“Housing First works best when it is high quality, consistent and for as long as necessary,” says Samara Jones, coordinator of the Housing First Europe Hub.
The current development plan sets an aim of doubling allotments, caveated, with “if feasibly possible”.
When there’s construction and a challenge with road space, the answer always seems to be to block the cycle lane, says Ciaran Cannon, of Cycling Ireland.
Local residents, not council officials, should decide how the community gain fund is spent, says independent Councillor John Lyons.
“It was hugely dispiriting,” says Labour Councillor Darragh Moriarty, who chairs Dublin City Council’s arts committee.
Michael Kelly wants to build two padel courts, with a café, toilets and bike parking near the Black Horse Inn, but Waterways Ireland says it owns part of the site.
“We want people cycling today. We want people to feel safe today," says Social Democrats Councillor Paddy Monahan.
"Can we stop, please, with commissioning more reports and actually just fix what we already know is broken?" says Mark Gleeson, of Rail Users Ireland.
The chains might be coming off the gate into the Victorian public toilet at the New Street South and Kevin Street Upper junction.
In a letter earlier this year, the director of the Residential Tenancies Board flagged issues with its current ability to enforce the law.
Among the proposals? A new community team with outreach workers, violence interrupters, and health professionals.
Eliminating bagged waste, installing CCTV, and finding and knocking on the doors of people who don’t have bin contracts are among the long-promised changes.
