28th September 2020 Tallaght Stone Centre HSE WINTER PLAN MUST headstones crafted for all cemeteries Tel: (01) 462 6200 Fax: (01) 462 6209 INCREASE OUR ICU BED email: [email protected] web: tallaghtstonecentre.ie CAPACITY Local TD for Dublin our Health Service over only have 275 across endless reports that South West Seán Crowe the next few months. the entire health tell us the same thing. TD has said that the We cannot simply Service. We actually “One of the main Government’s Winter throw money at the have less ICU beds than motivations behind Plan for the Health problem however. Any when the report was the stringent lockdown Service must include investment must be published. we faced from March Our Comprehensive Services Include: a focussed investment targeted and focussed this year was so that ♦ headstones ♦ inscriptions ♦ renovations ♦ chippings in Intensive Care and it must increase “Those same staff in our hospitals, and Unit beds and that the capacity of our Tallaght Hospital tell particularly our ICUs, ♦ re-lettering ♦ counter tops ♦ house names ♦ granite estate signs these beds must be ICUs. me that they have a were not overwhelmed permanent, not just plan to double their by COVID patients. Belgard Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24. wheeled out until the “A 2009 report existing capacity. All Had the HSE heeded COVID crisis passes. commissioned by the they need is the support their own advice 11 HSE said that Ireland from Government to years ago, perhaps that Teachta Crowe said: would need 579 ICU make it a reality. We would not have been “The Government’s beds by 2020. The should be supporting such a dire possibility. Winter Plan for Health staff I was talking to in our hospitals and proposes to invest an Tallaght Hospital have increasing capacity, “And this is not just additional €600m in informed me that we not commissioning as a measure to fight COVID; even before the pandemic, surgeries were routinely cancelled due to the lack of space in ICUs. This only allowed waiting lists that were already out of control to grow further. “The Winter Plan and Budget 2021, which is due to be released in the next month, must include a provision for massively increasing our ICU bed capacity. 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On a number as an unaffordable luxury, employees with them for and quality. best education in business century since ‘the Carpet of occasions, three according to son Greg. “Des over 40 years. that any of us could ever Man’, Des Kelly Snr, opened generations of one family changed all that and made The late Des was a pioneer, have had”. his first store in Glasnevin have worked in sales or carpets easily affordable. Members of ‘Guaranteed a hard worker and a in Dublin. The golden as fitters. The wholly Irish He revolutionised the Irish’, the business has 90% tremendous example to Des Kelly Snr was involved anniversary will be marked owned family run business carpet industry in Ireland Irish suppliers including his family, according to in volunteering for homeless by a staff celebration later has grown significantly, and some might even say Navan Carpets, Ulster daughter Youlanda. “Dad charities in Dublin. The in 2020 and consumer based on affordable quality that he invented it”, Greg Carpets, Furlong Flooring, would be so very proud to businessman had eight promotions reflecting and expert advice in says of his father’s business Respa Beds, Natural Sleep, see the business he started children with his wife the brand’s 1970 launch. beds, floorings and home foresight. He attributes Spring Air and many more, a from nothing still thriving Youlanda, who predeceased Founder Des Kelly passed furnishings. the business success and deliberate business position and growing after 50 him. away four years ago and the company is now led by his In the 1960s, Des originally sons Greg & Gerardo and sold second-hand furniture daughter Youlanda. Many from his back yard, later members of the extended extending to carpets and family, children and vinyl or was then called grandchildren, work across ‘oil cloth’. On opening the the network showrooms and shop at Cross Guns Bridge the online retail business. in 1970, people travelled from all over to deal with The company has employed ‘the Carpet Man’. Carpet hundreds over the last 50 was way out of reach of the Published by: Newsgroup, Unit 3 Floor 2 St. Dominics Shopping Centre, St. Dominics Road, Tallaght, Dublin, D24 HK49. Titles: Tallaght News, Clondalkin News, Lucan News and Rathcoole & Saggart News Distributed by: Local Post Co. Printed by: Meath Chronicle Contact Details: Website www.newsgroup.ie Email: [email protected] Founder: John Russell Advertising: Anthony Russell [email protected] Administration: Sarah Brooks [email protected] Pictured at the 50th Celebrations were sons Greg and Gerado and daughter Yolanda Kelly with some of the staff. Pic credit Julien Behal Photography www.newsgroup.ie 03 04 www.newsgroup.ie WORK COMMENCES ON €20M INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE AT ADAMSTOWN SDZ Minister for Housing, Local Daniel McLoughlin, as scale delivery of essential €15 million was allocated completed or contracted build more homes, LIHAF Government and Heritage, work commenced on three infrastructure in Adamstown for the three projects by and the remaining 500 will support the delivery Darragh O’Brien TD joined significant infrastructure consists of the construction the then Department of homes under construction. many thousands of homes the Mayor of South Dublin projects at the Adamstown of three separate projects: Housing, Planning and Local Within the large-scale nationally. These social, County, Cllr Ed O’Brien, and Strategic Development Airlie Park, Tandy’s Lane Government through the delivery of homes, there affordable and private South Dublin County Council Zone (SDZ) in Dublin. Park and the Celbridge Local Infrastructure Housing are 300 homes at or below homes will help create (SDCC) Chief Executive The ambitious large- Link Road. A combined Activation Funds (LIHAF) a cost of €300,000 and a new and sustainable with SDCC providing the further 500 at or below communities across the extra €5 million in funding. €320,000. It is expected country“ that work on all three LIHAF is a key element of projects will be completed Cllr Ed O’Brien, Mayor the Government’s drive to in 2022. of South Dublin County, build more homes . The said, “This Council has objective of the fund is Minister O’Brien, used LIHAF funding very to provide public off-site said, “LIHAF funded effectively to unlock infrastructure to relieve infrastructure projects lands for development of critical infrastructure nationally are now homes for the residents of blockages. This enables beginning to deliver on the South Dublin. It is another the accelerated delivery of objective of the fund and indication of the Council’s housing on key development yield the large scale housing commitment to meeting sites in Dublin and urban supply. The projects in its housing targets and the areas of high demand for South County Dublin are at proactive approach which it housing nationally. South the forefront of this housing is willing to take to ensure Dublin County Council’s delivery. I commend South these targets are met. successful LIHAF funding Dublin County Council for bid for financial support the work it has done using The Minister’s visit was linked to the delivery the LIHAF grant funding to also spoke well of his of 2,000 new homes within drive the delivery of these commitment to dealing Pictured: Front Row (left to right) : SDCC CEO Daniel Mc Loughlin, SDCC Mayor Cllr Ed the Adamstown SDZ. much needed homes and effectively with the housing O’Brien, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien TD. Back providing them to families crisis and in particular the Row (left to right) : SDCC Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change Teresa The delivery of these homes at below market price. need for affordable housing Walsh, SDCC Director of Land Use, Planning and Transportation Michael Mulhern and SDCC is currently underway with Whilst just one element of in areas like South Dublin Senior Parks Superintendent Suzanne Furlong. 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