Fine Gael Councillor David McManus slammed by party colleagues for claiming child benefit a subsidy to have sex
The South Dublin rep argued that the money would be better used providing hot meals to disadvantaged schools
Cllr David McManus
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A Fine Gael councillor has been blasted by his party colleagues for suggesting that child benefit is a subsidy for parents to have sex .
St Helen s residents hopeful council will acquire block By Mike Gilmore
Residents at St Helen s court in Dun Laoghaire continued their protest against their eviction today.
They re trying to stop a vulture fund from selling their homes out from under them.
Tony Geraghty is one of the residents at St Helen s court, he s been fighting efforts from Mill Street Projects to evict him for years.
He s one of seven tenants who are hopeful that the local authority will step in and acquire the block.
Having lost his caring job recently, Tony is afraid he ll end up homeless. The money I get on jobseekers allowance, I cannot top up the HAP allowance to afford a place as little as €1,100 or even €1,000.
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Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue \ Philip Doyle
In his column in last week’s issue, Michael Slavin wrote of two objections which had been lodged with South Dublin County Council against Horse Sport Ireland’s (HSI) planning permission for its development of a Centre of Excellence at Greenogue.
One was from Chris Byrne of CoilÓg Equestrian and the second was also from Chris Byrne on behalf of the Equestrian Competition Venue Owners Alliance (ECVOA).
In the Dáil last Wednesday, Kildare North TD Catherine Murphy (Social Democrats) questioned Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue about his plans to conduct an assessment of the appropriateness of the Greenogue site that HSI plans to relocate to; and the engagements he has had with HSI regarding the proposed move to this location.
Council to trial tech to identify dead animals and notify owners ‘You have people waiting for cats to come home, or a dog. it would give closure’
Tue, May 11, 2021, 01:00
South Dublin County Council chief executive Daniel McLoughlin was asked if staff responsible for the removal of dead dogs and cats from public areas could be equipped with technology ‘so microchipped animals can be scanned and identified and owners notified that they are deceased’. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
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