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Previously advertised and now approved by SDCC - From 23rd Feb to 3rd August 2026 "Uisce Éireann continues to deliver the National Leakage Reduction Programme, fixing leaks and replacing old, damaged pipes across the country, to provide a safer more reliable supply of water to Irish homes and businesses. "We are carrying out essential works on the water mains between Celbridge, Co Kildare and Newcastle, Co Dublin. "During this phase of the project, South Dublin County Council

Next Public Café dates: JoJo’s of Manor Road, Palmerstown, 10-11am, Friday 13th February Dash Café, Seven Mills (off Fonthill Road) 10-11am Monday 16th February Dodo & Co, Newcastle "Not just at election time" - Any time! As well as calling door to door, 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 Commis

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 . --- 11th February - SDCC Response to Paul Gogarty Re Planting timescale and material "What is the timescale for planting. The plans show plenty of landscaping however the general public appear to

Previous rolling report of many here: https://www.paulgogarty.com/post/lucan-pool-progress-july-to-october-2025 9th February 2026 - Slight delay on filtration system but largely on track According to the SDCC CEO, the filtration system in the main pool needs extra work due to the length of time it was idle. The smaller pool is being filled now for testing. The timeline has shifted forward but they are largely on schedule, Helen reports. —- 27th January - Leisure Centre hours

This is the location for all my Dáil contributions for this half-year period, mainly in video with some text. As you can see I am a bit behind in uploading these but will try and catch up and also to have short cut links put in shortly. As of now I do not have a resources to put up contributions in my two Committees, EU Affairs and Enterprise, Tourism and Economic Development; these are searchable on the Oireachtas website. Seanad Reform - 5th February 2026 (thanks to 5th Yea

21st January 2026 This update on the Columbarium Wall at Esker Cemetery, including pricing, was sent in to my office by SDCC. It follows on from a number of previous queries I had put in. We will post further updates via myself or Cllr Helen Farrell as they arise: “The Columbarium Wall at Esker Cemetery is in the final stages of completion, and administrative and operational steps are currently being finalised before the facility becomes available for public use. Esker Cemete

Quick Links: Adamstown Community College - Coláiste Bríde - Coláiste Phádraig - St Joseph's College - The Kings Hospital School  - St Vincent's Secondary School Great to meet so many students from Dublin Mid-West schools on Friday 9th January last and it was lovely to see so many interesting and really informative projects. Thanks to Rebecca at main sponsor Stripe for her help in showing us around. Congratulations to overall winner Aoibheann Daly for her project “GlioSco

Effective for Palmerstown and Chapelizod residents from Sunday February 8th next, but merger with 130 route still on the cards. The NTA could have saved themselves a lot of trouble if they had taken on board the results of my survey when I sent it in originally and when I pointed out the obvious issues face to face. Instead they have done several tweaks and a u-turn on something they claimed was not possible earlier, a route further up the quays, but only following massive pr

Presentation given at Land Use, Planning and Transportation Strategic Policy Committee in November, which Cllr Helen Farrell sits on. See slides below, but also please note that: Swimming pool plans have been scrapped in Adamstown SDCC have agreed to front load housing on foot of a request from Government meaning the library project is delayed a year or so. There’s an additional public amenity going in also down the line but the Council has scrapped plans for a swimming pool,