Green Party Senator and European Candidate, Deirdre De Burca, has welcomed the news that six South Dublin Community Centres will receive grants totalling almost €300,000.  

Green Party Minister, Éamon Ó Cuív, announced a total of €2.4 million funding for 60 community-based projects around Ireland under a special strand of the Department of Community, Rural and [...]

Green Party Senator and European Candidate, Deirdre De Burca, has welcomed the news that Mid-Sutton Community Centre will receive a grant worth €42,000.

Green Party Minister, Éamon Ó Cuív, announced a total of €2.4 million funding for 60 community-based projects around Ireland under a special strand of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs’ Community [...]

Green Party Senator and Dublin candidate for the European elections, Deirdre de Burca, has welcomed an EU-wide financial package that will be announced this week, under which Ireland will be allowed to breach European Union spending guidelines for two years and access significant EU funding ahead of schedule.

According to de Burca the package will provide [...]

Little awareness of Tuesday deadline, says De Burca

More needs to be done to educate voters in Ireland about their rights and obligations, said Green Party Senator Deirdre De Burca today. “The deadline for inclusion on the electoral register is looming, and yet there is very little awareness about it,” the European candidate for Dublin said.

“Tuesday [...]

Green Party Senator and European Affairs spokesperson Deirdre De Burca has welcomed a report, adopted this week by the European Parliament, calling on the European Commission to ensure that women in Europe are paid the same as men. MEPs voted by a huge majority to call on the EU’s executive body to redraft equal-pay legislation, [...]

Green Party Senator and Dublin candidate for Europe, Deirdre De Burca, has welcomed news that the European Parliament has approved a proposal for the EU budget to subsidise at least one piece of fruit or vegetable per day for pre-school and school age children. 

The new scheme is an attempt to encourage healthy eating habits in [...]

Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, has welcomed the introduction of new standards for rented accommodation in Dublin.

As part of the new measures, introduced by Green Party leader John Gormley, bedsits are to be phased out and landlords will now be required by law to maintain the garden, exterior and [...]

Mr Francis Jacobs, European Parliament Representation

 Senator Déirdre de Búrca:   I thank Mr. Francis Jacobs for his presentation and apologise for my late arrival. I heard the recommendations made at the end and I might comment on some of those.

The complementary role of national and European parliaments is important and something that has not been facilitated or [...]

Ms Andrea Pappin, the European Movement

 Senator Déirdre de Búrca:  I welcome the representatives of the European Movement. I flicked through the documentation they provided for us and I compliment them on it. It is accessible, colourful and interesting. It is exactly what we need to promote better public understanding of Europe.

In the earlier session this morning, [...]

Mr. Bill Cullen, Mr. George Hook, Professor Richard Aldous, Mr. Eamon Dunphy

 Senator Déirdre de Búrca:  I welcome all the speakers today and thank them for their very interesting and thought-provoking contributions. I wish to address one point to each of the speakers, starting with Mr. George Hook. I apologise for missing the beginning of his contribution. [...]