Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, has welcomed the news that Dublin City Council has begun construction of an improved footpath and cycleway along Dublin’s Grand Canal.

The footpath and cycleway will run from Adamstown near Lucan to the city centre and the route will be equipped with CCTV, fishing stands, [...]

Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, has welcomed the announcement that €23,033 has been made available to older people living in three North Dublin communities under the Scheme of Community Support for Older People.

The Scheme assists qualifying people, aged 65 years and over, by means of grants towards the once-off [...]

Green Party Senator and Dublin candidate for the European elections, Deirdre de Burca, has said the issue of workers’ rights must be prioritised at the December Council meeting with EU partners. At this meeting, the Irish Government is expected to outline the key areas of concern which gave rise to the Irish rejection of the [...]

Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, has expressed concern over the EPA’s decision yesterday to grant a waste licence for the incinerator at Poolbeg.

Senator De Burca said, “There are real concerns over the impact this incinerator will have on the health of the local population. Air quality levels in the [...]

I welcome the Minister to the House and the opportunity to make statements on FÁS. To put my statement in context, FÁS is an extremely important agency in this State and, given the economic downturn, its role will be all the more important for this State. It is our national training and employment authority. It [...]

Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, has joined forces with Green Party local area representative for Dundrum, Terence Corish, to back proposals to build a new community park and gardens on the site of the Old Dundrum Shopping Centre.

Proposals for the green community space were submitted to Lenridge Properties Ltd. [...]