PROPOSAL TO INCREASE FREQUENCY OF DART SERVICES SHOULD BE SUPPORTED - KENNY
Posted on November 24, 2015 3:50 PM
Sean Kenny, the Vice Chair of the Oireachtas Transport Committee and Dublin Labour TD has welcomed the launch of a public consultation on a major DART service expansion that is being planned for early 2016. "Continuing passenger growth means that DART services have to be increased and I am very pleased to see this consultation being announced. Draft 2016 schedules for Connolly routes have been published in order to get feedback from rail customers as part of the process." "Major changes to Connolly services are being proposed in response to what DART users have asked for and these include a...
DUBLIN BAY NORTH TO GET NEW SCHOOLS IN SCHOOL CAPITAL PLAN - KENNY
Posted on November 17, 2015 12:36 PM
Four major school investment projects in Dublin Bay North have been given the green light by the new School Buildings Plan announced today. "Welcoming the news, Sean Kenny TD said: "I am extremely pleased that Dublin Bay North has featured so strongly in the much-anticipated School Capital Plan today, and that Minister Jan O'Sullivan has prioritised a number of critical projects." "As a local Labour TD, I have been tirelessly working with Minister O'Sullivan on behalf of schools in the community, highlighting the need for greater investment and better education infrastructure. Therefore I'm glad to see good news emerge for...
KENNY WELCOMES FUNDING FOR ST. BENEDICT'S & ST. MARY'S NS IN RAHENY
Posted on November 13, 2015 12:31 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Seán Kenny has welcomed the provision of funding for urgently needed work at St. Benedict's & St. Mary's NS, Grange Park in Raheny. "St. Benedict's & St. Mary's requires this funding to continue to effectively provide education to our growing numbers of children in the community and I warmly welcome this 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...
WELFARE BILL INCREASES CHILD BENEFIT, PENSIONS & CARER'S SUPPORT - KENNY
Posted on November 5, 2015 3:15 PM
Speaking on the Social Welfare Bill 2015 in Dáil Eireann I am very pleased to commend this Bill to the House, which gives effect to a number of social protection measures announced in Budget 2016. After the austerity years, Budget 2015 saw funding for social protection measures begin to increase in order to start bringing living standards and investment in our communities back up. Budget 2016 brings further increases for these social protection measures and brings increases to other measures after the austerity budgets of recent years. With the welcome departure of the Troika and the improving global economic situation,...
ALMOST HALF A BILLION EURO FOR SCHOOL BUILDING IN DUBLIN BETWEEN 2011 & 2015 - KENNY
Posted on November 3, 2015 11:25 AM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Seán Kenny has said almost half a billion Euro was spent on school building projects in Dublin between 2011 and 2015. Over €313,400,581was provided for primary schools between 2011 and 2015, which includes €28,055,584 under the Summer Works Scheme. It also includes funding that saw the building in 2012 of St. Michael's House Special School in Raheny and the getting underway this year of St Francis of Assissi in Belmayne. There was also a large extension built in 2012 at Scoil Eoin Baisde in Clontarf. €176,532,786 was provided for post-primary schools in Dublin and this...
