News Archives for August, 2007
31 August, 2007
South Dublin Sinn Féin representative Shaun Tracey has welcomed the news of the major re-development and restoration of Pearse Museum in Rathfarnham. However, Mr. Tracey criticised Government Chief Whip and Local TD Tom Kitt for his "hypocritical" comments in relation to protecting our heritage which he made while welcoming the project at Pearse Museum. Read full article
31 August, 2007
South Dublin Sinn Féin representative Shaun Tracey has called for an assessment to be carried of the risk for the community of Ballyogan before any work begins on the excavation of waste in the dump on the Ballyogan Road. Read full article
31 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has said urgent measures must be put in place to prevent a heroin epidemic from hitting the streets. Deputy Ó Snodaigh, who was speaking after a record heroin seizure in Dublin; the Merchant Quay Project's report today of 1,700 new heroin injecting addicts; and, the seventh year-on-year increase in poppy harvest in Afghanistan said that these facts signal the extent of the drug problem in Ireland and the potential in the next few months that it will get worse and the need for immediate measures by the Government to ensure that the drugs crisis in Ireland doesn't get worse. Read full article
30 August, 2007
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has said Sinn Féin has agreed to write to the leaders of all opposition parties in a bid to form a political alliance against the withdrawal of the Shannon to Heathrow route. Ms. McDonald was speaking today after she led a party delegation including Martin Ferris TD and Maurice Quinlivan to meet with the Shannon Action Group to discuss the impact on Aer Lingus' decision to withdraw its Shannon to Heathrow route. Read full article
29 August, 2007
Reacting to a proposal from Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Council to restrict fishing along the shoreline from Booterstown to Shankill, Sinn Fein representative Eoin Ó Broin said, "Once again Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council appears out of touch with the needs and interests of local people". Read full article
29 August, 2007
Speaking from Tara today as Environmental groups launched a campaign to stop the destruction of the heritage site Sinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald said the refusal of the Government to route the M3 motorway on the viable alternative route proposed by the Save Tara Campaign has led to long delays and misery for the commuters in Meath. Read full article
27 August, 2007
Many people feel less safe in their local area and there is a huge demand for increased Garda patrols in local neighbourhoods according to a survey carried out by Sinn Féin across Dublin City on the issue of anti-social behaviour. The findings of the survey were used to partly inform Sinn Féin's submission to the Garda Policing Plan 2008 which was launched in Dublin today. Read full article
27 August, 2007
Speaking at a press conference in Dublin this morning Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD called for a crackdown on serious drug and gun crime in the Garda Policing Plan 2008. Deputy Ó Snodaigh was launching Sinn Féin's Submission to the Policing Plan in which the party also calls for all future policing plans to work towards the establishment of an all-Ireland policing service. Read full article
22 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has today described the revelations in today's media that 110,000 primary school children were in classes of over 30 last year as an "educational emergency". Read full article
22 August, 2007
Sinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has said the decision by An Bord Pleanála to allow the M3 motorway to proceed along its original route is a blow to Irish heritage and history. Read full article
22 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has today criticised Minister for Education Mary Hanafin for reneging on her commitment to introduce new legislation ensuring the timely delivery of 3rd level students' maintenance grants. Read full article
20 August, 2007
South Dublin Sinn Féin representative Shaun Tracey said the cost of private rented accommodation in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown along with the lack of social and affordable housing is resulting in overcrowding of local authority housing as second and third generations of families are finding it increasingly difficult to find homes for themselves. Read full article
20 August, 2007
Speaking today following the housing statistics released by the Central Statistics Office, Sinn Féin Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh said that the figures released reflected the move towards apartment living and said that the figures of vacant dwellings in the twenty six counties were unacceptable. Read full article
20 August, 2007
Speaking today, as CAO offers go out, Sinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald urged the government to address the rising costs faced by third level students and for an increase in the maintenance grant to provide financial assistance for those students struggling to cope. Read full article
15 August, 2007
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has today met with party members in Leinster House to discuss the deepening crisis within Aer Lingus and the mid western region following the airlines decision to pull its Shannon to Heathrow route. Read full article
15 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh has given a qualified welcome to the establishment of a new Press Ombudsman. Speaking today, as Dr. John Horgan was appointed as the Irish media's first Press Ombudsman, Deputy Ó Snodaigh said Sinn Féin is not overly optimistic about the new Ombudsman's capacity to regulate the industry because of the media's powerful position on the Press Council. Read full article
14 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald will tomorrow meet with key party figures in Leinster House to discuss the deepening crisis for both the mid-western region of the country and within Aer Lingus itself following government refusal to wield the weight of its 25% stake hold in the company. Read full article
14 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí Doolan has condemned the Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan for his refusal to allow an autistic boy to remain in the country despite fears for his safety in Nigeria. Read full article
14 August, 2007
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh has said figures provided to him by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern show that drug related deaths as a result of overdose increased by 32% from 2004 to 2005 alone. The TD was reacting to an article in the Irish Examiner today which showed a 20% increase in drug related deaths as a result of overdose between 2001 and 2004. Read full article
14 August, 2007
Dublin Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí Doolan has called on the Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan to make a last minute intervention to stop the deportation of an autistic boy and his family to Nigeria. Councillor Doolan called on the Minister to live up to the Government's claim to value child protection. Read full article
13 August, 2007
Dúirt an TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Sinn Féin go bhfuil sé i gcoinne moltaí Aire Stáit Conor Lenihan ó thaobh na riachtanais Gaeilge is gá do Státseirbhísigh. Siúd go n-adhmhaíonn an Teachta Dála Ó Snodaigh go bhfuil gá ann le haghaidh níos mó náisiúnaigh coigríche sa Státseirbhís, ag an am chéanna nar chóir go mbeidh an cinneadh seo in éadan ár dteanga dhúchais. Read full article
13 August, 2007
Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh has criticised proposals from the Minister of State with responsibility for integration Conor Lenihan in which he has called for the removal of Irish language requirements for civil servants. Deputy Ó Snodaigh said while he agrees with the need to increase the number of foreign nationals in the Civil Service this does not have to be at the expense of our own national language. Read full article
8 August, 2007
Councillor Larry O'Toole has welcomed the arrival of fifty new state-of-the-art buses to the Dublin Bus fleet. The new buses, which are cleaner, greener and wheelchair and buggy friendly represent a much needed addition to a fleet that is widely regarded as past its sell by date. Read full article
3 August, 2007
Speaking today as Sinn Féin members Joint Policing Committees (JPCs) throughout the state met in Dublin, the Vice-Chairperson of the Dublin JPC Councillor Larry O'Toole said Sinn Féin will use the Joint Policing Committees as a tool in the fight against drugs, drug related crime and anti-social behaviour. Read full article
2 August, 2007
Councillor Larry O'Toole has pledged his support for residents of Snowdrop Walk in Darndale who are opposing the proposed widening of the Malahide Road within yards of their homes. The proposal would see a four lane carriageway being placed on the stretch of road that passes the Clare Hall Shopping Centre. Read full article
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