Below is a reply to a question that I put to Irish Water regards the rehabilitation of the 30″ water main along Forest Road and routed through Swords Village to  Balheary. I will be keeping an eye on this project to try and ensure it is not dropped off the agenda, Dear Councillor Newman, Thank […]

Please see below a reply to number of questions I put to Irish Water in early December 2015. I will update this section as soon as I have more info. regards Joe   Dear Councillor Newman, Thank you for your query which you raised at the councillor clinic which was held in your area recently

Donabate Draft Local Area Plan Fingal County Councl Intends to hold an Information evening on the 6th of January in the Donabate Library from 5pm to 8 pm     Representatives from Fingal County Council will be available to answer queries on the Donabate Draft Local Area Plan currently on display between 1st December 2015

Winter Fuel Allowance A weekly Fuel Allowance up to a maximum of €22.50 per week is available for long-term welfare recipients, pensioners, people with disabilities, lone parents and jobseekers, subject to assessment. Councillor Victor Boyhan (Ind.) has called on applicants who feel they would benefit from such assistance to contact their local Social Welfare Office

    Please see email below received from Senator Sheehan. Dear Councillor, Recently I raised a motion in Seanad Eireann calling on the Minister for State at the department of health to introduce Ireland’s first ever National Autism Awareness Day. I am delighted to announce that last week Minister Kathleen Lynch and I announced that

Please click the link below for information on how noise might affect people.( please do your own due diligence on this site)   http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/571458_1

All the Councillors  received an update at the December meeting with regard to the Local Economic Development and Community plan. I was supportive of the plan as it took into account the views of the general public who had an opportunity to contribute to this plan through a consultative process that engaged with the Community,

December 4th 2015 Dublin Airport Breaks Annual Passengers Numbers Record   The following information is available on www.daa.ie Dublin Airport has today broken its previous record for the number of passengers processed in a single year, with the rest of its December traffic still to come. More than 23.5 million passengers have now passed through

I recently put forward a motion on behalf of the Swiords Tidy Towns Committee as well as all Swords Councillors. see the following motion and report from the Council. I have requested that the Council try to at least take some measures to prevent cars using this walkway as a rat run and parking.  

I recently took part in an audit on street homelessness in Fingal, I took part in carrying out an audit of Swords Village. I was part of a group of three that searched Swords Village and parks including derelict houses. We came across one person sleeping rough who was known to the council. we offered