Lord Mayor of Dublin

There is no rule or law setting out which legally co-opted or elected
councillor may be elected Lord Mayor of Dublin, other than the person
be in receipt of a majority of votes cast on the night. BUT, I feel
that only elected and not-co-opted members should be elected Lord
Mayor. Nest year is the period when Ireland will occupy the presidency
of the EU councils. For that reason, I shall support Naoise O’Muiri as
the most appropriate selection for that period. I am saving you all
the bother of wondering who I will double-cross. Naoise has a fine
record at UCG and runs his business inside and outside the state. So
Terry Murphy can note what I do. Yes, and I still support Enda except
over the Senate.

Household Charge to be replaced with more equitable Property Tax in 2013/2014

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr
Phil Hogan T.D., has announced that he has established a high level
and focussed Inter-Departmental expert Group to consider the
structures and modalities for an equitable valuation-based property
tax that will replace the current €100 Household Charge. The Group is
tasked with reporting back to the Minister by end-April 2012.

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Dublin Bus No 83

Please take the time to read the below extract feedback re ongoing
public transport issues in this area.

I would like to ask if Dublin bus take 83’s off service to be
redeployed if they are short of buses elsewhere in the city? Also I
would like to get a reply to this question in addition to replies to
the concerns I have raised below re data discrepancy from Dublin bus
between their Dublin bus app and text service.

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Cars in Dublin City Centre

Squeezing cars from the City Centre – No way will I vote for that.

I support the request of the undocumented migrants in Ireland to be allowed get Earned Status. Anyone here for 6 years should be automatic provided that they have no serious criminal record

Migrants hold candle-lit march

Updated: 18:26, Saturday, 17 December 2011

Undocumented migrants and their families and supporters held a
candle-lit march in Dublin this afternoon.

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DSPCA is my yardstick for animal welfare

Dear Councillors,

We have been made aware that some of you are receiving
queries/complaints about the Live Animal Crib from Animal Rights
Activists. For your information please see below response:

We have been in contact with the DSPCA and advised them that the Live
Animal Crib would be here and invited them to send an inspector to
view the animals and the stable which they are going to do.

The Lord Mayor himself is a Vet and is happy with the condition of the
animals and the stable.

The Irish Farmers Association provide the animals every year and Paul
Finn, farmer who works for the owner of the animals, is with them
every day and brings them back to his farm every evening.

Is mise le meas,

Miriam

Dublin Waste Water Treatment Plant on Northside

ALL ISSUES RAISED IN OVER 10,000 SUBMISSIONS TO THE GREATER DUBLIN
DRAINAGE PROJECT WILL BE EXAMINED BY EXPERTS AND CONSIDERED BY THE
PROJECT TEAM, BEFORE SITE SHORTLIST IS ANNOUNCED NEXT YEAR

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Acute Psychiatric Unit at Beaumont Hospital

The Minister for Health, Dr. James Reilly, T.D., turned the sod on the
new Adult Acute Psychiatric In-patient facility to be built on the
Beaumont Hospital campus on Monday, 21st November, 2011. The new unit
is being developed by the HSE in co-operation with Beaumont Hospital
and on completion will be managed by HSE North Dublin Mental Health
Services. It will include in-patient accommodation to replace
services historically provided in St. Ita’s Hospital, Portrane and
will serve a population of approximately 250,000 people in the North
Dublin area.

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Dublin Fire Brigade – Charges

Clarification re call out charge for Dublin Fire Brigade

Dublin City Council, in introducing a range of charges for the
services of Dublin Fire Brigade, is conscious of the fact that most
insurance companies are already charging a premium to cover for fire
charges which are already levied in many parts of the country outside
Dublin.

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Clontarf Flood Defense

I would like to know what would be the likely cost of a steel hydrolic
wall which could be elevated when the sea threatens the coast road at
Tarf. Such a solution would leave unaffected the sea vista and remove
the security fears at one swoop.

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