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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Council SPRING REPORT 2015 MARY MITCHELL O’CONNOR TD Working for a better future Dear Constituents, Dáil Éireann, Leinster House, Dublin 2. Tel: (01) 618 3302. Email: [email protected] As your local TD, I would like to thank Constituency Office in Blackrock, Tel: (01) 210 9161 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. you for your continued support and Website: www.marymitchelloconnor.ie update you on the work I have been www.facebook.com/mary.mitchelloconnor @mitchelloconnor doing on your behalf. MARY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON: IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR THE ELDERLY LOCAL PROPERTY TAX In November, I welcomed the increase of a tax relief from House prices in our constituency are increasing again and €50,000 to €75,000 to help elderly people remain in their worried home owners have contacted me about being faced homes in their later years. I am working with Minister with a rise in Local Property Tax (LPT) when the scheduled Varadker to solve the problems regarding the Fair Deal review takes place at the end of 2016. I have contacted and Scheme and trolley waiting times. will continue to lobby the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan about maintaining the LPT at 2012 rates including the reduction PENSION LEVY of 15% from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Council. I have worked hard on abolishing the Pension Levy, which my constituents had complained to me about. I am glad UNIVERSAL SOCIAL CHARGE AND INCOME TAX the Government decided to abolish the 0.6% Pension Many business people have brought to my attention the Am et alibusa venest ipsus, que sitempos id miliquas et id modit Levy at the end of this year, with the additional 0.15% levy inequity of USC and that they don’t receive enough benefits hillorest, cus maios maionec ullendus alit, conectu strundes. expiring at the end of 2015. from PRSI paid. I will continue to lobby Minister Noonan to ensure equality on this and to lower our Tax rates. MARY’S WORK IN COMMITTEE EDUCATION GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE ISSUES THE NEXT GENERATION As a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, and Chair of the Internal As former Principal of the Harold National Fine Gael Committee on Education and Skills, I have been involved in highlighting and debating School in Glasthule, I am passionate important issues during the year. about giving all our children the best education possible. PUBLIC HEALTH ALCOHOL BILL 2015 As Chairperson of the Internal Education This Bill will make it illegal to sell alcohol below a set minimum price. I have campaigned heavily Committee I have chaired 39 meetings for this policy because alcohol is killing 3 people per week and on average 2,000 hospital beds are to date and have raised a number of taken up every night because of alcohol related illnesses. important issues with the Minister for Education and Skills, including: 1. PUPIL TEACHER RATIOS (PTR) TOBACCO AND PLAIN PACKAGING BILL I have worked hard to ensure that PTR 1 in 2 smokers will die from a smoking related illness. has been maintained in our Primary and This legislation will remove all forms of branding Secondary school sector and has not including trademarks, logo, colours and graphics been increased in our fee-paying and from cigarette packs. Despite desperate attempts minority ethos Schools. from the Tobacco Industry, I am hopeful that this bill will be passed shortly. 2. SCHOOL ADMISSIONS’ POLICY I am working with the Minister for Education and Skills to ensure that the School Admissions’ Policy is fair and BREAST CHECK PROGRAM equitable. I strongly advocated for the extension of 3. Childcare – Developing a policy on Pre and Afterschool Care the BreastCheck programme which was approved in Budget 2015. This 4. Special Education Needs – Ensuring that children receive adequate education supports extension will now provide 5. Fee-Charging and Minority Schools BreastCheck services for women from the age 6. Cyber bullying – Last September, I chaired an international conference on of 50-69 years old. DÁIL VISITS Cyberbullying in Dublin Castle Preparations for If you, your organisation, or school would like to 7. SCHOOL TEACHERS AND BUILDING WORKS the extension are - 1,700 new teachers, resource teachers and SNAs in our schools in 2015 underway and will come in for a Dail visit, commence before contact my Constituency Many local schools were approved for school works including: the end of 2015. Office in Blackrock at • Booterstown Boys NS - 2 Mainstream • The Harold School - Renovation of Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, Minister Leo Classrooms Varadker TD and xxx mary.mitchelloconnor@ School; oireachtas.ie. • Carysfort National School, Blackrock – 5 • Clonkeen College- 2 Classrooms & Mainstream Classrooms Special Needs Unit; • Newpark Comprehensive, Blackrock - St Raphaela’s Secondary School - 3 Post-Primary Extension • Classrooms; • Oatlands College – Roof Repair • Oatlands College - Replace Existing BLINDNESS, HEARING LOSS • Mt Anville Primary School - 1 Classroom; Boiler/Burner units; AND CHRONIC PAIN • Hollypark NS, Foxrock- 1 Classroom & 4 • Cabinteely Community School – Replace I launched the National Vision Coalition’s Resource Rooms; Cold water Storage Unit; Report on the Economic Cost and • Dalkey School Project -2 Classrooms & 2 Burden of Eye Diseases and Preventable Resource Rooms; • Holy Child Community School, Blindness in Ireland. • Monkstown Educate Together NS - 1 Sallynoggin - Replace Fans in Home Classroom; Economics Room; • Harold Boys NS - 1 Classroom; • Our Lady of Mercy Convent, Booterstown Avenue – Repair Boundary Wall; DÚN LAOGHAIRE- WORKING IN THE RATHDOWN NOTES Dún Laoghaire Business Improvement District Presentation Field, Hudson The Sunday Business Post and Dún Laoghaire Business CONSTITUENCY Road, Glasthule Improvement District are hosting a conference on “The Future of Towns in Ireland” on April 16th. I have worked really hard on this issue for years. Register here: http://futureoftowns.com/members/ SPORTS Last November, the Council announced the opening of the Pres Field at Hudson Road. The Sports and physical activity are extremely important and I am grateful planning process of Part 8 will commence soon for being invited to visit many local sports clubs and schools around with a design for the park. the constituency. Minister Michael Ring T.D. announced over €1 million for the following Pottery Road local clubs and groups and work is underway on these projects: Shankill Centre I am disappointed to hear the plans for Nearly finished after € all of these years. • Blackrock Bowling & Tennis Club - 87,900 a new high end retailer to be located • Blackrock College Rugby Football Club - €67,150 in the old SuperValu in the Shankill • Cuala GAA - €16,923 Centre have been shelved. I hope a new retailer will be found quickly. • Curragh Sun Aqua Club - €48,036 Dun Laoghaire • Dalkey Scubadivers - €9,300 I work with local businesses and • De Vesci Lawn Tennis Club - €156,663 Courthouse their Business Associations to I was delighted to work ensure our towns and villages • Avoca Hockey Club/Dominican School, Sion Hill - €200,000 closely with Dun Laoghaire are vibrant. • Foxrock Cabinteely GAA Club - €1,948 Business Improvement • Kilmacud Crokes GAA Club - €200,000 District and local solicitors to oppose the closure of Dun • Monsktown Hockey Club/Rathdown School - €200,000 Sandycove to Laoghaire Courthouse. • Sailing in Dublin Club - €23,778 Sutton Cyclepath • Shankill Bowling Club - €25,000 I have had a number of meetings with the Minister • St. Michael’s Rowing Club - €19,985 Glenalbyn Pool for Transport, Sport and • The National Yacht Club - €77,902 Dun Laoghaire Golf I have written to the CEO Tourism, Paschal Donohoe • Trojan Gymnastic Club - €8,500 of the Council and will to try and progress the S2S Guide Awards continue to push for this Cyclepath. • Trojan Swimming Club - €9,875 Congratulations to Dún Laoghaire Golf Club important recreational • 41st Dublin (St. Patrick’s Dalkey) Group - €4,590 on winning Golfers’ Guide to Ireland ‘Best facility. The Sports’ Capital Grant Programme will continue in 2015. Please Parkland and Links 2015’ Golf Club Awards. Dun keep an eye on my website, www.marymitchelloconnor for further Laoghaire Golf Club will host the International details. Women’s Curtis Cup Golfing Competition. This year I will be hosting the following public conferences that I hope you will attend: 1. Obesity, How we can create a Healthier Ireland, March 2, 2. Role of the new Charity Regulation Authority, March 12, 3. End of Life Care, TBC 4. Social Media for SMEs, TBC Please check my website, www.marymitchelloconnor.ie for further details. Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, Cllr. Patricia Stewart and Dún Visit to Harold School: Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, Principal Anne Laoghaire Business Improvement District Members Moore, President of the GAA, Liam O’Neill, and Damien Byrne PROPOSED GREENWAY CORNELSCOURT TO DART EXTENSION CHERRYWOOD I would like to thank those who engaged with my online lobby of I am in favour of extra facilities and resources for walking, Irish Rail for additional carriages on the Dart. This was a successful cycling and greater connectivity. However it is imperative that campaign and hopefully additional carriages will adequately cater residents feel safe and secure and that their properties are for morning and evening rush hour traffic. not negatively impacted upon. I have urged the Council to give strong consideration to Residents’ concerns. CONFERENCES Mary Ainscough, Mary Mithcell O’Connor TD and Ellen O’Malley-Dunlop, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre PROPOSED ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT SCHEME Last year I hosted several conferences and events in Dún Laoghaire including: FOR CROSS AVENUE, BOOTERSTOWN 1. Tourism in Dún Laoghaire with Minister Leo Varadkar STENA LINE After making strong representations to the Council, I am 2. SMEs- Maximize your Public Tendering Success. pleased to see the Council have proposed this Scheme in Stena Lines recent announcement marks an end of over 3.
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