Welcome

Thank you for visiting my website. This site is an important tool that enables me to keep in close contact with my constituents so please take some time to look around.

I've tried to cover as many important topics as possible here, but if there are other issues of concern to you, please ring me, e-mail me or stop by my office at 37 South Richmond Street, Portobello, Dublin 2. Your input and views are always appreciated.

My objectives as a member of Dublin City Council are set out in the following 10 Point Plan:

• 10 POINT PLAN TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES

  Dublin City Council needs to plan its priorities for the next 5 years. There are some fundamentals that will not cost much money but that can’t be ignored. This is my ten point plan for our community:

  1. Value for money local government. We need more transparent and accountable local government with publication of councillors' expenses.

  2. Better Council services. We need more accessible and community based services.

  3. Less PR events. We need less glossy publications promoting councillors and more information about council services.

  4. Cleaner streets. We need more frequent green bin collections, and prosecutions for littering, vandalism and graffiti.

  5. Prioritise the vulnerable. We need proper facilities for the disabled, the elderly and children.

  6. Family friendly planning. We need affordable crèches, better public parks & play areas.

  7. Safe roads for cyclists. We need proper cycle lanes and pot holes repaired quickly.

  8. Environmental policies. We need more re-cycling centres and no Incinerators!

  9. People friendly planning decisions. We need planning permission in residential areas to be compatible and coherent with the surrounding area.

  10. More libraries with IT facilities. We need Internet access for everyone in our public libraries.

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