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 …

Local TD Derek Keating congratulates Gardai from the National Drug Squad and Ronanstown Garda Station for the dangerous but successful work in closing a drug factory in Balgaddy.
I am so proud of our Gardai who again have saved more young life’s said local TD Derek Keating
Cocaine and cannabis with an estimated street value of €170,000 have been seized by Gardaí during a raid on a house in Dublin Mid-West. A  gun and ammunition were also recovered.
The raid was carried out on a house in Balgaddy as part of an investigation …

Deputy Derek Keating can exclusively report that, following discussions with the HSE Senior Management and a local consortium of health care professionals, a Primary Care Centre for Lucan which will service the Greater Lucan area has been approved by the HSE and today, Tuesday 19th March, contracts have been offered.

Fine Gael Dublin Mid West Deputy, Derek Keating, has today (Thursday) said the news by the West Dublin-based transport and tourism company, Dualway, that it is set to create 40 new jobs this year is an endorsement of the excellent service the company is delivering. Deputy Keating went on to say that this expansion is a sign of the strength of Irish businesses and their capacity to grow even in difficult circumstances.
“I have long been a proponent of the excellent work being carried out by the Dualway Group. The service …

Deputy Keating today welcomed the restaurant chain, Nandos, which is due to open in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre on November 23rd creating an estimated 50 to 60 jobs. The restaurant has become very popular for its Portuguese dishes and already has three outlets in Dublin.

Fine Gael Dublin Mid West Deputy and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Education, Derek Keating, has welcomed an increase in the staffing numbers to deal with the backlog in processing third level grants which are leading to some students experiencing financial difficulties.

Mr Keating was critical of the absence of Opposition TDs in the Dáil chamber when Mr Quinn replied to the debate

Deputy Derek Keating has expressed his concerns about the proposed ACTA legislation that has recently been signed by the state. Speaking in Dáil Eireann earlier today, Deputy Keating…

Dail question to the Taoiseach: re Retirement of DPP

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.