KENNY WELCOMES FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS IN HOWTH AND BALDOYLE
Posted on June 20, 2014 12:53 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Seán Kenny has welcomed the provision of funding for work in Howth and Baldoyle. "Howth National School is getting funding for conversion of room to increase the capacity of the school it can continue to provide primary education to our local children. St. Mary's Secondary School in Baldoyle needs repair work to its roof and funding has been released to allow for this work to go ahead." "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...
CONNOLLY TO BRAY RAILTOUR INITIATIVE SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO NORTHSIDE DART LINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE - KENNY
Posted on June 20, 2014 12:52 PM
Sean Kenny, the Dublin Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport has welcomed the new Dublin Bay Hopper tour, operated by Railtours Ireland. "The Dublin Bay Hopper is a privately operated tour by private company Railtours Ireland, who charter a Dart from Irish Rail to operate the service. Irish Rail are providing some initial support for the pilot process while the concept is trialled as this could prove useful source of revenue to Irish Rail." "The tour occurs on a Saturday over the Connolly to Bray section. However, the 2-day ticket offers unlimited travel across the full...
KENNY PAYS TRIBUTE TO COASTGUARD FOLLOWING RESCUE OF TWO SWIMMERS IN HOWTH
Posted on June 20, 2014 11:19 AM
Howth TD Sean Kenny has paid tribute to the Howth Coast Guard following their rescue of two swimmers off the coast of Howth on Thursday evening. "I understand that the men had been swimming when they got overwhelmed by strong currents just before 7pm. They managed to climb onto some rocks at a cliff and called out for help. A passerby raised the alarm and the Coast Guard were on the scene within minutes and scaled the cliff and brought the two men to safety. They were checked out by medics but were found to be in good health although...
CLAMPING BILL TO OVERSEE REGULATION OF CLAMPING ON PRIVATE LANDS - KENNY
Posted on June 9, 2014 12:33 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, Sean Kenny, has welcomed the news that the Government has approved publication of the Vehicle Clamping Bill. "I am pleased to see that this piece of legislation is going forward. Up until now, clamping has been regulated on public roads but there is no regulation regarding clamping on privately held land. This legislation will be dealing with that gap in the law. The way clamping is regulated will be addressed in the legislation also, and that means the clamping industry will be accountable, something that is not the...
KENNY WELCOMES 100 NEW JOBS FOR DUBLIN
Posted on June 6, 2014 12:58 PM
Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Communications Committee, Sean Kenny, has welcomed the announcement that Yelp, an online directory company, is to create over 100 new jobs at its European HQ in Dublin. "This is yet another example of the digital industry expanding in Ireland and in Dublin, which has a very strong grouping of global technology companies, which are attracted by our workforce and by the companies already here. Ireland is also an attractive destination for companies like Yelp, because we have a diverse population that is well educated, proficient in a number of European languages and tech...
NEW WELFARE LEGISLATION PROVIDES SOCIAL PROTECTION BENEFITS TO SELF EMPLOYED AND THEIR PARTNERS
Posted on June 5, 2014 3:47 PM
Speaking on the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014 The Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014 will give effect to a number of important social welfare and pensions reforms. This Bill amends the Social Welfare Consolidation Act of 2005, this is being done to provide for the transposition of certain aspects of EU Directive 41 of 2010 (2010/41/EU) dealing with the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity and ensuring that the spouse or civil partner of a self-employed worker can benefit from social protection in accordance with national law. This...
PEOPLE FRIENDLY CHANGES TO SOCIAL SERVICES ON NORTHSIDE ARE WELCOME - KENNY
Posted on June 4, 2014 1:35 PM
Local Coolock TD Sean Kenny has welcomed the forthcoming relocation of the Community Welfare Service from Coolock Health Centre to the Department Offices in Northside Civic Centre. "The Community Welfare Service of the Department of Social Protection will be moving from Coolock Health Centre to the Department Offices in Northside Civic Centre and this will be in effect from Monday the 16th of June." "The move will enable the provision of Social Protection services in Coolock from a single location within the one Intreo Centre, and make it possible for people to access the Community Welfare Service along with the...
