Central government is looking at whether councils should be allowed to borrow more, to build more
The current restrictions do need to change, said a spokesperson for the Department of Finance.
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As Neighbourhood after Neighbourhood Votes Not to Introduce Paid Parking, Council Looks for Solutions
Organising votes, only for them to be rejected all the time, is a waste of resources, said the council’s parking enforcement officer at a recent meeting.
To Reduce School-Run Traffic, Is It Time for More School Buses?
While a councillor has raised the idea, when students and parents have been surveyed on how best to ease congestion, school buses haven’t always come out on top.
As Council Officials Propose Residential Rezonings Across the City, Local Councillors Vote Many Down
Councillors said some sites are being used as open space, or green space, or parking – and they worry rezoning won’t get affordable homes built anyway.
The State Has No Guidelines for Judging If Asylum Seekers Are Children, but It Does So Anyway
“The revelation that there are no guidelines for assessing age is shocking,” says Fiona Finn, the CEO of migrant and refugee advocacy group Nasc.
Auditing the City’s Playgrounds, Council Lays Plans to Make Them More Fun for More Children
In the south-east part of the city, only one playground currently meets the council’s criteria for being called “inclusive”.
In a Troubled City-Centre Laneway, Locals Seek Solutions
North Lotts, not far from O’Connell Bridge, is cobbled, neglected, and a frequent site of open drug use. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Grand Plans for a Children’s Science Museum Fizzle, as Planning Permission Set to Run Out
Dublin City Council planners refused to extend the planning permission for the project, pointing to a use-it-or-lose-it change in planning laws.
Along the River Dodder, Invasive Species Like Old Man’s Beard Crowd Out Others
Dublin City Council plans to evaluate this year how its action plan to deal with invasive species, which ran from 2016 to 2020, has done.
Sick of Waiting Years for Decisions on Citizenship, Applicants Are Taking Legal Action – and Winning Settlements
The Department of Justice used to say its average processing time for a citizenship application was 12 months. It recently updated that to 23 months.
Will Allowing People to Sell Electricity Back to the Grid Tempt More to Install Solar Panels on Their Houses?
A government scheme now in the works may offer a “premium tariff” for those who install new solar panels.
Council Management Added More Than 200 Rezonings to Draft Plan for City, Without Telling Councillors
These included a change that would affect a proposal to build 657 homes near St Anne’s Park.
Council Briefs: Oscar Traynor Road Housing, Choosing a City Centre Tsar, Counting Vacant Homes, and More
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their October monthly meeting, on Monday.