I am delighted to announce that the Planning Application was Granted by South Dublin County Council for the All-Weather Football Facility that I initiated. We will now re-engage with the Department of Sport for the Capital Grant. I am confident that when built, this facility will serve the overall well-being needs, over many years to come, of over 1,200 Lucan boys, girls and senior players in all 5 Lucan Soccer Clubs, as well as assisting in bringing more success on the field of play. I thank and congratulate all 5 …
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The combination of these changes means applicants will get passports quicker, within a guaranteed turn-around time and at a lower cost than the current equivalent or over-the-counter process at the Passport Office.
“Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, along with other members of the Technical Group, has been hugely irresponsible in encouraging vulnerable householders not to pay the €100 household charge. As a result, these householders have had to pay a staggering €6.75 million in penalties.
Mr Keating said a major problem had arisen in Clondalkin and Lucan in his Dublin Mid-West constituency, and in other urban communities, relating to wild horses.
Keating asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that adequate resources and appropriate Garda units are available to the Superintendent in charge of the Lucan and Clondalkin areas of Dublin following the recent robberies, murders and attempted murders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Many people forget the impact of a family break-up on grandparents who may be cut off from involvement in the lives of their grandchildren, according to Fine Gael deputy Derek Keating.
Following a Dáil question on the 16th April, to the Minister for Transport regarding south Lucan’s Railway station, Local TD Derek Keating learned today that due to economic circumstances the National transport authority has decided not to open the station as planned this year. This is another example of the last Fianna Fail governments economic policy that has ruined many communities.
I am sadden by this news as I have perused the opening of this facility for the residents of South Lucan and Clonburris Clondalkin for some time.
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Local TD Derek Keating today congratulated the Gardaí from the National Drugs Unit who were backed up with Gardaí from Lucan and arrested two people for €400,000 value of cannabis herb in Hillcrest Heights late last night.
Two young people in their 20s were arrested when the Gardaí were attending a fire at the adjacent house on the same street. An elaborate cultivation site with a large amount of cannabis herb, cultivation equipment and packing facilities were all discovered in what is a frightening but unacceptable development in the Greater Lucan …
“Many people in Dublin Mid West, and right across Ireland, feel crippled under the weight of debts that were acquired during the boom. For these people, the burden is overwhelming and the cause of considerable stress in their everyday lives. With this in mind, the Government advanced legislation at the end of last year to set the wheel in motion to help people to get on top of their debts, find a way out and to begin again to play a role in our economic recovery.
“Today, Insolvency Service Ireland (ISI) …
