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Dublin South Westrepresentative, SeánCrowe TD, has said theGovernment must backup its announcementthat it aims to facilitatethe creation of 20,000jobs in themanufacturing sectorby 2016, withimaginative initiatives.Crowe pointed to theGovernment's abysmalemployment creationrecord and believesthat any new initiativewould first have to firsttackle the high costs

incurred by businessesin producing andtransporting theirproducts.Deputy Seán Crowesaid: “Unemployedworkers and theirfamilies are crying outfor good news that willgive them some hope,and an opportunity toget back into theworkplace.“But there isunderstandablescepticism and,considering theGovernment’s track

record since coming topower, a fear that thislatest announcementwill amount to littlemore than spin.“I for one will not beholding my breathwaiting for actual jobannouncements fromthis Government.“The Government hasdone little to addressthe decline in themanufacturing sector inthis state. In the pastten years this sector hascontracted significantlyand tens of thousands

of jobs have been lost.“This Government, andprevious Governments,promised much inrelation to supports forIrish manufacturing,but they have failed todeliver.“They promisedfavourable tax reliefs,reductions in energyand transport costs,legislation on upwardonly rents, and yetnothing has actuallyhappened to see areduction in the coststhat get goods from this

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island to their markets.“all too often ministersmake theseannouncements, yet atthe same timeimplement cuts, such asincreasing thepupil-teacher ratio forthe Further educationand Training sector,that make the deliveryof many of these typeof training initiatives

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Sinn Féin DublinMid-Westrepresentative eoin ÓBroin has called on FineGael TD Derek Keatingto ‘reimburse the lucanGazette for newspapersdumped by his advisorTommy Morris.’

He also suggested thatDeputy Keating and hisadvisor should offer todistribute door to doorthe newspapers thatthey removed fromcirculation.Ó Broin said: ‘Theactions of Derek

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Keating’s politicaladvisor Tommy Morriswere not only wrong,they have put the jobsof those working in thelucan Gazette at risk.The newspaper relieson commercialadvertising for itsrevenue. If, as has beenclaimed, Tommy Morrisisposed of up to 3,000papers, then that couldhave a negative impacton future advertisingrevenues.‘It is not enough forDeputy Keating todistance himself fromthe actions of his aideor to discipline MrMorris for hisoutrageous behaviour.He must act to rectifythe problems caused byhis employee.‘The best way to do thiswould be to establishthe total number ofpapers stolen and toreimburse the Gazettefor the cost of theseeditions.‘Deputy Keating and MrMorris could go furtherand offer to distributedoor to door a number

of newspapers equal tothose removed fromcirculation.‘This would assureadvertisers that therehas been no negativeimpact on them.‘Contrary to DeputyKeating’s initial claims,Mr Morris did not actfollowing a “suddenrush of blood to thehead”. Over a numberof days Mr Morrisremoved hundreds ifnot thousands of lucanGazette’s from shopsacross lucan. He didthis in order to preventthe public reading astory critical of thebehaviour of DeputyKeating.‘Deputy Keating shouldapologise to both thelucan Gazette and thepeople of lucan for thebehaviour of hisemployee and he shouldshow by his deeds thathe has fixed theproblem which hisemployee created.’

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People Before Profit Councillor Gino Kenny will behosting a young peoples assembly in Clondalkin tosee the effects of austerity and what impact it ishaving on young peoples lives.The event will takeplace on Wednesday May 22nd in the newrefurbished Rowlagh Community Centre. Speaking about the upcoming event CouncillorKenny said “The idea of a young peoples’ assemblyis to bring young people together from the localityto see the effects of austerity and what its effectsis doing to their lives. young people under the ageof twenty five have been badly hit by theeconomical recession. youth unemployment andemigration has seen record levels over the pastfive years. The social damage of cuts to youthservices, education, social welfare and its generalaccumulative effect is having immeasurable effecton young people’s lives"."This assembly hopes to address some of the issuesthat young people have to deal with in Irelandtoday. The assembly will be addressed by youngpeople from the area on issues that matter to themand the issues that affect the community as awhole. also having Bernadette Devlin Mc aliskey tospeak is a great inspiration to all young people inIreland. Bernadette has been to the forefront ofsocial justice and youth empowerment for the lastforty five years"Vanessa O Sullivan who will be speaking at theassembly said,” as a young person who is growingup in neilstown I can see what austerity is doing toyoung people of my age .young people need a voiceand a place to air their views and what austerity isdoing to them"

a guest speaker at the assembly will be BernadetteDevlin Mcaliskey. Bernadette was the youngestfemale MP to be elected to the British Parliamentback in 1969 at the age of twenty one. Bernadettewas at the forefront of Civil Rights Movement innorthern Ireland in the late sixties and earlyseventies. She is currently a community activist inTyrone.

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4.25pm – 5pm Generation austerity.young Peopleand Politics.Peter Ennis

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Celebrating the end of the school year, One4all is asking parents andstudents to nominate their favourite teacher to be in with the chance ofwinning the title of ‘Best Teacher in leinster’ and a €200 One4all Gift Card.

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Specsavers Tallaght iscalling on all Tallaghtresidents to dust off theirrunners for the upcomingFreedom 5km Fun Run in aidof Saoirse Women’s RefugeTallaght. This exciting runis part of SpecsaversTallaght commitment toraising €10,000 for thecharity over the next two

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on your marKs, Get set, Go!Specsavers Tallaght sets its sights on raising €10,000 for Saoirse Women’s Refuge

address the prevention ofdomestic abuse in Irishsociety by working with anarray of other agencieslinked with families at riskand by providinginformation and supportsessions to local groups.The 5km Freedom fun runwill take place on 19 May inTymon Park, Tallaght.Starting at 11am the runpromises to be an excitingday out for all the family.Whether you chose to walk,run or push your buggyaround the parkland course,your support will provide

valuable resources forSaoirse. To put a bit morepep in your step on the daySpecsavers Tallaght willaward €100 each to the firstmale and female finisherson the day. Specsavers Tallaght will alsobe providing great familyfun entertainment at thefinish line for all the littlesupporters on the day. TheSpecsavers Family FunZonewill include a bouncy castleas well as face painters toensure plenty of fun foreveryone. SpecsaversTallaght Store Director, lisa

Walsh commented ‘ We arereally thrilled to besupporting such a worthyorganisation as Saoirse thisyear and urge as manypeople as possible to get outan support the cause whilstalso enjoying the challengeof 5km. Our own team of 25staff members is alreadytraining hard and lookingforward to hitting theroute.’

Registration for the runcosts just €15 with allproceeds going to supportthe work of Saoirse Women’s

Refuge. accompaniedchildren can run for free.

Those interested inregistering can do so via theSaoirse Women’s Refugewebsite:saoirsewomensrefuge.ie

This is the first of manyfundraising initiativesSpecsavers Tallaght hasplanned for the comingmonths to help reach theirfundraising goal, upcomingevents include table quizzesand plenty of in storeactivity.

Cllr. Trevor Gilligan hasnoted the disposal of 18.9acres or thereabouts atGrange Castle Business Parkto Microsoft IrelandOperations limited. TheCouncil at its meeting heldon 11th February, 2013noted the disposal of afurther 2.94 hectares (7.26acres) or thereabouts toMicrosoft Ireland Operationslimited. Microsoft have nowapplied to purchase afurther area of 62.17 acres

with an option to purchase afurther 50.35 acres to caterfor the phenomenal growthin the data centre and cloudcomputing sector. at thenext council meeting thecouncil will proposedisposing of lands totalling112.52 acres or thereaboutsat Grange Castle BusinessPark to Microsoft. The costwill be €199,000 per acre or€22.4M. The Council shall beentitled to charge interestat a rate of eight per cent

(8%) per annum on anyoutstanding sums in theevent of failure by MicrosoftIreland Operations limitedto pay the foregoing sums onspecified dates.”

“I fully support this disposaland I am calling on thecouncil to ring-fence thefunds for the localcommunity here inClondalkin. We have massiveunemployment in this area.This money must go into

local projects and localservices – such asenvironment, roads,education and so on. I wouldask that Microsoft gives aguarantee that a portion ofthe jobs are sourced locallyhere in Clondalkin.Clondalkin has manytalented individuals, highlyeducated and trained in anever-growing IT sector. Withso many cuts this moneymust be used to furtheremployment in Clondalkin.

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The Green Dog Walkers programme waslaunched by Mayor Cathal King in SeanWalsh Park, Tallaght on the 30th april.Present to help with the launch werememebers of the DSPCa, the Kennel Club,the Council’s Dog wardens and localresident dog owner Sharon Murphy.

Green Dog Walkers (GDW) is a regionalprogramme involving South Dublin CountyCouncil, Dun laoghaire- Rathdown CountyCouncil, Fingal County Council, MeathCounty Council and Wicklow CountyCouncil.

It is a non-confrontational, friendly way tochange attitudes about dog fouling in SouthDublin County. Green Dog Walkers is acommunity based scheme that volunteers inthe community can adopt in their own areaand promote.

The Mayor Cathal King “I welcome thisinitiative and am delighted to officiallylaunch the Green Dog Walkers programmein Sean Walsh. Dog fouling is a very serioushealth issue. young children are particularlyat risk. Dog owners should takeresponsibility for their dogs and make surethey clean up after the dog. The Green DogWalkers programme is a great way to raiseawareness of the way to look after yourdog. I look forward to meeting lots of greendog walkers in the County.”

Volunteers wear a Green Dog walkersarmbandwhich signifies that they have"taken the pledge" to always:∙ clean up after their dog∙ wear the armband or put the Green Dog

Walkers collar on their dog when walking∙ carry extra dog waste bags∙ be happy to be approached to 'lend' a dogwaste bag to those without∙ be a friendly reminder to other dogwalkers to clean up after their dogs

The green arm band acts asa friendlyreminder to please pick up after your dog.all you have to do is sign a pledge formwhich can be got throughwww.socialcredits.ie then we will post youout a Green Dog Walker armband and aGDW bone dog bag dispenser.

you can also run a scheme in your area byadopting the Green Dog Walker programmefor your area.

To adopt the Green Dog walker you needto:∙ be a constituted community group∙ administer the project eg distribution ofmaterials, meeting mailing costs, etc.∙ help with promotion of the campaign inyour area∙ run or take part as a volunteer in at least3 pledge booths or GDW events annually∙ help with the monitoring and evaluatingof the campaign at a local level e.g. beforeand after surveys, participate inquestionnaires sent and feedback on thenumber of armband wearers approached toask for a dog bag etc.

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With over 640 jobs saved in B&Q, and afurther 137 jobs saved in Pamela Scott,Deputy eamonn Maloney TD has said that itwas a good day for job retention,particularly in Tallaght, where 90 jobsapproximately were saved.

"Saving these jobs was a vindication of boththe examiner process and the renegotiationof commercial rents, and made sense in thecurrent economic climate. Retaining jobs isevery bit as important as creating new jobs.The additional investment and thenegotiated rent reductions will ensure amore realistic overhead expense for theoperation of both companies. Thesebusinesses are now on a firm financial basis

and this gives them great confidence for thefuture. It also lifts the great stress andworry experienced by the workers of bothcompanies in recent months.

"The struggle to retain jobs is alsohighlighted by the experience of xtra-visionwhich has been placed in receivership. Ihope that the receiver will save jobs andensure that an enterprise capable ofcompeting with cutting edge technologyand the downloading revolution will emergefrom the receivership process. I call on thestate authorities to cooperate with thereceiver in all efforts to ensure the survivalof the group with the maximum number ofjobs saved."

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Speaking afterattending a briefing byDown SyndromeIreland, Dublin SouthWest TD Seán Crowe

called on educationMinister Ruairí Quinn toadd Down Syndrome tothe list of ‘lowIncidence Disabilities’

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Deputy Seán Crowesaid: “Research showsthat children with DownSyndrome will havebetter educationaloutcomes if they attendmainstream rather thanspecial schools, yetaccess to vital resourceteaching hours withinthe public schoolsystem is beingwithheld from thesechildren despite theirobvious need.

“Down Syndrome is byits nature complex andaffects intellectualability, speech,language, hearing,memory, vision, motorskills and generalhealth.“This is a conditionwhich seriouslydisadvantages childrenand affects a pupil’sability to cope with theschool curriculum.Down Syndrome affects1 in every 546 births inIreland each year.“every year about 120

children are born withDown syndrome andapproximately 80 ofthese will beginmainstream primaryeducation each year.“It is clearly bydefinition a complexlow incidence disorderyet remarkably it is notone of the 11 ‘lowIncidence Disabilities’that qualify for extraResource TeachingHours."Prior to 2005 allchildren with Downsyndrome receivedResource TeachingHours, but some geniusin the Department ofeducation and with acompliant Fianna FáilMinister came up withthis new policy in orderto supposedly savemoney.“The cut literallymeans that about 30children with DownSyndrome who have IQscores in the mild rangeof learning disability donot now qualify for

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specifically allocatedresource hours despitethe very small numbersneeding these supportseach year. "This cruel cut needs tobe reversed as it isimpacting negatively onthese children withspecial needs. "education MinisterRuairí Quinn is aware ofthis negative policy andcurrently has a reporton his desk outliningthe problems that areeffecting theeducational outcomesof these children.

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educational system.“It could easily beresolved by simplyadding Down syndrometo the list. It’s a smallnumber and is the kindof support that willhave a huge impact onthese children’s lives.

“Minister Quinn and hisGovernment cannotcontinue todiscriminate againstchildren with Downsyndrome. Thesechildren have the rightto the same educationas every other child inthe country and thestate or theDepartment ofeducation should besupporting thesechildren and notputting more barriersin their way.”


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Cut ChilD BenefitSpeaking following government proposals todivert money from the child benefit budget tofund a free pre-school year, Sinn Féin SocialProtection Spokesperson, Deputy aengus ÓSnodaigh, called on government to stop theirpreparations to cut child benefit.The Dublin South Central TD said; “Thegovernment have today proposed to cut childbenefit by either means testing it or taxing it inorder to provide a second free pre-school year.“We are in favour of increased childcare servicesbut it would be far more appropriate to fundchildcare services like this through a third taxband of 48% over €100,000.“This would return more to the exchequer thanany cut to or tax on child benefit as taking itfrom the Social Welfare Budget merely ensuresthat those who are poorest are hit hardest.“This move will see unemployed women alreadyhit by the recession, being targeted yet again,with Joan Burton taking a hatchet to an alreadyfragile social welfare system.“Child benefit as a payment to children in anattempt to cherish all children equally and thisis not a move to help children – it is merelyanother convenient offence on the austerityfront.“Social Protection Minister Burton has signed offbudgets that continue the futile austerityprogramme year on year which make thevulnerable and the poor pay the price yet again.“no concrete proposal has been made here andno costings have been done.“This is the Government paving the way for cutsto child benefit in the next budget.“Children and families deserve better than this.”

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Threshold, the nationalhousing charity, haswelcomed the new rentindex published by thePrivate ResidentialTenancies Board (PRTB)as the mostcomprehensive andaccurate source of dataon the private rentedmarket. The index, which showsrent levels throughoutIreland, is based ondata collected fromlandlords registeredwith the PRTB. Theindex published todaytracks trends in rentlevels since 2007. Fromnow on, the PRTB willpublish its rent index on

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Welcoming the newindex, Senator aideenHayden, Chairperson ofThreshold, said it is avaluable source ofinformation for tenantsand landlords.“The publication of thisindex is a very welcomemove. This providesmore accurateinformation on rentlevels for the firsttime,” she said. “Up tonow, we have beenreliant on data fromproperty websites totrack trends in rentlevels. although useful,the information from

such sites is based onthe levels of rent beingsought by landlords, asopposed to the levels ofrent actually beingreceived. “However, the rentindex is only as good asthe number ofproperties registeredwith the PRTB. In thisrespect, a recent DublinCity Council study of‘flat land’ showed thelevel of registrationmay be as low as 40 percent in some areas. Itis Threshold’sexperience thatlandlords who do notregister with the PRTBare most likely to take

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IBM volunteers and adiverse group ofnot-for-profitorganisations havecollaborated to build afree to access websitewhich helps new usersin county Dublin toexplore and learn aboutbeing social online.Social Computing forthe Community aims tosimplify the web forpeople new tocomputing.

The website which hasjust been released –www.socialcomputing.ie is already being usedby community groups incounty Dublin andaround the country.Business in theCommunity Irelandinitiated and led theproject between IBMvolunteers and activeRetirement Ireland, ageaction, age &Opportunity, Third ageand the Older Women’snetwork. The user ispresented with a choiceof nine buttons from

Keeping in Touch, tonewspapers, Radio andTV to Health andWell-being and MoneyMatters. It is anindexing of the internetspecifically tailored foran Irish audience tobring them directly toonline such as bankingsites, newspaper sitesand TV players.“The internet providesa great portal forcommunication andkeeping in touch withthe world. However, forpeople unfamiliar withit, it can seem verydaunting, a labyrinth ofendless information.This website provides asimple step by stepguide to new users andtakes away the elementof fear or anxiety aboutwhere to start whenexploring the internet.”said Tina Roche CeO, ofBusiness in theCommunity Ireland.

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Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, haswelcomed the Department of Sport’s decision toallocate one million euro in funding for amateurboxing clubs in 2013.Deputy Crowe said: “amateur boxing clubs area vital part of many communities around thecountry, including the Dublin South Westconstituency.“They provide top-class training and exercise toa huge amount of children and adults in everycounty on this island. In the north, boxing clubsalso helped to break down sectarianism anddivision.“However boxing clubs have always had toscrape together funding in Ireland, and many ofthem are totally underfunded, despite theinternational success our boxers have had on theworld stage.“This latest allocation of funding is specificallyear-marked for female changing rooms, heatingsystems, and shower rooms, and the maximumamount a club can apply for is €25,000. There isalso €5,000 available for remedial repairs.“ear-marking funding for female changing roomsis directly related to the surge of interest fromwomen and girls in boxing, which has followedKatie Taylor’s exciting gold medal Olympic win.“In order to be eligible for this funding a clubmust have full planning permission for the work,an up to date fire certificate, and a disabledaccess certificate.“To avail of the funding clubs need to firstlyapply in writing to the Irish amateur Boxingassociation (IaBa) and they should contact theIaBa for more detailed information about thefunding.”

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Pictured at the launch are Kevin Molloy, member of Active RetirementIreland, Tina Roche, CEO of Business in the Community Ireland and JamesCunningham, IBM Ireland volunteer.

members of the variousnGOs to find out whatthey really wanted fromthe site. “Since getting involvedin this project I amlearning how to useSkype and other socialmedia tools which isopening up a whole newworld ofcommunication for meand hopefully for otherswho are starting to usethe site.” said Kevin

Molloy from theworking group and amember of activeRetirement Ireland.

as part of the project,over 100 computershave also been suppliedfor refurbishment byother Business in theCommunity Irelandmember companies tobe given to localcommunity groups.nGOs that have assisted

in the refurbishing sideof the project are IaSIO(Irish association for theSocial Integration ofOffenders), FIT (FastTrack to IT) andCamara. The first sixcomputers have alreadybeen distributed to agroup in Gorey alongwith webcams andheadpieces donated bylogitech. The projectwas funded throughgrant funding from IBM.


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year two of the renewed three-year Gum litterTaskforce campaign was launched last week inTallaght IT by Mayor of South Dublin County,Councillor Cathal King.

The campaign aims to reduce gum litter by raisingawareness amongst the public that dropping gumon the ground is littering and carries a €150 fine.The GlT campaign encourages the public todispose of their used gum responsibly.

Speaking at the launch, Mayor of South DublinCounty, Councillor Cathal King said “ I am delightedto launch the anti Gum litter Campaign her in theIT Tallaght. It is wonderful to see the involvementof the Students Union here to highlight the blightof gum litter . We hope that when the localauthorities, industry and the general public worktogether this will make a tangible difference toSouth Dublin County streets.

The theme of the 2012-2014 advertising campaignis “Bin It your Way” and it features a series ofprofessionally choreographed and highly innovativedance moves which communicate the responsibledisposal of gum litter in an engaging way. Thecampaign also includes:· a four month mass media advertising campaign(TV, outdoor, print and online).· a schools education programme aimed at first andsecond year secondary school students called “BinIt!” This includes an actor-led workshop tour whichtake place in schools each autumn and which is

supported by materials and tools for teachers todownload and integrate into lesson plans.(www.chewitbinit.com)· a dedicated website www.gumlittertaskforce.ieand Facebook pagewww.facebook.com/binityourway· Distribution of Point-of-Sale materials to over1,000 retailers around the country.· litter monitoring by local authorities to assesshow much littered gum is reduced on- streets as aresult of the campaign.· Sponsorship of three awards in the TidyTownscompetition.

last year the GlT campaign achieved a 28%reduction in gum litter nationally. a nationwideon-street attitudes and awareness survey alsoshowed there was a significant improvement inpublic perception, with gum that is irresponsiblydisposed, clearly viewed as ‘litter’ by thosesurveyed.

GlT Chairman Mr Paul Kelly welcomed thesignificant increase in local authority uptake thisyear. “local authority involvement is absolutelycritical to the success of the campaign.. I lookforward to working closely with them to make thecampaign a success. We were delighted with theresults of the 2012 GlT campaign as it achieved itsmain goals of reducing the overall level of gumlitter on our streets and promoting a change in theculture and attitude towards gum litter.” added MrKelly.

Mayor Cathal King pictured with SDCC Staff, members of the student union and members of the welfarecrew.

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local T.D. and Minister for Children and youthaffairs, Frances Fitzgerald, attended Clondalkinyouth Band’s Gala Concert last week in the GreenIsle Hotel, Clondalkin. Clondalkin youth Bandplayed host to over 200 members of OhioUniversity’s Wind ensemble and Marching Band,who are on a european Tour, and delighted apacked audience with their musical skill.“It was a great joy and privilege to witness theenergy and talent of both our own Clondalkin youthBand and Ohio University’s Wind ensemble andMarching Bands. Ohio’s Marching Band got us off toa lively start and both Bands played a beautifulprogramme on the night. It was also particularlyapt to welcome Ohio to Clondalkin in this, the yearof the Gathering,” said Fitzgerald.“Clondalkin youth Band has been an integral partof our community for 27 years. They bring greatpride to Clondalkin every time they play, whether

it is at Championships, the St. Patrick’s Day paradeor hearing them practice around the Village. Inrecognition of all the work they do, I was pleasedto approve a €5,000 grants last year to them formusical instruments.“My father founded a community band so I knowthe hard work that goes on behind the scenes. Iwould like to thank Band leader, Vincent Dolan,and all the volunteers for the opportunities theBand have given young people in Clondalkin. It isalso important to note the phenomenal supportfrom parents and friends that has also been vitalto Clondalkin youth Band’s success over the years.

“I look forward to cheering on Clondalkin youthBand for many more years to come and wish themthe best of luck for the World Marching BandChampionships in Holland this July,” concludedFitzgerald.

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a Derek, a charaOn Thursday, 25th april, your election teamdropped a leaflet from you into houses in thelucan area. The theme of the leaflet was that“Derek has delivered” for the people of lucan.That leaflet has generated a lot of comment in ourschool community. It has angered a great many ofus, to the point where I feel compelled to write toyou and express some of the dismay your leaflethas generated.In that leaflet, you refer to the “9 new schoolsbeing built, or extensively renovated, in DublinMid-West”. you tell us that you “initiated, led anddelivered these programmes in the first 2 yearssince my election to Dáil Éireann”. I read this piecefrom your leaflet with incredulity. Derek, younever once contacted our school, Griffeen Valley,in relation to our forthcoming school extension.neither did anybody from our Board ofManagement or staff contact you or seek yourassistance in relation to the extension. you hadabsolutely nothing to do with this development,and yet you distribute a leaflet in the lucan areaclaiming to have “initiated, led and delivered” thisextension. This is nothing but gross cynicalopportunism on your behalf which I findobjectionable and depressing.The last time you had contact with Griffeen ValleySchool was when you visited at the request ofparents with children with special needs in ourschool. In the last 2 years [since Fine Gael andlabour came to power] our school has lost 4.5Special needs assistants for these vulnerablechildren and has seen the allocation of 1:1Resource-Teaching Hours for these childrenreduced by 15%. I recall Derek that you shook yourhead in shame when parents outlined to you themanner in which the devastating cuts you hadvoted for were having on the lives of theirchildren. neither the school, nor those parents,heard from you after that meeting.The school could easily have invited you to anothermeeting after that, this time with the parents ofchildren from the 4 corners of the planet, whohave english-language needs. Before you and yourcolleagues came to power, our school used to have3 english-language teachers for thesedisadvantaged children. now we have none. On thebasis of our lack of success with you at the specialneeds meeting, parents decided it was notworthwhile talking to you again.

Derek, these losses are 2 very tangible things thatyou have delivered for the children in our schooland for our community in lucan. Can I respectfullyremind you that you have voted for every singlecutback that you and your colleagues in Fine Gaeland labour have put through our parliament. I amsure you would be interested to know thecumulative effect of those votes by you and yourcolleagues, and how those same votes haveimpacted upon the lives of people in ourcommunity.• From being a community where most familieswere doing reasonably ok, our school communityis one where now a majority struggle to make endsmeet;

• There has been a huge increase in unemploymentamong parents;

• almost every week we bid farewell to children,and their parents, who take to the skies in searchof a basic quality of life and standard of living inanother country;

These constitute some of the effects of yourdelivery for lucan in the context of the GriffeenValley School community. at a broader, nationallevel, you and your colleagues have delivered anincrease of at least 40,000 children living inpoverty in our country – something which isprofoundly shameful. Derek, you have alsodelivered austerity in its billions for ordinarypeople with catastrophic effect. at the same time,you and your colleagues

• do nothing to stop the granting of outrageoussalaries to bankers

• effortlessly pick up the billions of debts of thedevelopers

• ensure that every red cent is paid to those whogamble in the casino economy.

Misery for the many and largesse for the few –hardly a record to be proud of Derek.

Can I also remind you Derek that just a few shortmonths ago, you handed back €7,500 euro of publicmoney, which you had wrongly claimed inexpenses. This came as a result of an independentaudit of T.D.s expenses. last year, you took part ina worthless junket of T.D.s to Taiwan which cost usa “fortune”, but which produced not a singletangible benefit for those of us who paid for it.

nothing in this open letter Derek is intended toquestion your integrity or to attack you personally.I’m sure you believe in what you are doing inleinster House. However, I respectfully suggestthat the “Derek is delivering” leaflet is an exampleof the kind of political cynicism that seems toinfect many of our politicians when they are jointhe ranks of our political elite in Dáil Éireann.

If you had an involvement in the delivery of a newpost office or a new social welfare office [adubious achievement, given your government’svery poor record on employment!!] then I wouldbe happy to congratulate you on this. However, ifyou had as much to do with these welcomedevelopments as you had with the extensionproposed for Griffeen Valley, all of which you claimcredit for, then people might do well to hold on totheir congratulations.

Is mise le meas

Tomás O Dúlaing

[Principal, Griffeen Valley eTnS, Personal Capacity]

[email protected], 087-7518210

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Q. I was stopped coming out of ashop about 6 months ago and waswrongly accused of stealing certainitems. I have been very annoyed aboutthis and have been trying to get the shopto apologise to me. They keep writingback to say that they are investigatingthe matter and will revert as soon aspossible. However, time is passing and Iwonder if I should force their hand bydoing anything further? I would preferthe matter not to go to Court if at allpossible but I was very embarrassed atthe time.

a. Firstly, you certainly appear tohave been accused in the wrong of theft,although it would be important to makeout a written statement of the exactevents leading up to you being stopped atthe exit to the shop with particularreference to the words used and actiontaken by the shop staff and/or securitypeople. Time can blur everybody’smemory and it would be very important tohave a very accurate account of eventsleading up to this upsetting incident.Secondly, it is extremely important to be

aware that the Statute of limitations indefamation cases is limited to One yeaR.For your average Personal Injuries action,you have two years in which to considertaking legal action after the event. Thishowever is reduced to one year only forall defamation cases. Therefore, time hasstarted to run and, if you cannot get anysatisfaction yourself in correspondence,you will be left with no alternative but totake action through the Courts, forcingthe shop to clear your good name and, ifappropriate, award you compensation.Remember that even if you leave it upuntil the last minute to consider pursuingthe matter through the Courts, you needto allow your Solicitor time to investigatethe incident. as such, given that you havenot had any satisfaction after 6 months,it seems highly unlikely that the shop willactually satisfy your requirements in thisregard. Indeed, they could bedeliberately engaging in protractedcorrespondence with you in the hope thatthe one year will pass without yourealizing the implications of same. assuch, we strongly recommend that youconsult a Solicitor as soon as possible witha view to bringing matters to asatisfactory resolution.

Q. My marriage is in difficulty andmy husband and I are hoping to keep thecost of a separation to a minimum. If wego to Mediation, can we sign off on theMediated Agreement without going toSolicitors?

a. Obviously, it is hugely upsettingfor you and your husband to be enteringinto this phase of your relationship.Presumably, you have already exhaustedother avenues such as marriage guidancecounseling? assuming this to be the case,Mediation can work very well for coupleswith a view to trying to keep costs to anabsolute minimum. Indeed someMediators provided by the Court Servicedo not charge at all or, charge only anominal fee.

The problem however aboutconverting a Mediated agreement into aSeparation agreement is that it is theMediator who will advise both parties toseek legal advice on the contents of the

The Legal Column

Romaine Scally is the principal in the firm of ROMAINE SCALLY AND COMPANY SOLICITORSMain Street Tallaght, Dublin 24 TEL 4599506 FAX 4599510 email: [email protected]

In this month’s edition of the paper,Romaine Scally Solicitor, of Romaine Scally& Company, Solicitors, Main Street,Tallaght, Dublin 24, Telephone 01-4599506email [email protected] deals with morelegal issues.

Mediated agreement. Remember, aMediated agreement in itself is notlegally binding. This agreement allowsboth parties the opportunity to takelegal advice to ensure that neitherparty are being unfairly treated. Itwould not be a wise idea to sign off ona Mediated agreement without seekinglegal advice. It may well be that youcould simply attend for a once-offconsultation with a Solicitor at a smallcost, and seek advice as to whether ornot the bones of the agreement arefair. again, for the purposes of tryingto keep these costs to a minimum,both parties should prepare affidavitsof Means prior to seeking legal advice.This is a sworn document in relation tothe assets and liabilities of eachspouse. Failure to accurately discloseassets can lead to an agreementsubsequently being overturned so it isessential that both parties do notleave anything out and prepare anaccurate summary of assets andliabilities no matter how big or small.On balance however, it is not a goodidea to even consider signing off on aMediated agreement without seekinglegal advice. We hope that this helpsand that matter progresses well foryou.

Q. I have an adult son who hashad issues with drugs over the pastnumber of years. I am now in myseventies and am seriouslyconcerned about including this son inmy will. I think that if he were toinherit a lump sum, it could be usedfor all the wrong reasons withpossible tragic consequences. wouldit be safe for me to leave him out ofthe will?

a. This is always a difficultsituation for any parent. Obviouslyyou wish it were otherwise but, fromwhat you say, you are left in no doubtbut that your sons’ problems areongoing. However, it is alwayspossible that he might come aroundand I assume that efforts are beingmade to encourage him to seek help.

It is of course always possible to leave

an adult child out of your Will but, it canbe challenged. Obviously every parent hasa legal and moral duty to provide for theirchildren and this is obviously particularlyimperative when children are young andstill being educated for adult life. Itbecomes more blurred as children move onto adulthood and have had an educationand a start in life. There is no automaticduty to leave your estate to your adultchildren, provided that they have had areasonable start in life and the samechances as the other children in the family.Unfortunately, however, there are manycases challenging Wills for all sorts ofreasons and many of them never even getto Court. Many are settled without a fullhearing so it is safe to say that it happensmore than one might imagine. It would bevery important for you to take detailedadvice from a Solicitor in relation to yourproposed plan. If your son is married withchildren, you could perhaps put his shareof money aside to be held on trust for hischildren. Most importantly however, itwould be very important for the instructedSolicitor to take detailed notes in relationto the reasons why you would propose toleave your son out of your Will. Rememberthat you can change your Will at any stageduring your lifetime. a Will only speaksfrom the date of death and it is only thelast Will which is the relevant one. assuch, if your son turns his life around andproves himself to be a responsible citizenagain then, you can change your Will toinclude him. Our advice is to see a solicitorand ensure that your Solicitor is fullyinformed in relation to all the reasons whyyou have doubts about including your sonin your Will. I hope that this has beenhelpful.

by Romaine Scally

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The Minister forCommunications,energy & naturalResources, Pat RabbitteT.D., has committed totargeting peopleexperiencing energypoverty, regardless oftenancy – be it privateor social housing, forinclusion on the Betterenergy Warmer Homesscheme as a keycomponent of theaffordable energyStrategy that was

launched in november2011.

In response to aparliamentary questionraised by Deputy SimonHarris, the Ministerstated that: “The SeaI,along with myDepartment, arecurrently undertaking apilot programmeinvolving two localauthorities. The pilotwill test a number ofdelivery mechanisms in

providing energyretrofits to a targetedgroup of low-incomefamilies living in localauthority housingwithin the longfordCounty Council andSouth Dublin CountyCouncil districts.

The outcome of thepilot will inform futurepolicy in this regard.” The estates beingconsidered for thescheme are Kiltalown

estate, Tallaght, D24and Deansrath estate,Clondalkin, D22. It isenvisaged that 55-60homes will be coveredin Kiltalown and 40 inDeansrath estate, withaddresses to beconfirmed.

The Better energy:Warmer Homes schemehas been allocated€17million euro inexchequer funding for2013 and is anticipated

to deliver upgrades toapproximately 10,000homes this year.Measures availableinclude draughtproofing, atticinsulation, laggingjackets, low energylight bulbs and cavitywall insulation. Theseare provided free ofcharge to the customer.The principle aim of thescheme is to assistthose at risk of energypoverty.

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worK on yourtan fromthe insiDeMost people agree that a nice tan makes you lookhealthier and sexier. Did you know that sciencehas found a natural way to enhance your tan fromthe inside with help from biologically active plantsubstances?you don’t necessarily have to lie onthe beach and bake in the sun forhours to get a nice tan. accordingto Scottish scientists, increasingyour intake of carotenoids can helpyou tan while limiting thedamaging effects of UV rays. Bystudying how fruit and vegetableextracts affected the skin of 35volunteers, researchers found thatafter six weeks, not only did thediet change add colour to theirskin, but it even made othersperceive the volunteers skin asbeing more attractive.

taKe a CapsuleThe compounds responsible for thiseffect are known as carotenoidsand include beta-carotene,lycopene, lutein, and astraxanthin.These compounds, which give fruitand vegetables their characteristicbright colours, can also be taken incapsule form.

This makes it a lot easier toenhance the colour of your skinwithout having to eat largequantities of fruit and veg.

safe tanninGBesides giving your skin a naturalglow, carotenoids serve asexcellent protection againstUV-damage. In fact, that is howthey work in nature, as theyprotect the fruits and vegetablesagainst UV-damage. In humans,carotenoids have a similar effectand combat potentially harmfulmolecules known as free radicals.These are generated in our skin inresponse to ultraviolet exposure,so by increasing your carotenoidintake you get a nicer skin colourwhile also bolstering your naturaldefence against sun-induced skindamage. However, you shouldalways remember to usesunscreen, for added protection.

Carrots, melons, tomatoes, you name it, they all have bright colours thatmake them look appealing, but there is more to it than that. Differentcarotenoids give fruits, plants and vegetables their characteristiccolours, and these compounds also serve to protect against theultraviolet sun rays and the potential damage they impose. In humans,carotenoids also have a protective effect by shielding cells from freeradicals that are generated in the skin in response to sunlight. In addition, carotenoids stimulate the production of melanin whichis not only responsible for darkening the skin but also for protectingthe deeperlayers from damage.

Some of the carotenoids that are most relevant forskin colour and protection are:

• Beta-carotene (carrots)• Lycopene (tomatoes)• Lutein (marigold)• Astraxanthin (micro-algae)

what are CarotenoiDs?Skin elasticity (or resilience) is whatenables your skin to bounce back inplace when you pull or stretch it.Try this: with the thumb andindex finger of your right handmake a skin fold by pinchingthe skin on the back of yourleft hand. See how long it takesfor your skin to fall back intoplace. The more elastic yourskin is, the sooner it will regainits normal appearance. You canpreserve your skin elasticity bytaking carotenoids when exposingyourself to sun light.

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The national youth Council of Ireland’s (nyCI)report ‘Time to Go?’, which was launched lastweek, is the first qualitative study exploring theexperience and impact of emigration on Ireland’syouth over the past two years. The results providean insight into the opportunities and difficultiesfaced by young emigrants in Canada, the UK andbeyond.

The main findings from the research include:Reasons for emigrating· Many young Irish emigrants are movingabroad to experience new horizons and accessgreater opportunities.· limited employment options and lack ofopportunities at home were cited as a determiningfactor prompting their decision to leave.Use of ICT· Skype, free web apps and other ICTs wereregarded by research participants as essential forkeeping in touch with home in a cost effective way,and many stated that they spoke more frequentlyto their parents now than when they lived inIreland.adjustment problems and challenges· emigrants still encounter significantadjustment problems and often struggle withperiods of intense homesickness, stress overfinancial concerns, accommodation, and jobsearching.· But many young people stated that theiremigration was much harder for their parents,than it was for them.Plans for the Future· The vast majority of participants interviewedexpressed the intention and desire to return homeafter a period of time provided they could get ajob.

“In the past 2 years over a quarter of ourpopulation has been affected by the emigration ofa close family member, and half of our 18 – 24years olds have said they would consider

emigrating themselves, so it is vital that this issueis given the consideration it deserves, and that adedicated Government policy response isdeveloped to support our young emigrants andtackle the challenges they face,”* said Marie-ClaireMcaleer, Senior Research and Policy Officer atnyCI.

Recommendations as a result of this reportinclude:· appoint a Minister with responsibility foremigration policy and for responding to andconnecting with the Irish abroad.· Government should develop and implementa strategy for emigrants.· Fund an existing agency that operates in theRepublic of Ireland to provide assistance toprospective emigrants intending to emigrate.· Centralised Data Collection on emigrants toinform the development of a policy response.· launch a campaign to promote foreignlanguages at second level and third leveleducation.· Department of Social Protection, andDepartment of Foreign affairs and Trade tocollaborate in the creation and maintenance of aportal site which would function to map and directthe user to existing websites providing informationat a local level.· Promotion of Internships, Work Placementsor employment Opportunities abroad.

Officially launching the report, Ms Marian Harkin,MeP said:“This is a particularly valuable piece of researchin that it doesn't simply document thephenomenon of emigration, it also examinesappropriate policy responses that need to be putin place both before and after people emigrate.However "Time to Go?" focuses on people as muchas policy and indeed the policy responses havetheir genesis in the collective responses of ouremigrants”.

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as temperatures riseand more of us ventureoutside, Vhi SwiftCareClinics are calling onparents to be aware ofthe potential dangersposed by bouncy castles

and trampolines. May2012 saw 45 patientspresenting to the VhiSwiftCare Clinics withinjuries relating tobouncy castles andtrampolines and in april

2013 there have alreadybeen a number ofpresentations. Of thosepresenting in May 2012,nearly 56% were femaleand under 10 years ofage and the vast

majority of the injuriessuffered were sprainsand breaks of arms andlegs.

Commenting on thefindings Dr Brian

warninG aGainst the DanGers of BounCy Castles anD trampolinesGaffney, medicaldirector, Vhi SwiftCareClinics said “Wewholeheartedly supportchildren playing outsideand staying active butyear on year we see anincrease in these typeof easily avoidedinjuries as more parentsinvest in trampolines orhire bouncy castles forcommunions andbirthday parties.Children can suffer anasty break which canbe traumatic foreveryone involved. Weare calling on parentsto take a number ofstraight-forwardprecautions with a viewto minimising bumpsand bruises andreducing the number ofthese type of injurieswe treat this summer.”

Dr Gaffney suggestedtaking the followingsteps:1. always have aresponsible adultsupervising this type ofactivity. Most accidentstake place in that splitsecond when backs areturned and attention iselsewhere – rememberprevention is betterthan cure.2. Ideally only one childshould be on atrampoline or bouncy

castle where possible.If this isn’t the casethen ensure that thechildren are the sameage and size and aren’twearing any shoes orsharp items (such asbelts etc).3. Make sure bouncycastles are correctlyanchored before useand inspect the nettingaround trampolines tomake sure there aren’tany gaps or tears.4. If it has been raining,make sure that surfacesare dried off correctlybefore children start toplay – bouncing onslippery surfaces is arecipe for disaster.5. Position bouncycastles and trampolineson grass, well awayfrom hard surfaces orprotruding items – manyaccidents happen whenpeople are stepping onand off.6. Do not allow anyone– adult or child – toattempt somersaults orflips on a trampoline orbouncy castle. This isextremely dangerousand could lead to spinalinjuries, concussion or ahost of serious injuries.7. If adults decide to trytheir bouncing skillsinsist on one person ata time and ensure noalcohol has been

consumed. While mostof the accidents we seeare in children, thereare usually a handful ofparents who presentwith injuries each year.

Dr Gaffney concludedby advising that “If theworst happens andsomeone is injured,take the followingsteps”:· Stay calm and don’trush to stand up or toget the person to standup.· If someone cannotfeel their arms / legs,has hit their head orlost consciousness callan ambulanceimmediately.· If you have a severelybroken bone i.e. a bonehas broken throughyour skin you should gostraight to your nearestaccident & emergencyDepartment.· If you suspect youhave a broken bone or asprain then you caneither visit your localurgent care centre oryour local accident &emergency Unit.· In all instances whereyou suspect a sprain,strain or break youshould remember toPRICe: P = protect, R =rest, I = ice, C =compress, e = elevate.


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according to anindependent evaluationpublished earlier thisweek by Minister forSocial Protection, JoanBurton, three in fiveparticipants inJobBridge secureemployment followingtheir internship, makingit one of the mostsuccessful workactivation schemes ineurope.Cllr Breeda Bonner said“The Government hasan ambitious plan tomodernise and improveour work activationservices as part of ourPathways to Workstrategy, and JobBridgewas a key early schemeto help deliver on thisagenda.“It is now clear that

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Dublin MEP shares horrorsof Palestine

Irish MeP emer Costello hasappealed to the governmentand the internationalcommunity to insist thatIsrael end its occupation ofPalestinian lands in eastJerusalem and the WestBank.The labour MeP, who spentlast week in the region ashead of an eU delegation,concluded that only an endto the occupation couldrestore the basic rights ofthe Palestinian people,which she said are currentlybeing denied.Speaking on her return toDublin, Ms Costello said thedelegation witnessed firsthand how the freedom ofthe Palestinian people isbeing crushed by a“strategic Israeli plan” toforce Palestinians off theirlands and remove theirresidency rights, particularlyin the Jerusalem area.“Freedom of movement isdenied, as checkpointsrestrict access to work andschools, and the separationwall has annexed vast tractsof the West Bank,disconnecting families andpreventing Palestinians fromgoing about their dailylives.”“Freedom to live withoutharassment is denied, asIsraeli settlers engage in

violence against Palestinianpeople and their propertieswith impunity, and Israelipolice fail to investigate andcharge the perpetrators.”“They are denied thefreedom to develop theirhomes and lands, as atwo-tier planning systemallows Israeli settlements todevelop and expand whilePalestinian homes andessential infrastructure arebeing demolished daily,”said Ms Costello.The delegation saidPalestinians are beingdenied the freedom to walkand drive on the samestreets as Israelis in Hebron,nor are they allowed to livepeacefully as Bedouins inthe Jordan Valley but arebeing evacuated from theirhomes at short notice.They added that in Jenin,Hebron and Bethlehem,Palestinian governors,mayors and the businesscommunity are unable todevelop the local economyof their towns and villagesbecause taxes are withheldand economic projects arerefused permission.Ms Costello praised what shedescribed as the“remarkable resilience” ofthe Palestinians despite theundermining of their rightsand freedoms.“They have at all timesretained their dignity anddemonstrated their

commitment to non-violentresistance in pursuit of theirright to self-determinationand statehood,” she said.The labour MeP urged theeU's High Representative forForeign affairs Catherineashton to insist that Israelcease its “illegal policies”that are preventing aresumption of negotiationsto bring about an end to theoccupation.The delegation alsoexpressed concern about thetreatment of Palestinians inIsraeli prisons and said afact-finding mission to assesstheir conditions should beheld “as a matter ofurgency.”

Dublin pupils and MEPs dothe “European

Handshake”

Children across the capitalwere kept busy shakinghands with each other thisweek, as part of nationwidecelebrations for europeWeek. local MePs visitedschools across the city toshare the “europeanHandshake” in a spirit ofsolidarity and to rejoice inthe diversity in our schools.The handshake is one of aseries of initiatives centredaround europe Day on May9th, commemorating theday in 1950 when France andGermany vowed never againto go to war, which led to

the creation of what hasbecome a union of 27countries.labour MeP for Dublin emerCostello explained thesignificance of beingeuropean during her visit toSt Clare's Primary School inHarold's Cross this week."The european Handshakeconnects students andschools across Ireland to thewider european continentand is a powerful symbol ofour resolve for peace andunity across the eU. Throughthe physical bond of ahandshake, studentsembrace the concept ofsolidarity and celebratediversity," said Ms Costello.Because of Ireland'ssix-month eU presidency,and also to mark the 40thanniversary of Ireland's eUmembership, it was decidedthis year to extend europeDay to a whole week ofcelebratory events. Theyincluded dozens of cultural,entertainment and businessevents, such as the europeDay Breakfast Briefing inDublin. The Irish exportersassociation organised thebreakfast to showcase thesuccess abroad of localcompanies in the capital.Other events included theeurope for CitizensRound-table Conference atthe european ParliamentOffice in Dublin, europe Daylive on nearFM radio

station, and an exhibition ofeuropean Works in thenational Gallery.

EU enlargement couldhalve Irish MEP numbers

a Fine Gael MeP has claimedIreland could lose up to halfits MePs by the year 2019because of the allocation ofseats to new countries likelyto join the eU. Jim HigginsMeP warned that unless thegovernment develops anegotiating strategy forretaining the maximumnumber of seats, Irelandrisks a serious loss of powerand influence on eU policyover the next few decades.Speaking from Brussels, MrHiggins said Ireland couldstart by using its veto toblock the planned loss of oneMeP seat in the 2014elections.“If you look at thepopulation of the sevencountries most likely to joinover the next decade, therewill be a need to allocateroughly 60 of the current751 seats to these newmember states. It meansthat Ireland could go from asituation of having had 15MePs in 2004 to just seven oreight by 2019, unless thegovernment sets out its stallclearly,” he warned.Croatia is next in line to jointhe eU on 1st July this year,and its accession will mean

the loss of one Irish seatcome next year's europeanelections. Other countrieswaiting in the wings includealbania,Bosnia-Hercegovnia,Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey,Macedonia and Kosovo.Iceland has already met thecriteria laid down to join theeU, but its progress towardsmembership is threatenedby a dispute over mackerelfishing. Turkey is also beingheld up, by ongoing disputeswith Cyprus, while progressfor some of the Balkancountries is being slowed byeU concerns around freedomof expression, organisedcrime and corruption.Jim Higgins urged thegovernment to “wake up”and develop a coherentstrategy to secure Ireland'slevel of influence at eUlevel.“Ultimately, the europeanParliament is broken up into22 committees. If you don'thave an Irish MeP keeping aneye on committees, you willhave legislation goingthrough with absolutely noconsideration for the Irishposition,” he warned.

He also pointed out thatcutting the number of IrishMePs would not mean asaving for the Irish taxpayer,as we will still have to paythe same amount to fundthe european Parliament.

Fine Gael Senator forDublin South-West, CáitKeane, has welcomedthe announcement thatTallaght has beenshortlisted as one of100 towns and citiesnationwide for anational Town and CityRevival Initiative thatwas launched by Retailexcellence Ireland in2012. In July of lastyear, a national Townand City RevivalCommittee wasestablished toendeavour to improvethe fortunes of Ireland'stowns and cities. Thisfollowed a Retailexcellence Ireland (ReI)review of town and cityperformance whichindicated that therewas room forimprovement in manytowns and cities interms of their citizenengagement. "I am pleased at the

announcement that TheTown & City RevivalCommitteeincorporating Retailexcellence Ireland(ReI), ChambersIreland, an GardaSíochána, the DublinBID, the County & CityManagers associationand Failte Ireland areseeking applicationsfrom shortlisted townsand cities to becomeone of two pilot townsand cities in Ireland.Tallaght has beenshortlisted as one suchtown and I think thisrepresents a greatopportunity for thelocal stakeholders inTallaght to cometogether and work incollaboration with theReI to help the area torealise its fullpotential. Thecompetition is nowopen and I amconfident that Tallaght

has every chance ofsucceeding in becomingof the two chosentowns and cities. "The ReI has expressedits commitment toassisting towns andcities as part of acollaborative approachthat can be establishedbetween localbusinesses, the localauthority, chamber ofcommerce, businessassociation and themany otherstakeholders who havean interest in thewellbeing of the townor city. There are manysuch groups ofstakeholders or “TownTeams” at work inIreland today. To assistthese “Town Teams”the ReI has created aFramework which offersguidance and advice asto what might work in aparticular town or city. "The Framework was

created followingconsultation with Townand City Managers,local authorities,Central Governmentincluding the Ministerfor environment,Community and localGovernment, PhilHogan, internationalexperts andstakeholders in townsand cities aroundIreland. I am nowurging the stakeholdersin Tallaght to cometogether and begin theapplication process tobecome one of the twopilot towns and cities.The benefits ofselection as a pilottown or city are supportfrom committeeorganisations toestablish a “TownTeam”, assistance withthe development of atown plan, and specificsupport from Countyand City Managers and

the Dublin BIDregarding interventionswhich have worked tore-engage citizens withtheir civic space. "The applicationprocess is now open andthe closing date forreceipt of completedapplications is 24th May2013. Completedapplications must bereturned to Retailexcellence Ireland,38|39 FitzwilliamSquare, Dublin 2 andthe announcementregarding the twosuccessful towns andcities will be made on7th June 2013. I amstrongly urging thestakeholders in Tallaghtto come forward andapply for this initiativeas it represents awonderful opportunityto make the area abetter place for futuregenerations to enjoyand share."

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