“We have waited too long; we desperately need the department to fund this,” says Shay L’Estrange, coordinator with Ballyfermot Traveller Action Project.
“These plans could set a dangerous precedent for the development of the area and are likely to be replicated elsewhere,” says local resident Shay Connolly.
The Department of Justice says that in line with the programme for government it’s aiming to “create new pathways for long-term undocumented people and their dependents”.
Although Covid-19 has reduced tourism revenue that was expected to help pay for the project, repairs to the roof of St Patrick’s Cathedral have continued.
The plans, if implemented, would see Stoneybatter transformed into a hub of green infrastructure and biodiversity, but as of yet, there is no funding in place.
On one day, 31 December 2015, TII paid Gardaí €402,897.60 for policing “Luas works”, according to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Number 34 Bachelors Walk is on the record of protected structures in Dublin, and the owner of a big red LED sign there does not have planning permission for it.
In this month’s South East Area Committee meeting, councillors discussed the proposed Liffey swimming pool, the Moorehead Report, and the use of kissing gates.
