In December I sought an urgent review into Dublin Bus schedules, as frequent overcrowding on peak time services contrast starkly with a newly-announced increase in DART services, which will now arrive every ten minutes instead of every 15 minutes, from early 2016. When services reach Glasnevin, Drumcondra or Finglas South in the morning, people are […]
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Disappointment as vital D9/D11 secondary school left on reserve list
Fine Gael General Election candidate for Dublin North West has spoken of “huge frustration and disappointment in the community” as the badly-needed new secondary school for the Dublin North West area has been relegated to a secondary list in new school building projects programme, which was announced today (Tuesday). “Obviously investment in education is […]
noel | | Ballymun, Glasnevin/Drumcondra, Latest Local News, Santry/Whitehall |
Unemployment below 9% for first time since ’08
Fine Gael General Election candidate, Noel Rock, today welcomed the latest official employment figures from the Central Statistics Office, which show that 135,800 extra jobs have been created since the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs was launched at the beginning of 2012. This latest report also shows: • The unemployment rate has hit 8.9%, the […]
noel | | Ballymun, Glasnevin/Drumcondra, Latest Local News, Santry/Whitehall |
New measures announced to tackle housing supply
Fine Gael General Election candidate for Dublin North West, Noel Rock has welcomed today’s announcement of a number of measures which will kick-start new housing construction and enhance supply at more affordable prices. A number of actions will be initiated from January of next year which include: • Enhanced supply of more affordable starter homes […]
noel | | Ballymun, Glasnevin/Drumcondra, Latest Local News, Santry/Whitehall |
SFs Anti-Business Budget
, Fine Gael’s General Election candidate Noel Rock has slammed Sinn Féin’s Dublin City Council Budget which has decided to leave the burden of rates on small business owners completely unchanged, despite recent figures obtained by Councillor Rock which shows that rates bills are currently over €100m in arrears. Speaking on the matter, Councillor Rock […]
noel | | Ballymun, Glasnevin/Drumcondra, Latest Local News, Santry/Whitehall |
Tougher sentences, stricter bail in new crime initiative
New anti-burglary plan will send strong message to criminals in Dublin North West – Rock A new operation introduced by An Garda Síochána will see tougher sentences and stricter bail for repeat offenders – this will impact positively on crime rates in Dublin North West, said Fine Gael General Election candidate Noel Rock today. “Operation […]
noel | | Ballymun, Glasnevin/Drumcondra, Latest Local News, Santry/Whitehall |
Time to drop fees on contactless payments
Retailers charging surcharges of up to 10% of transaction, despite minimal costs Fine Gael General Election candidate for Dublin North West, Councillor Noel Rock has called on retailers to “drop the fees and get behind contactless payments”. “We need to do right by consumers here. Contactless cards and changes in fee structures mean […]
noel | | Ballymun, Glasnevin/Drumcondra, Latest Local News |
Subsidising Big Developers A Bad Idea
Private rent index at all-time high, but subsidising big developers not the answer – Rock Fine Gael Dublin North West General Election candidate Noel Rock today (Thursday) said that Minister Alan Kelly’s proposed solution to the housing situation isn’t the right approach “This is a big subsidy to big developers and is effectively pilfering general […]
noel | | Ballymun, Glasnevin/Drumcondra, Latest Local News, Uncategorized |
Property Tax Reduction Continued
Fine Gael City Council Group works to continue 15% Property Tax reduction Fine Gael Dublin City Councillors are setting down a motion at this evening’s Council meeting to seek a 15% reduction in Local Property Tax for house owners in Dublin City for the year 2016. This follows a similar reduction which was agreed for […]
noel | | Ballymun, Glasnevin/Drumcondra, Recent Local News |
Newsletter July 2015
I am glad to keep residents within our community updated about the latest news and information within our local area in my regular newsletter. If you would prefer to receive an electronic addition, simply text me on 0857049415 with your email address and the subject “subscription”, and I will subscribe you to the e-newsletter.
noel | | Ballymun, Glasnevin/Drumcondra, Latest Local News, Santry/Whitehall |