Irish rail extended the deadline of the public consultation on the DART+ West Emerging Preferred Option. Submissions must be made by 5pm on 21st October 2020.
You can see the documents about DART+ programme for the Maynooth line here…
DART upgrade for the Maynooth/M3 line
Irish Rail have published their proposals to upgrade the commuter train lines around Dublin to DART standard. Included in this is an upgrade of the Maynooth and Dunboyne/M3 Parkway lines.
Obviously, this will have a major positive impact for commuters …
Update on Phoenix Park gates
The Office for Public Works have announced the re-opening of the gates around the Phoenix Park on Friday, July 10th.
This decision has come as something of a surprise, as it is contrary to recent statements issued by the OPW. …
Setting out my priorities as Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, and Integration
…It is a great privilege to be appointed Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, and Integration.
My hope is that this will be a department that puts the young, vulnerable, and marginalised at the very centre of its work: expanding childcare,
Domestic violence during the covid-19 crisis
On Wednesday (June 24th), I spoke in the Dáil in a debate about measures taken to protect victims of domestic violence during Covid-19.
I welcomed the work done by frontline domestic violence service providers, as well as An Garda Síochána …
Statement on the death of Detective Garda Colm Horkan
The death of Detective Garda Colm Horkan reminds us that every day, members of An Garda Síochána put themselves at huge risk to keep our communities safe.
The outpouring of grief from colleagues and from the wider community in Roscommon …
Support for families at risk of domestic violence must be maintained
Responding to new figures from Gardaí showing a 25% increase in the number of domestic violence calls, Green Party Justice Spokesperson Roderic O’Gorman TD said:
“I’d like to pay tribute to domestic violence service providers, who continued their invaluable work …
Community policing and Garda diversity
Yesterday (June 4th) I spoke during Questions to the Minister for Justice.
I believe that for An Garda Síochána to be effective, it needs to reflect and represent the communities it policies, and I asked the Minister for statistics on …