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Next Café dates: River Café, Lucan Village, Friday 19th December 2:30-3:30pm Monday 22nd - Wherelse Café, Palmerstown village, 10-11am I regularly visit cafés throughout the constituency, making myself available to residents who may be about at the time and who have issues or queries to share. I am also on hand to sign statutory documents as a Peace Commissioner. "Not just at election time" - Any time! NB - this is separate to private meetings that can be scheduled when I am

Dáil contributions second half of 2025

https://consult.sdublincoco.ie/en/consultation/proposed-material-alterations-variation-no-1-county-development-plan-draft-clondalkin-local-planning Following on from the pre-consultation, SDCC has now produced a draft plan based on submissions from local residents as well as some elected representatives. It’s hugely regrettable that the Council decided to launch this before Christmas, but at least the deadline is not until January. —- Some details are listed below, but its im

I was the only TD in Dublin Mid-West to vote to ban fox hunting last night 17th December. Unfortunately because Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael applied a whip instead of allowing an open vote, the Bill to ban was defeated by 124 votes to 24. This does not reflect the wishes of Irish people where 80% want to see a ban, including a huge amount of residents of rural Ireland. Cover photo courtesy of Ban Bloodsports on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16efpvounj/ The

Rolling report following commencement of works in village at Green, Demesne and Weir including comprehensive details from public consultation in 2021/22. More recent updates include inputs from Cllr Helen Farrell. Answers to questions posed by Lucan Newsletter, including costs here . —— Update from Helen 17th December LUCAN VILLAGE WORKS - AN UPDATE ON TIMELINES I asked SDCC for a full update on the works in Lucan Village, including the Green, Promenade, and Demesne. Here’s

Rolling update following news reports on 22nd May 2025 - and confirmation on 17th June - of Government plans to purchase part of the former Citywest Hotel and Conference Centre site, currently used as an IPAS centre. This news has caused concern in terms of local capacity as well as the long-term loss of a valuable community amenity for the residents of Saggart, Citywest and Rathcoole. The former golf course of the hotel has already got planning permission as a cemetery . I

Rolling updates have been going on since 2022. Click here for the previous update March-June 2025 . Cllr Helen Farrell and I will be updating further as more news becomes available. 2nd December 2025 - Is there a tiny light at the end of the tunnel? I attended a briefing for TDs at SDCC offices yesterday (fuller report later) and attached below is the reply I received on Lucan Pool, which is similar to that received by Cllr Helen Farrell last week. It mentions Q1, 2026 for co

Voting protocol I voted against the Government formation based on the flawed Programme for Government and the coalition agreement made with rural independents that created addition ministries and added to costs without adding fresh or progressive ideas. I will normally support any sensible opposition party motions, including from my own Technical Group which is set up to facilitate speaking time only. However on occasion I will vote with the Government or abstain under the

This motion was debated in Dáil Éireann on Thursday 18th September last. It was not opposed by Government and supported by all Opposition...