The Minister was replying to Dublin Mid West TD Derek Keating (FG) who said the reorganisation of routes was not working. He had attended many consultation meetings, he said, and his abiding memory was how the issues raised by people were not addressed in the consultation process.

A question by Fine Gael TD Derek Keating last week revealed that the cumulative cost of tribunals since 1987 up to the end of August 2011 was €315m. This did not, however, include further putative third party costs of up to half-a-billion euro.

Following an enquiry to the Dept of Social Protection Derek Keating TD confirmed the the grant will be paid automatically in Mid June to families who were similarly entitled to the grant last year. 85% of applicantions to the Dept in 2010 were successful.

Public expenditure minister Brendan Howlin, in a written response to Fine Gael TD Derek Keating last week, said that the cumulative cost of all tribunals from 1987 to the end of August 2011 was €315.8million.

Press Release by Derek Keating T.D.
11th October 2011
Referendum on judges pay gives the citizens an opportunity to express their views says Keating the TD for Dublin Mid-west. However, Euro2 million expenditure may need to be cut. The cost outlined by Judge Mahon must be cut to reflect our economic crisis, you can always save money says Derek Keating, especially when it’s public money.
“I have raised consistently in the Dail, the media and in my constituency, the need for the judges of our country to play their part in our nation’s …

13th October 2011
A Ceann Comhairle, I come into the House today to raise a very serious matter that I believe is affecting thousands of people and impacting on jobs, the commercial economy of the Greater Dublin area and many people’s personal lives daily.
Recently, the Minister for Transport announced the cancelling for the time being of the Metro West Project due to the mismanagement of our economy and the mess that it was left in by the previous Government. Although this is very sad news for the growing area of west …

“I am delighted that some funds listed above and used by South Dublin county council to enhance our national sports programme which depends so much on the dedicated voluntary and local support of many parents and community leaders” Says Deputy Keating.