Schools at the Ballymun Swimming Pool

A meeting has been arranged with the school principals in the Ballymun
/ Finglas area in relation to a change to the terms and conditions of
the school swim teaching classes in Ballymun Leisure centre. This
change relates to the 10am to 11am Monday to Friday swim teaching
classes and is already in place for all other classes for schools and
other organisations in both Ballymun Leisure centre at all other
times and in all other City Council leisure centres.

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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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Support the fight against unfair cuts to DEIS schools

In excess of 20 teachers to be lost to Ballymun!

The disproportionate and unfair cuts to education in areas like
Ballymun proposed by Government in December have stunned members of
Ballymun Principals Network. The Network is calling for community-wide
support in protest against these cuts on Thursday 19th January 2012 at
3.30pm outside the Department of Education and Science, Marlborough
Street, Dublin 1. The protest is being organised by the Irish National
Teachers’ Organisation (INTO). Members of the Ballymun community are
being asked to come out in force and support this protest and stand up
for the children in their community.

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The Greyhound Bin Collection. _ OOch

Greyhound will takeover from us & they will offer a services
to all existing customers

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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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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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Dublin City Northwest Area October Meeting

Buses in Northwest

We heard a good presentation from the 19 bus campaign and Derek Keating of Dublin Bus at the North East Area Committee.I have asked that the 19 and 19A be re-instated at rush hours only as a compromise in response to public demands. I support the 40 route across Tolka Valley Road, up Cardiffsbridge Road and around the west.

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Housing in Finglas and Ballymun

Finglas and Darndale to Pilot Scheme for Choice Based Housing Lettings

Dublin City Council announces details of a new Choice Based Lettings
Scheme which will come into operation 01 November 2011 as part of its
current Housing Allocation Scheme.

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A Cardiac Ambulance Experience

My wife is a GP

I have seen variations of the following going on for years

Today, a man presents to the surgery with acute chest pain, pallor,
sweating feeling very ill

After aspirin was given, 999 was phoned

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