KENNY WELCOMES FUNDING FOR ST. FIACHRA'S SENIOR NS IN BEAUMONT
Posted on December 20, 2013 12:32 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Seán Kenny has welcomed the provision of funding for 2 classrooms and 4 Special Education Teacher rooms at St. Fiachra's Senior National School in Beaumont. "St. Fiachra's 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...
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BILL WILL HELP CLEAN UP PLANNING LEGACY MESS
Posted on December 19, 2013 12:07 PM
Speaking on Private Members Business, Wednesday 18th December 2013 I welcome Deputy Catherine Murphy's Private Members' Bill, which contains very positive measures for the planning process and aims to make it more transparent, which I fully support. "This Government has inherited many legacy planning issues arising from bad planning decisions, poor planning enforcement, lack of building control oversight, and the light touch regulation that was part of the property bubble, which has left a whole generation of our citizens in negative equity. Priory Hall and Dublin's North Fringe area are in my Dublin North East constituency and were at the...
FUNDING AT LAST FOR BILATERAL COCHLEAR IMPLANTS IN HSE PLAN
Posted on December 18, 2013 1:39 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD has said the provision of €3.2 million for bilateral cochlear implants in the new HSE plan is very much welcomed. "The roll out of this programme in the 2014 HSE Service Plan will provide simultaneous, sequential bilateral cochlear implants for young children." "I have been informed by the parents of some of the children involved how essential it is that they get these procedures done, and Minister Kathleen Lynch was very supportive when she was approached. I am very pleased that she has had an impact in ensuring this funding has been made available. Providing...
FUNDING FOR SENIOR CITIZEN AND DISABILITY PROJECTS IN DUBLIN 17 WELCOME - KENNY
Posted on December 18, 2013 11:16 AM
Local Labour TD Sean Kenny has welcomed the provision of health funding for projects in Dublin 17. "Darndale Belcamp Village Centre Ltd is to receive funding of €40,000 towards the cost of developing a new senior centre and Áiseanna Tacaíochta will get funding of €47,730 towards the cost of funding a training programme for members and people with disabilities." "I am pleased to see this funding come through as local residents have been asking me about it for some time now. I hope that the provision of these services gets under way in the shortest time possible after the funding...
DEIS SCHOOLS PLAN SUCCEEDING IN RAISING EQUALITY IN EDUCATION - KENNY
Posted on December 16, 2013 4:10 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Sean Kenny has said he pleased that a research seminar on DEIS schools is to take place in the Spring of 2014 and welcomed the latest research findings on DEIS primary schools. "The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has welcomed the latest research findings on how pupils in DEIS primary schools are performing in reading and maths, and I would like to join him in that. The Educational Research Centre in a report that examines changes in pupil achievement in urban primary schools between 2007 and 2013 has found that test scores...
€87K IN FUNDING FOR MULTI-USE GAMES AREA IN DONAGHMEDE PARK IS WELCOME - KENNY
Posted on December 12, 2013 1:45 PM
Local Labour TD for Donaghmede Sean Kenny has said he is delighted to announce the allocation of funding to Dublin City Council to provide sports and recreational facilities at Donaghmede Park. "The Department of Sport, in equal partnership with Irish Public Bodies (IPB) and Local Authorities have created a €3m fund to create and enhance sport and recreational facilities across the country. Applications were sought from Local Authorities for suitable qualifying projects and I am very pleased that Donaghmede Park was one of the successful applicants." "Funding to a maximum of €58k was available for each project from the Department...
NEW GARDA RECRUITMENT A HUGE BOOST FOR GARDAÍ AND FOR PUBLIC SAFETY - KENNY
Posted on December 12, 2013 12:34 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Sean Kenny, has welcomed the beginning of the process to recruit new members of An Garda Síochána. "Today is a hugely important day not only for An Garda Síochána but for the general public as well. The formal announcement on www.publicjobs.ie of the commencement of the recruitment process for new members of our police force is a huge boost for public safety. It is in the public interest that we recruit new members of the Gardaí and also essential to the Gardaí themselves that that new members...
KENNY WELCOMES YOUTH CAFÉ CAPITAL FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT
Posted on December 11, 2013 4:55 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Sean Kenny has welcomed the announcement of funding for a Youth Café at Sphere 17 in Darndale. "There will be €1.5million in capital funding for the provision of 30 new Youth Cafés in communities across the country. These were selected based on applications earlier this year and selection process overseen by Pobal and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. This funding brings the total investment in new Youth Cafés under this Government to €2.2 million since 2011." "I believe Youth Cafés are a superb idea. They offer facilities where young people can get together...
KENNY URGES CAUTION AROUND LUAS LINES AND TRAMS
Posted on December 11, 2013 2:25 PM
Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Sean Kenny, has said that road users need be careful around Luas lines and Luas trams, particularly in Dublin city centre, adding that the RPA and Veolia need to do more to make the Red Line safer. "In 2012, there were 22 incidents that involved the Luas and 18 of those were on the Red Line. 2013 has been worse - there have been 36 incidents and 32 of these were on the Red Line, and I have called attention to some of these in the past, particularly in relation...
NORTHSIDE PARTNERSHIP GETS OVER €1M IN LOCAL COMMUNITY FUNDING
Posted on December 10, 2013 4:33 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Sean Kenny has said he is delighted that Northside Partnership Limited is to receive €1,119,336 in funding. "This will enable many people across the Northside to get help in 2014 to assist them in returning to employment and it will also ensure that people working for the Northside Partnership are able to continue in their roles." "The Local and Community Development Programme, which has provided the funding tackles poverty and social exclusion in disadvantaged communities and is a key tool of of the Government in providing supports for those who most need help and support...
KENNY WELCOMES OPERATION OPEN CITY CHRISTMAS TRAFFIC PLAN
Posted on December 9, 2013 5:17 PM
Sean Kenny, the Dublin Bay North Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, has welcomed the announcement by Dublin Bus and An Garda Síochána of "Operation Open City", which runs in the Dublin region from December 8th to 24th. It features enhanced transport information, extra night time Public Transport and targeted Garda assistance for the transport system. "The plan will run up until Christmas Eve and the aim of the operation is to facilitate the movement of public transport and minimise traffic disruption to the general public through high visibility and enforcement activity. The plan is in its...
INCREASE OF GARDA VETTING UNIT STAFF IS WELCOME - KENNY
Posted on December 4, 2013 4:57 PM
Sean Kenny, the Dublin Bay North Labour Party TD and member of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, has welcomed the recent announcement that the size of the Garda Vetting Unit has been doubled. "Garda Vetting is hugely important to those who are seeking to work with children and vulnerable people in our communities; in fact, they cannot do their jobs without this vetting process. I have seen cases where people have been unable to start work because their vetting application has not been progressed in a timely fashion, leading to fears around not being able to start working in their position...
INCREASE IN SNA POSTS WILL HELP MEET DEMANDS OF GROWING PUPIL NUMBERS
Posted on December 3, 2013 3:58 PM
Labour Party TD in Dublin Bay North, Sean Kenny, has said that he is pleased that the Cabinet has agreed to increase the cap on the number of SNAs to nearly 11,000 so that the needs of Ireland's growing school population can be met. "I have been made aware by the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, that he will continue to increase in the number of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) by 390 for the next school year. This will bring the total number of SNAs in Ireland to almost 11,000." "This extra allocation will help ensure that every...
INTERNET CONTENT GROUP TO ADVISE ON PROTECTING YOUNG PEOPLE ONLINE - KENNY
Posted on December 2, 2013 3:29 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Sean Kenny, has welcomed the announcement by Minister Pat Rabbitte that an internet content governance advisory group is to be formed. "This will be a specialist working group that will be made up of experts in the areas of child safety and online behaviour, as well as technical and industry experts. They will be considering the relevant issues in relation to online content and its general impact on the lives of children and young people." "The group will take submissions from the public and interested groups, and...
