HeneyDeirdre

Having spent 16 years as an elected Councillor on Dublin City Council, I have the experience, commitment & enthusi-asm to represent you in Dáil Éireann

An Ireland for all. Éire do Chách.Fianna Fáil has set out its plan for an Ireland which serves all its people

» A country where decent hardworking people can thrive, not just survive

» An Ireland built on strong, safe and enterprising communities

» Investment (paid for by fairer taxes) – not cuts in public services

» Reforming the system/govern-ment so that it works for the people, not against them

» A future where a home, healthcare and secure retirement is not just for the privileged few

Vote No. 1

In the last 5 years our Fine Gael/Labour Government have

» implemented an economic plan they bitterly opposed in opposition and now are taking credit for it

» overseen a two tier recovery despite being fortunate in the international climate of low interest rates, a weak euro and falling energy prices

» established Irish Water, a super QUANGO costing €800 million incl €80m spent on consultants alone

» brought the country from a housing surplus to a national housing emergency with 130,000 on waiting lists, many now homeless and in temporary accommodation and first time buyers frozen out of the market

» put 1500 children in emergency accommodation

» watched as rents have soared; rent supplement levels are now well below the market level

» lost a Minister for Justice & also a Garda Commissioner

» reduced Garda numbers by 1200 to 12,800, closed down 139 Garda Stations including Whitehall and a downgrading of Howth Garda Station

» introduced cuts in Household Benefit Package, Fuel & Phone Allowance, Bereavement Grant & changed rules of One Parent Family payment

» introduced a series of regressive Budgets, taking more from the poor than the rich

» Despite Labours specific pre-election promise, cut Child Benefit

» abandoned its flagship UHI policy, seen one crisis after another in health and now there are almost 400,000 on out-patient waiting lists

» practically ignored investment in infrastructure; their recent last minute plan is lacking ambition

» despite their promises, have introduced 13 separate increases in tax on income; a Government of broken promises

Deirdre Heney

Fianna Fáil is a republican party and believes in equality of oppor-tunity for all our citizens. We are committed to building an Ireland for all, not the two tier recovery seen to date. This means helping people to access education, own their own home, support families to raise their children and ensure senior citizens can remain living at home for as long as possible. We are a pragmatic centre ground party offering practical solutions to day to day problems. We are not a party of angry protest or elites.

Our plan » Reform of income tax, increases in personal tax credits €100/€200

» USC changes for lower bands

» For the self–employed - an earned income tax credit of €500 as part of a 3 year process of increasing it to the PAYE level of €1,650.

» To increase the Category A level inheritance tax threshold to €330,000 as significantly more families are being drawn into this net.

» Committed to building 150,000 new homes by 2021 including 45,000 social housing units.

» Generation Rent – our policy on rents provides for reform of PRTB, affordable rents, more rights for tenants & a tax regime to encourage investment by landlords.

» We will abolish Irish Water & ensure there are no water charges in the life of the next Dáil.

» Some Irish Water staff will move to an NRA type authority, handling capital investment planning for local authorities.

» To strengthen the Garda force to 15,000 and create a dedicated Dublin city centre Garda Public Order Unit concentrating on drug dealing & anti-social behaviour

» Will support working parents with a tax credit worth up to €2,000 to help deal with child costs

» Vigorously resist EU efforts to change our 12.5% corporate tax rate & initiate a review of commercial rates with an aim to move it away from property towards revenue levels.

» We will include retired public servants in future public sector agreements; they were omitted by Government in recent talks.

Caring for Dementia

I have been a local Councillor for 16 years and the needs of vulnerable people in our society continue to be at the core of all my political work There are 48,000 people living with dementia in Ireland. By the end of the next Government term, in 2021, that number will have increased by 40%.

I want to see us as a society, acknowledge carers of loved ones with Dementia, particularly people who care for a loved one at home. We need to look on Dementia as a normal part of our daily lives, and not a condition to feel embarrassed about. If we did this, we could, I believe, improve the quality of life of carers as well as for their loved ones. I fully support the Alzheimer Society of Ireland Dementia Friendly Communities Project already thriving in parts of the country (Cavan, West Donegal, Galway City, Killaloe, Mallow, Callan) and would love to see it developed in every community in Ireland. This would be a great start to a national public awareness programme, and would I feel, lead to a lessening of the sadness and isolation experienced by carers of loved ones with Dementia.

Other issues of concern to me

Equality for women in sport - I believe we should place as much emphasis on women and girls participation in sport as we do for men and boys.

Animal welfare is an issue that is close to my heart and I will promote policies that will engage public awareness around animal welfare issues.

The protection of our environment is important to me, particularly the protection of the beautiful natural resource that is Dublin Bay.

With members of the public order unit and Deputy Seán Fleming.

Clonshaugh Priorswood

Plans for the new major sewerage plant on the Fingal side of the city boundary are still at pre-planning phase as part of the Strategic Infrastructure process with An Bord Pleanála.

Irish Water are now the lead agency on this proposal which was originally a Fingal idea.

Planning approval will be required in due course from Bord Pleanála. The City Councillors are expect-ing to receive a presentation on it at their March area meeting.

Kilmore/ Santry

Dublin City Council is working on plans to deliver a mix of some 650 private/affordable/ social dwellings on their lands on Oscar Traynor Rd backing onto/or open-ing into Castletimon Gardens & Lorcan area.

Sea Wall

Discussions continue between City Council officials/Councillors /community groups and the Environmental Monitoring & Liaison Committee. The report from independent expert Dr Murphy is awaited. Work on the landside of the contract contin-ues. However all activity on the seaward side is suspended until spring. Hopefully a compromise acceptable to all can be arrived at.

Deirdre Heney

Local matters – planning applications

Drumcondra/Whitehall

4105/15; on lands of Hampton Carmelite Convent, Gracepark Rd, Drumcondra 101 houses & apartments, plus nursing home; decision awaited

3887/15; 188-190 & rear 192 Collins Ave; demolish 2 houses & build 9

2991/15; 166 dwellings on lands of St. Josephs School for the Blind Gracepark Rd; awaiting Bord Pleanála decision

2347/15; land fronting Marino Institute, Griffith Ave. 79 houses & 22 apartments; awaiting Bord Pleanála decision

Clongriffin/ Belmayne

3776/15; 84 dwellings on

site Main St /Dermot St/ Park St awaiting decision

4037/15; changes to 2405/12 to now provide 17x3

bed 2 storey houses at Park Tce Sth/King St/ Park Row

3601/15; at Belmayne Ave, 2x2 storey 16 classroom primary schools for Dept. of Education

Artane/ Coolock

3825/15; at St. David’s Park, Artane 8 dwelling units, decision awaited

3245/15; fronting Coolock Village, surrounding Channel College 2 blocks of 65 apartments: now approved

2552/15; aviation fuel pipeline, Dublin Port to airport via Howth Rd /Copeland Ave/Malahide Rd., waiting Bord Pleanála decision

Raheny/Clontarf

3747/15; demolish 2

bungalows & build 16 apartments at 193/195 Howth Rd. Awaiting Bord Pleanála decision

4242/15; new application from MKN to build 76

dwellings at Sybil Hill Rd

3910/15; demolish 2 houses & build 16 houses at 726/728 Howth Rd

4185/15; major development on playing fields at St Paul’s School, Sybil Hill 381 houses & apts, plus 2 all weather pitches etc; decision awaited

2620/15; 4 storey block apts at Brethern Hall, The Glen, Watermill Rd, Raheny. With Bord Pleanála for decision

Howth/Sutton

F15A/0303; 10 houses & 4 blocks of 71 apts near Santa Sabina in name of Parsis Ltd sent for additional information

F15A/0545; 9x3 storey dwellings on Balscadden Rd, south of Edros site refused

F15A/0362; Fingal Co has now granted approval for the major development of near 200 houses & apts on former Techrete/Teeling Motor site. An appeal to Bord Pleanála is likely

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Deirdre Heney

Dublin Bay North

Dublin Bay North runs from the Tolka River in Drumcondra – Fairview to Howth taking in Sutton, Baldoyle, Raheny, Coolock, Artane, Kilbarrack, Edenmore, Clonshaugh, Belcamp, Donaghmede, Ayrfield, Bonnybrook, Darndale and the entire Clontarf Ward which includes Killester, Donnycarney, Marino and Beaumont.

About Deirdre Heney

Elected to Dublin City Council 1999, 2004, 2009

and 2014

Member of North Central Area Committee

Member of Dublin City Council Protocol

Committee

Member of the Strategic Policy Committee on

Economic Development and Enterprise

Previously Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin

Began my career working for Aer Lingus and Aer

Rianta, then took up employment as Parliamentary

Assistant and in recent years qualified as a

Barrister.

Barrister at Law Degree

Advanced Diploma in Legislative Drafting

Advanced Diploma in Corporate and White Collar

Crime

Diploma in Public Relations

Attended Scoil Chaitríona, Br. Mobhí, D9.

Member of Sean Lemass Cumann, Clontarf.

Peace Commissioner

Member of St. Vincent’s GAA Club

Member of Clontarf Golf Club

Vote Number 1 and continue your no 2 vote for my running mate S Haughey

Deirdre