Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, welcomed the announcement that Environment Minister John Gormley is to scrap the e-voting machines.
The e-voting machines were purchased to modernise Irish voting but were found to have vital programming flaws that affected the security of votes. Green Party leader and Environment Minister John Gormley [...]
Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, welcomed the announcement that Inchicore, Ballyfermot and Walkinstown libraries will be awarded €500,000 under a two year capital programme for public libraries.
The libraries will receive €250,000 funding in 2009 and a further €250,000 in 2010. A total of €8.5 million has been awarded to [...]
Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, welcomed the announcement that Ballymun and Finglas libraries will be awarded €500,000 under a two year capital programme for public libraries.
The libraries will receive €250,000 funding in 2009 and a further €250,000 in 2010. A total of €8.5 million has been awarded to libraries [...]
Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, pledged to push homeless strategy on to the political agenda.
Senator De Burca made the pledge following an announcement that the homeless strategy national implementation plan has been finalised and aims to open 300 units of mainstream accommodation for homeless people this year. The plan [...]
Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, welcomed the ESB’s announcement that the company will create 3,700 jobs in the green economy.New jobs in the ESB are part of a process to upgrade the existing electricity network to more sustainable energy sources. The jobs will be created in the areas of [...]
Green Party Castleknock ward candidate Roderic O’Gorman and Mulhuddart ward candidate, Simon Herbert, have thanked Dublin 15 residents for their support of the Green Party clean up of the Royal Canal between the 12th Lock and Clonsilla Train Station. About 20 volunteers joined in the clean-up on Saturday afternoon, along with Dublin European Election candidate, [...]
Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, welcomed the news that Fingal Community Forum will receive €51,464 funding in 2009.A total of €1.305 million funding was announced by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to support the work of local community and voluntary fora around Ireland and their [...]
Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, welcomed the news that Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Community and Voluntary Forum will receive €51,464 funding in 2009.A total of €1.305 million funding was announced by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to support the work of local community and voluntary fora around [...]
Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, welcomed funding of €51,000 to groups in Dublin City Council for public education and awareness initiatives in relation to both litter and graffiti.The grants were announced by Green Party Minister for the Environment, John Gormley. A total of €1,070,000 will be given in funding [...]
Green Party Senator and European candidate for Dublin, Deirdre De Burca, welcomed funding of €42,000 to groups in South County Dublin for public education and awareness initiatives in relation to both litter and graffiti.The grants were announced by Green Party Minister for the Environment, John Gormley. A total of €1,070,000 will be given in funding [...]
