Month: December 2012

Monkstown Village Traffic Scheme

The public consultation for this scheme has recently been completed and a report on submissions received will be brought to the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Area meeting in early 2013. A meeting with representatives of local business… Read More

Mary Mitchell O’ Connor welcomes provision of thousands of new training places for long-term unemployed

Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoghaire, Mary Mitchell O’ Connor, has today (Tuesday) welcomed the announcement that free educating and training places are being provided for up 6,500 people who are long-term unemployed. The MOMENTUM programme is a… Read More

Sports Capital Grant warmly welcomed by Deputy Mitchell O’Connor

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’ Connor TD, has warmly welcomed the Government cash injection into local sports facilities, in the form of the Sports Capital Grant. A total of €26 million was granted by the… Read More

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Continued)

Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor: Shakespeare wrote “Something is rotten in the State of Denmark” and during the Celtic tiger years there was something very rotten in the State of Ireland. However, this Government is trying to regain control…. Read More

Property tax will ensure tax base is widened and jobs are protected

Distribution of Local Authority funds must be fair and proportionate to revenues collected. Speaking on the Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012 this afternoon (Friday) in the Dáil, Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, said the… Read More

Access to AVCs will put money back in people’s pockets and stimulate spending – Mary Mitchell O’ Connor

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has warmly welcomed the changes announced in Budget 2013 which allows people to access 30% of their pension Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) saying this measure will put money back in… Read More

Junctions at Killiney Road / Ballinclea Road & Killiney Road / Ballinclea Heights

These two junctions have been subject to on going monitoring since works were completed in February 2012. In relation to the Killiney Road / Ballinclea Road junction, the works there have addressed the movement conflicts and lack of… Read More

Ban on students photographing each other and staff in schools welcome

Incidents of young children ‘sexting’ can have serious repercussions into adult life. Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Tuesday) welcomed the ban imposed by the Joint Managerial Body (JMB) which prohibits secondary school children… Read More

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