomed the news that leading online technology company Salesforce.com is planning to add 100 new jobs at its EMEA office in Dublin. The company plans to hire qualified professionals in sales, marketing, IT and customer support. "Ireland's reputation as a European hub for the digital industry is growing rapidly as more businesses like salesforce.com expand their operations here. Today's announcement that Salesforce.com is creating 100 new jobs in Dublin is a strong endorsement of Ireland's strengths in the digital sector and of our talented and dedicated...
KENNY WELCOMES €3M FUNDING FOR DARNDALE AREA BASED CHILD POVERTY INITITATIVE
Posted on July 23, 2013 6:47 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Sean Kenny has today warmly welcomed the approval by the Government that €3m in funding will be allocated to Darndale as part of the Area Based Child Poverty Initiative. "I welcome the announcement today that the Cabinet today approved funding for Darndale - up to a maximum of €3m. I have been pursuing this matter since I was elected to the Dail over 2 years ago. The Initiative was announced by the Government in December 2012 and will deliver on its commitment to build on the learning that has been gained from existing prevention and...
KENNY WARNS ON USE OF WATER SKIS, URGES SWIMMERS TO USE CAUTION
Posted on July 22, 2013 4:17 PM
Labour TD Sean Kenny has reiterated his call for swimmers and water sports users generally to use caution when they are in the water. "With the sad rise in the recent number of drownings and the increased demand on Coastguard and Lifeboat rescue services, I would again call on swimmers and those engaging in water sports activities to exercise caution." "I would particularly call for extra vigilance by users of water-skis as they can cause serious head injuries to swimmers on crowded beaches." "I would like to pay a special thanks to the voluntary crew of the Howth Lifeboat who...
KENNY WELCOMES €10M FUNDING UNDER ENERGY INITIATIVE
Posted on July 22, 2013 2:14 PM
Labour TD Sean Kenny has welcomed the announcement of the first €10m of a €50m energy efficiency programme for local authority homes. "€10m will be invested this year to improve the energy efficiency of some 5,000 local authority homes. Energy efficiency programmes result in lower energy bills, improved housing stock and reduced carbon emissions. This will be a major three- year programme that Minister Jan O'Sullivan announced in June and it also has the capacity to create hundreds of jobs in the green energy sector." "Labour in Government is determined to see €50m invested over three years. This will reduce...
KENNY WELCOMES STRUCTURAL FUNDING FOR SCOIL MHUIRE NATIONAL SCHOOL IN HOWTH
Posted on July 19, 2013 1:41 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Seán Kenny has welcomed the provision of funding for conversion works to provide a classroom at Scoil Mhuire National School in Howth. "Scoil Mhuire National School needs this funding as they continue to provide primary education to our 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 a part of that planning." "Minister Quinn unveiled a five year...
PUBLIC SERVING BROADCASTING CHARGE WILL BE OPEN TO PUBLIC CONSULTATION - KENNY
Posted on July 18, 2013 2:09 PM
Sean Kenny, the Dublin Bay North Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Communications Committee, has said that the Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte will shortly be commencing a public consultation on the proposed household based Public Service Broadcasting Charge. "This consultation will be open for public consultation for a limited time, and will seek responses across a range of issues around the application and collection of the new charge. The results of this consultation will be used in finalising the details of how the charge is to be applied and collected. The new household based charge will be designed...
KENNY URGES AWARENESS OF GORSE FIRE PREVENTION
Posted on July 18, 2013 1:00 PM
Labour TD for Howth Seán Kenny has encouraged people to become aware of how gorse fires can be prevented. "At present there is a serious gorse fire on Howth Head. The fires began yesterday but fire-fighters received several reports that the fires were rekindled this morning at about 5 am. The fires are concentrated on the south side of the peninsula near Howth Golf Club and on the eastern hill top of the the two summits on the peninsula." "Some houses have been evacuted at Green Hollow because of smoke and fire risk, but I understand that no houses are...
KENNY RECOMMENDS STEPS TO TACKLE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN KILMORE AREA OF COOLOCK
Posted on July 17, 2013 3:38 PM
Sean Kenny, the Dublin Bay North Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport has recommended that further road markings will not have an impact on traffic congestion caused by parked cars at local schools. "The Traffic Advisory Group of Dublin City Council met in May and reported that 'School Keep Clear' markings have been provided at the entrance to the school on Cromcastle Green to improve safety due to parking at the school entrance. However, regarding the provision of parking restrictions outside schools, the Roads and Traffic Department was of the opinion that the provision of additional...
FISH PROCESSING GRANTS TO DUBLIN COMPANIES SHOULD BENEFIT HOWTH HARBOUR - KENNY
Posted on July 17, 2013 3:37 PM
Howth Labour Party TD Seán Kenny has welcomed the announcement that €2.4 million in grant aid has been awarded to 25 seafood processing companies under the 2013 Seafood Processing Business Investment Scheme. Taken in conjunction with private sector investment the total investment will be over €8 million in 2013. "Today's announcement follows previous investment supported by the Scheme of €10 million in 2012 and €7 million in 2011. Together these developments are setting a clear path to achievement of the potential of the seafood sector to create value added seafood products, as identified in the Action Plan for Jobs 2012,...
MAGDALENE ORDERS SHOULD RECONSIDER REDRESS OR FACE WITHDRAWAL OF CHARITABLE STATUS- KENNY
Posted on July 17, 2013 2:45 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Sean Kenny, member of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, has called on the four religious orders that ran the Magdalene Laundries to reconsider their refusal to pay into a redress scheme for the survivors. "The Mercy Sisters, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity, the Sisters of Charity and the Good Shepherd Sisters have informed Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter that they will not pay into the fund. I think they should be ashamed of themselves. What they inflicted on the ladies who were imprisoned in the laundries was awful, and this latest refusal adds...
KENNY WELCOMES GARDA RECRUITMENT DRIVE
Posted on July 16, 2013 5:40 PM
Labour TD for Dublin Bay North and Oireachtas Justice Committee member, Sean Kenny, has welcomed the announcement that the Government will be engaging in a major Garda recruitment drive. "This is excellent news. Garda numbers are required to be kept up in order to fight against crime and to keep our communities safe. This new recruitment drive will address the falling numbers that have arisen as a result of retirements and people leaving the force. It has always been accepted that Garda numbers should not drop below 13,000 and this recruitment of new trainees will ensure that the numbers remain...
VANDALISED LIFTS AT HOWTH JUNCTION BEING WORKED ON AT PRESENT - TO BE WORKING BY MID-AUGUST
Posted on July 16, 2013 3:46 PM
Sean Kenny, the Dublin Bay North Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport has condemned the vandalism that saw the lifts at Howth Junction & Donaghmede DART Station put out of service from the start of June to the present. "I have been told by Irish Rail that the lifts will be back in service in the middle of August. This is a very long wait, but the lifts were very badly vandalised and a lot of work needs to be undertaken." "I deplore vandalism totally and this case it is particularly bad. This disgraceful attack on...
KENNY WELCOMES SYMANTEC JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT - ANOTHER 400 TECH JOBS FOR DUBLIN
Posted on July 16, 2013 2:06 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD has welcomed the announcement of 400 jobs being established by the well known IT security company Symantec, who are setting up a new European Customer Management Centre in Dublin. "This is a very significant jobs announcement for the tech industry in Dublin and in Ireland as a whole. There will be up to 200 jobs in 2013, and a further 200 positions being created over the next two years. The new centre will provide Europe-wide sales and support to Symantec customers and partners. The initiative is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise, and...
BEAUMONT HOSPITAL HELIPAD ENDED ON SUNDAY 7TH OF JULY - CONSULTATIONS WITH CITY COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS TO TAKE PLACE
Posted on July 12, 2013 4:24 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour Party TD Seán Kenny has said that the National Ambulance Service must consult with Dublin City Council for planning permission for a helipad at Beaumont Hospital. "The temporary helipad on the site adjacent to Beaumont Hospital was developed by the HSE National Ambulance Service for the emergency transfer of patients to hospitals on the north side of the city. Concerns were raised with regard to the safety standards and planning permission for the helipad." "I understand that the National Ambulance Service believed that as the helipad was a temporary landing site it did not require planning...
NATIONAL DIGITAL STRATEGY FIRST STEP TO TRULY DIGITAL SOCIETY - KENNY
Posted on July 11, 2013 2:36 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Communications Committee Sean Kenny has welcomed the launch of the Government's National Digital Strategy 'Doing More with Digital'. "The launch of this strategy marks the beginning of a 'whole of government' approach to digital technology - which is a pervasive economic and social force. Digital technology is shaping Ireland's future at a very fast rate." "The National Digital Strategy is an important first step in broadening our focus from solely looking at digital connectivity to creating a vision and building momentum on adopting digital technologies in society. This can only...
LABOUR TD KENNY RAISES ISSUES OF WATER SAFETY DURING THE HOT WEATHER
Posted on July 9, 2013 5:37 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee Seán Kenny has repeated the advice of the Irish Coast Guard given to members of the public to pay special attention to water safety this week. "The warm, sunny weather with temperatures in the high 20s is forecast to last for the rest of the week and the weekend when traditionally many people take to the water and enjoy outdoor activities. "Warmer weather encourages everyone to enjoy the outdoors and brings thousands of people to our beaches, rivers and other water areas." "It is important to remember to...
JOBSPLUS A POSITIVE STEP TOWARDS STIMULATING THE ECONOMY - KENNY
Posted on July 8, 2013 4:33 PM
Dublin Bay North TD Seán Kenny has welcomed the launch of JobsPlus, the new employment scheme by Minister Joan Burton. "JobsPlus is an incentive scheme to help the long term unemployed by allowing the Government to ensure the employment of people who have been out of work for a lengthy period of time. It allows employers to get a little bit of help in terms of being able to pay workers a decent wage." "JobsPlus is a scheme badly needed by those who find themselves without work for an extended period of time, but who have excellent skills to contribute...
KENNY LOOKS FORWARD TO NEW POSTCODE SYSTEM IN 2014
Posted on July 4, 2013 12:07 PM
Sean Kenny, the Dublin Bay North Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Communications Committee has said he anticipates that the new postal code system will be up and running by September of 2014. "The final tender for a national postcode system was issued last week; the responses will be evaluated by the department during August and I will bring a comprehensive proposal to Government for approval in September. Ireland is the only European Union country not to use postcodes, with Dublin the only city in the country split into districts. Some addresses are developing into status symbols over the...
RETURN OF AER LINGUS SAN FRANCISCO ROUTE GREAT FOR DUBLIN TECH INDUSTRY - KENNY
Posted on July 3, 2013 5:50 PM
Sean Kenny, the Dublin Bay North Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport has expressed his delight that Aer Lingus has reinstated its direct flight service to San Francisco from next April. "I lobbied for this in the 1990's and was delighted when it was first started and very disappointed when it stopped. It is a superb route for our national airline to have as it will enhance and strengthen Irish links to San Francisco and the nearby Silicon Valley where the Irish tech sector has close ties with companies such as Google, Facebook and others that...
€10 MILLION INCREASE FOR DISABILITY HOUSING ENABLES PEOPLE TO STAY IN COMMUNITIES - KENNY
Posted on July 3, 2013 2:23 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Seán Kenny has welcomed the announcement today of an increase of €10 million euro for disability housing by Minister for Housing and Planning, Jan O'Sullivan. "This is an important boost in capital funding that will provide people with homes in their communities and is most welcome. The amount that has been secured by Minister O'Sullivan will result in up to 90 extra units for those with disabilities." "€100 million euro in capital funding is committed to providing up to 800 new homes for people with a disability between 2012 and 2014, ensuring that citizens have...
