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The Green Party in Dublin Fingal has today (Wednesday, 1st February) welcomed the announcement of over €17 million in investment in footpaths and cycle lanes throughout the county as part of the 2023 Active Travel Investment Grants. The grants are part of the Government’s ongoing historic levels of annual investment in walking and cycling infrastructure.…

Local sports clubs in Balbriggan, Balrothery, Skerries and Loughshinny could get a major upgrade with the installation of electric vehicle charging points, thanks to a new government scheme. The Shared Island Fund will provide €15 million for the roll-out of publicly accessible, fast-charging stations for sports clubs and communities across the island of Ireland. This…

Communities across the country who have supported Ukrainian arrivals will receive €50 million under the Community Recognition Fund, Minister of State Joe O’Brien announced today (January 24). As part of the fund, Fingal will receive €1,813,912 to support local projects. This first of its kind initiative, is designed to support communities across the country that…

Parents in Fingal will potentially save thousands on the cost of childcare thanks toincreased subsidies that kick in from January 3rd, Minister Joe O’Brien has said. The reduction was made possible after the Green Party Minister for Children,Roderic O’Gorman, secured funding in Budget 2023 to increase the minimumsubsidy for registered early learning and childcare from €0.50 per hour…

The Green Party is taking action to bring up to 12,000 properties nationwide out of short-term letting and back onto the long-term housing market. This will have a major impact on the number properties currently available for short-term lease in Fingal, including Skerries, Balbriggan, Balrothery and Loughshinny. Under the proposal by Catherine Martin, Minister for…

It has been decided to again provide free parking in the following Pay & Display towns across Fingal for 3 Saturdays in December in the run up to Christmas. The towns in question are Balbriggan, Rush, Skerries, Swords and in Malahide, Bridgefield Carpark only. The dates are 10th, 17th, 24th December 2022. It should be…

Councillor Karen Power has today welcomed the launch of Ireland’s national Deposit Return Scheme (DRS).It is estimated that about 1.9 billion drinks bottles and cans are consumed each year in Ireland, in-house and ‘on the go’. The Deposit Return Scheme aims to boost the recycling rate for these drinks containers by charging a small, refundable…

Breen and team, I really welcome the Skerries Active Travel consultation and believe this offers us a wonderful opportunity to create safe active travel infrastructure for our town that benefits all. I would ask that due consideration be given to the SusTrans Study previously carried out and as such I will not outline them again…

Fingal Libraries are delighted to announce that we are partnering with NOW Group, a social enterprise that supports people with learning difficulties and autism, to introduce the Jam Card service into all Fingal libraries. JAM Card© was created in 2012 by NOW Group participants, with learning difficulties and autism, who wanted a discreet way of communicating to others…

The non-statutory Public Consultation for the Emerging Preferred Route for the Fingal Coastal Way will commence on 25th October for six weeks. This process involves the publication of a single route corridor for this strategic 32km greenway project including high level concept drawings, photomontages and a concept video. Letters will be posted to approximately 1,000…

The Council has been liaising with representatives of DDLETB to activate the basketball court, which is to the front of the Castlemill Education Centre and under DDLETB control. The equipment required for the activation of the basketball court has been sourced and installed by DDLETB and final arrangements are being made with regard to access…

Installation of Communications Boards supported by Inclusion Ireland following request from Cllr Power Following a request by Cllr Power, Fingal County Council have confirmed that Communication Boards will be installed at various playgrounds across the county The boards are primarily a communications support, with particular benefit to children or adults who are either pre-verbal or…

Women aged 17-25 in Fingal will be able to avail of free contraception following a government announcement last week, September 14 th . This could see savings of up to €470 on the cost ofprescription contraception including contraceptive implant, injection, IUCD or IUS.The Green Party has long campaigned for free access to contraception, and secured…

As part of the ongoing Development Plan meetings Councillor Power submitted a motion requiring that in all new housing developments with more than 100 units, at least a minimum of 10% of said units must be age friendly accommodation.The Fingal Development Plan sets out the vision for how Fingal should develop over the life of the Plan while…

More than two in three childcare workers will receive a pay increase this month as the government have set the first ever minimum rates of pay in the sector. With the signing of an Employment Regulation Order (ERO), an estimated 73% of Early Years workers will receive a pay increase, with half of workers receiving…

Progress has been made on developing a tidal pool in Balbriggan with the announcement of €50,000 for a feasibility study to access potential locations for such an amenity. The investment has been awarded on the basis of the project being at an early stage of development. Councillor Power stated: “The investment, under the Outdoor Recreation…

Parents in Ireland can take up to seven weeks paid Parents Leave and Benefit, as part of new measures introduced by Green Party Minister Roderic O’Gorman. The measures will see the number of weeks that parents can take time off work, with financial support from the State, increase from five weeks to seven weeks. Green…

School transport fees are set to be scrapped for the 2022-2023 school year, as part of a new package to curb back-to-school costs, but parents need to act now to register with Bus Eireann. School children who are eligible for the scheme must register before July 29th to get free fares for the coming year.…

It will allow Fingal County Council to use CCTV to catch illegal dumpers across the county Skerries based Councillor Karen Power welcomed the passing into law of the Circular Economy Act. These new laws are the completion of several commitments secured by the Green Party in the Programme for Government relating to waste, resource use…

Fingal County Council are to hold a vote with all members at its “Organisation, Procedures and Finance” meeting on Monday which will decide if council meetings will be facilitated in a hybrid manner – allowing council members and staff to take part in meetings both in person and online. The Council has technology in place…

Frequently Asked Questions for Displaced Ukraine Nationals Q.1 I am a displaced Ukrainian national seeking refuge in Ireland. What should I do or how do I go about it?A.1 For general information, please see https://www.irishimmigration.ie/faqs-for-ukrainenationals-and-residents-of-ukraine/As a Ukrainian arriving in Ireland you have 90 days before you need to regularise your status.Ireland is an EU country…

Fingal Greens have welcomed today’s (4th February) launch of the Town Centre First policy. The Green Party has long advocated for a ‘Town Centre First’ approach to support local communities to bring life and vibrancy into towns across the country Councillor Karen Power said; “With the launch of this policy today, the Greens in government…

Motion by Cllr Karen Power co-signed by representatives across all parties and Independents voted through and Executive now to apply for funding to establish cross party working group for elected female reps in Fingal A motion from Karen Power Councillor for Skerries, Balbriggan, Lougshinny and Balrothery, which was co-signed by female elected representatives across all…

Minister Joe O’Brien and Fingal TD and Cllr Karen Power have welcomed the approval of a grant by their Green Party colleague, Minister Malcolm Noone, for the Martello Tower in Skerries under the new Community Monuments Fund. The grant will be administered through Fingal County Council. The core objective of this grant is to assist with…

A Green Party councillor has expressed concern over coastal erosion in Balbriggan. Cllr Karen Power said: ‘Earlier this year Fingal County Council established the Fingal Coastal Liaison Group – the only one of its kind in the country – to tackle the extensive coastal erosion in Portrane. ‘Following recent bad weather and Storm Aiden, the…

Balbriggan Green Party Councillor, Karen Power, has welcomed the inclusion of the Balbriggan Youth Service in the Capital Grant Funding announced by Minister O’Gorman at the Department of Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration. A grant of €15,533.18 has been awarded to the local service in Balbriggan and will assist the purchase and replacement…