http://www.davidmcguinness.ie Representing Dublin 15 on Fingal County Council Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:17:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Residents in 7 Dublin 15 housing estates will be exempt from paying the household charge due to their unfinished status. However, residents need to contact the Department of Local Government to ensure that this exemption applies to them. Castlegrange, Windmill (Clonsilla), Cruise Park (Tyrrelstown), Phoenix Park Racecourse, Barnwell Hansfield and Avondale ... http://www.davidmcguinness.ie/7-housing-estates-in-dublin-15-will-not-have-to-pay-household-charge-mcguinness Councillor David McGuinness Fianna Fáil Dublin West has highlighted a decision by Fingal County Council to refuse permission to extend the planning permission on the site of Allendale House, Hansfield Road, Clonsilla, Dublin 15. Applicants who have applied for extensions of planning permission, be they private homeowners or representative of ... http://www.davidmcguinness.ie/developers-planning-permission-extension-refused-as-fingal-cc-break-from-precedent-mcguinness Dáil response shows worrying lack of ambition for full Path completion The announcement by Waterways Ireland of the 2012 upgrading of the Royal Canal Path between Porterstown and Clonsilla is very welcome. Now a commitment needs to be made by all the stakeholders, particularly at political level, to bring together ... http://www.davidmcguinness.ie/mcguinness-welcomes-partial-royal-canal-path-development Minister shouldn’t resort to shooting the messenger After just 11 months in Government it would seem that local Minister has taken to shooting the media messenger rather acknowledging that both Fine Gael and Labour have broken a long list of promises to the people of Dublin and Ireland. Now he ... http://www.davidmcguinness.ie/varadkar-must-name-any-local-media-guilty-of-%e2%80%98cynicism%e2%80%99 Time to focus more on job creation and not scaremongering Cllr David McGuinness has expressed surprise at the hostile and scaremongering tone in the latest policy proposal from Joan Burton’s Department in relation to the people in this locality who are unable to find work – many of whom have ... http://www.davidmcguinness.ie/minister-burton-should-not-demonise-people-who-can%e2%80%99t-find-work-mcguinness McGuinness Slams Government over Phoenix Park delays Excuses for delay based on 'weather' not plausible Dublin West Fianna Fáil Councillor David McGuinness has slammed the delay in completing road resurfacing works in the Phoenix Park. An original plan, to last 12 weeks, started on October 3rd and is still ongoing causing ... http://www.davidmcguinness.ie/mcguinness-slams-government-over-phoenix-park-delays Councillor David McGuinness has welcomed today's decision by Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar to scrap plans to increase tolling on the M50 and describes it as a 'victory for the people of Dublin West.' Residents were unequivocal in there anger aimed at Minister Varadkar for setting out to cripple motorists ... http://www.davidmcguinness.ie/varadkar-bows-to-dublin-west-by-election-pressure-on-tolling-m50 Cllr David McGuinness has called on local Ministers Burton and Varadkar to seek urgent clarification from Minister for Health James Reilly to ensure that A&E Department in Blanchardstown Connolly Hospital is not being considered for downgrading to an Urgent Care Centre’. Cllr McGuinness said “On Newstalk yesterday morning, ... http://www.davidmcguinness.ie/government-ministers-must-clarify-connolly-ae-status-following-dr-reilly%e2%80%99s-comments 2% Vat increase likely to cost Dublin Local Authorities estimated €8 million in 2012 The Government’s decision to increase the standard rate of Vat by 2% in last December’s budget will cost Fingal County Council circa €2 million in 2012, according to Dublin West Fianna Fáil Councillor David McGuinness. ... http://www.davidmcguinness.ie/vat-increase-means-extra-e2-million-cut-to-fingal-county-council-services-in-2012-%e2%80%93-mcguinness-budget2012 Census figures show Dublin West population has increased significantly The proposal by Fine Gael to the Constituency Commission to cut Dublin West from a 4 to a 3 seat constituency makes no sense and local Minister Leo Varadkar must immediately clarify whether he was consulted on this proposal, according to ... http://www.davidmcguinness.ie/minister-varadkar-must-clarify-fg-proposed-cut-in-local-representation-dubw-2