KENNY WELCOMES FUNDING FOR SCOIL NEASAIN IN HARMONSTOWN
Posted on December 19, 2014 1:16 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Seán Kenny has welcomed the provision of funding on the basis of Access for All at Scoil Neasáin in Harmonstown. "Scoil Neasáin requires this funding as they continue to provide primary education to our local children and in particular our local children with special needs and disabilities, which is what this particular allocation of funding is for." "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...
BETTER CO-ORDINATION NEEDED BETWEEN NAMA, COUNCILS AND HOUSING BODIES - KENNY
Posted on December 18, 2014 5:34 PM
Speaking on a Topical issues debate in the Dáil Labour TD, Sean Kenny, has said that the housing problem in the State, particularly in the city of Dublin, is causing pressure in terms of providing social housing for the large numbers on housing waiting lists where accommodation already exists. Claiming an example of this can be found with 13 apartments at Calderwood Court, Drumcondra, he said: "These apartments were constructed seven years ago before the property bubble burst. Since that time these apartments were uninhabited and indeed in that respect they are symptomatic of what happened at that time." "NAMA,...
NEW PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR BELMAYNE IN 2015 - KENNY
Posted on December 18, 2014 1:54 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Sean Kenny has welcomed the announcement that new schools will be built in Belmayne in 2015. "St Francis of Assissi, Balgriffin Park, Belmayne will see a new primary school getting built and also Belmayne Educate Together NS, just beside St. Francis, will also see a new school being built." "When the former Minister for Edulcation, Ruairi Quinn TD published Labour's five-year plan for major school building projects, he confirmed that an annual plan for each of the years from 2012 to 2016 would be published." "The present Minister for Education, Jan O'Sullivan has now published...
KENNY 'DEPLORES' HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT ON MALAHIDE ROAD AT DARNDALE ROUNDABOUT
Posted on December 18, 2014 11:34 AM
Local TD for Darndale and Coolock and member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee Sean Kenny has said he deplores the hit-and-run accident last night that has left a six year old girl in a serious condition. "I am told that she was struck by a dark coloured van, that might have been dark green in colour, around 7.20pm last night at a pedestrian crossing on the Malahide Road in Coolock." "I want extend my best wishes to the young girl and her family and I hope very much that will recover quickly and fully from her injuries." "The van that...
NORTHBOUND CROSS-CITY STOP WILL ENHANCE LUAS SERVICE - KENNY
Posted on December 12, 2014 1:15 PM
Dublin Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, Sean Kenny, has said that the decision by An Bord Pleanála to allow the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) to develop a northbound stop on Dawson Street as part of Luas Cross City is a positive step. "Luas Cross City will run from the Green Line terminus at St. Stephen's Green through the city centre and crossing over the Red Line, and then going on to Phibsborough, Cabra to Broombridge. It is on budget and on time for opening in late 2017." "Provision has already been made for a southbound stop...
GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS RAPIDLY - KENNY
Posted on December 9, 2014 4:36 PM
Labour TD, Sean Kenny, has said that the Government's 20-point Action Plan to tackle emergency and short term homelessness will make a difference. "This Action Plan commits €20 million and more if needs be to provide 260 beds immediately, with the assistance of the Civil Defence and the Department of Defence, to give people who are sleeping rough on the streets of Dublin, as well as a new nightly café to give people who do not wish to sleep in one of these beds a place to go, and as well as that, transport to bring people to emergency accommodation...
CLONGRIFFIN RAILWAY SPUR NOW FOR PUBLIC CONSIDERATION
Posted on December 8, 2014 4:16 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour T.D. and member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee Sean Kenny today welcomed the announcement of public consultations that are being held to decide on a long term public transport strategy for the Northside of Dublin. "I am particularly pleased that the DART link from Clongriffin is being looked at. I have supported this approach for a number of years at this stage and I am very pleased to see it being taken so seriously. A business case for the Clongriffin rail link was submitted by Irish Rail to the Minister for Transport, regarding this rail link...
CSO DATA FOR NOVEMBER SHOWS CONSISTENT AND STEADY DECLINE IN RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT - KENNY
Posted on December 4, 2014 4:59 PM
Labour TD Sean Kenny has welcomed a further drop in Live Register figures, which show a steady decline in unemployment since early 2012. "The latest CSO figures indicate unemployment continues to fall steadily with the rate dropping to 10.3% in the past year. Across the area for which I was elected, Dublin North East, there were 9102 on the Live Register in November 2013 and 8286 people on the Live Register in November of this year. That is a drop of 9%, which is excellent news and shows consistent and steady improvement from last month's figures and demonstrates that economic...
