De Burca welcomes grants for Special Housing Aid for the Elderly

May 20, 2009

Green Party Senator and Euro candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, welcomed funding of €3.5 million for the Task Force on Special Housing Aid for the Elderly.
The funding will be administered through the HSE and will be used to carry out essential repairs to houses occupied by elderly persons living on their own.
The scheme was [...]

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De Burca urges activists to apply for green funding

May 14, 2009

Green Party Senator and Euro candidate for Dublin, Deirdre de Burca, has urged environmental activists around Dublin to apply for EU funding to support projects on nature conservation and education.
The EU LIFE+ Programme will provide €1.7 billion for co-funded projects across Europe to educate people on environmental matters. The Programme covers a range of environmental [...]

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Local authorities invited to submit proposals for renewable energy centres

May 12, 2009

Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, called for local authorities in Dublin to submit proposals for renewable energy schemes in their area.  
The renewable energy projects will follow the example of the town of Gussing in Austria where a renewable energy project has transformed the local economy, employing more than [...]

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Irish passports among most expensive in Europe – De Burca calls for fairer charges

May 8, 2009

Green Party MEP candidate for Dublin Senator Deirdre de Burca today called on the EU Commission to look at passport charges across Europe. Senator de Burca said Irish passport charges are among the highest in Europe with large costs differences between member states.
Senator de Burca said: “How is it that an Irish adult ten year [...]

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De Burca welcomes housing grants for Older People and People with a Disability

May 7, 2009

Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, welcomed news of €14.4 million for the funding of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability in private houses in Dublin city.
The grants totalling €79.56 million for all of Ireland were announced by the Minister for Housing and Local Services [...]

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Local drug funding first step in fight against addiction

April 30, 2009

Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, welcomed €219,500 funding to tackle drug abuse and homelessness in North Dublin.
Senator De Burca said that the funding, announced as part of a €3 million dormant account funding package, would help local groups to tackle drug abuse and homelessness in the community. The funding [...]

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Local drug funding first step in fight against addiction

April 30, 2009

Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, welcomed €240,840 funding to tackle drug abuse and homelessness in South Dublin.
Senator De Burca said that the funding, announced as part of a €3 million dormant account funding package, would help local groups to tackle drug abuse and homelessness in the community. The funding [...]

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Local drug funding first step in fight against addiction

April 30, 2009

Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, welcomed €145,000 funding to tackle drug abuse and homelessness in Dublin City.
Senator De Burca said that the funding, announced as part of a €3 million dormant account funding package, would help local groups to tackle drug abuse and homelessness in the community. The funding [...]

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Local drug funding first step in fight against addiction

April 30, 2009

Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, welcomed €134,355 funding to tackle drug abuse and homelessness in Fingal.
Senator De Burca said that the funding, announced as part of a €3 million dormant account funding package, would help local groups to tackle drug abuse and homelessness in the community. The funding specifically [...]

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Dublin is missing out on EU-funded jobs – de Burca

April 27, 2009

Dublin is missing out on hundreds of well paid, professional EU- funded jobs, said Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre de Burca today.
 
“Examining one category of EU grants alone – Research and Development grants for Employment and Social Affairs – I find that the European Union spend tens of millions of Euro [...]

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