GLASNEVIN -DRUMCONDRA

John Lyons TD and local Cllr Áine Clancy welcomed €375,000 infunding for the design of the next three phases of the Royal CanalCycle Route.

This funding announced by the National Transport Authority (NTA)recently will complete the design of the cycle route – which isplanned as a leisure, tourist and commuter cycle track from theedge of the Docklands, through Drumcondra & Glasnevin, to link upwith the new Greenway Route beyond Ashtown.

Cllr Áine Clancy, who previously chaired Dublin City Council’sTransport Committee, will continue to provide updates to localresidents about the designs in the coming weeks and months.

FUNDING FOR ROYAL CANALCYCLE ROUTE DESIGN

John Lyons, your local TD. Contact me on 618 3280 or john.lyons@oireachtas.ie

John Lyons TDworking with Cllr. Áine Clancy

Spring 2014

John Lyons TD & local Cllr Áine Clancy at the Royal Canal

Cllr Áine Clancy with Minister Jan O’Sullivan at opening ofrefurbished Older Person’s Accommodation on Ballygall RoadEast, Glasnevin recently

NEWS UPDATE

HOME RENOVATION INCENTIVEPROVING A SUCCESSIn Budget 2014 last October, theGovernment introduced tax relief of13.5% for homeowners who invest intheir homes in 2014 and 2015. The aimof the scheme is to encouragehomeowners to have small works carriedout in their homes while generatingemployment for tax compliant builders, carpenters, plumbersand other workers.

Already, the Home Renovation Incentive has provided ajumpstart to activity in the building sector. This was confirmedin a January report by Ulster Bank who say the scheme has ledto a rise in the number of home renovation projects.

The tax relief is given as a tax credit over two years on spendingof €5,000 up to a max of €30,000 and must be carried out onyour primary residence.

Covered works include extensions, renovations, window fitting,plumbing, tiling and plastering.

Please contact John Lyons TD or Cllr Áine Clancy with anyquestions about the scheme or visit the Revenue homepage onwww.revenue.ie.

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

New

Jobs

Created

0

12,000

2011

Jobs Increases in 2013

2012 2013

24,000

36,000

48,000

60,000

MASSIVE BOOST OF 61,000 JOBS IN 2013

John Lyons TD & Cllr Áine Clancy with local businessowner Declan Mahon

� 61,000 jobs were created in 2013

� 1,200 jobs created on average per week

� Unemployment down from 15.1% in 2012 to 11.9% in February2014

� 12th month in a row unemployment has fallen

� Below 12% for first time in nearly five years

� Still far too high but progress is welcome

� Government planning over €500m pro-jobs measures in 2014through Action Plan for Jobs

� 20,200 education, training, work and apprentice places ring-fencedfor young people

LOCAL BUSINESS FOCUS: COLLAR &CUFF, HARTS CORNER, GLASNEVIN John Lyons TD and Local Cllr Áine Clancy visited local businessowner Declan Mahon to congratulate him on setting up his newformalwear business at Prospect Avenue, Harts Corner, Glasnevin.

Declan Mahon has over 10 years’ experience in Ireland and overseasand returned from Australia to set up the business recently. It’snever easy to take the plunge and set up a new business socongratulations to Declan and we wish him all the best in thefuture!

Starting a Business & Accessing Credit:

MICROFINANCE IRELAND

Not-for-profit lender set up by the Government to lend tobusinesses that have been turned down a loan or the fullamount of a loan by banks or other lenders.

� Loans from €2,000 to €25,000

� Sole Traders, Partnerships & Ltd companies can apply

� Businesses with fewer than 10 staff eligible

� Suitable for start-up companies or SMEs looking to expand

Visit www.microfinanceireland.ie or contact John Lyons TDfor more information.

Recruiting:

JOBSPLUS

Scheme to encourage businesses to recruit long-termunemployed people.

� Payment of €10,000 to business to take onrecruits unemployed for more than 24 months

� Payment of €7,500 to business to take on recruitsunemployed for more than 12 months

� Payable on a monthly basis to the business over atwo-year basis

Visit www.jobsplus.ie or contact John Lyons TD formore information

ACTION PLAN FOR JOBS 2014

� 385 actions across all Government departments

� 26 actions alone to promote entrepreneurship

� Targeting 10,000 new jobs through additional resourcesfor IDA Ireland

� Sets up a new Youth Entrepreneurship Fund

� Rolls out the Youth Guarantee around the Country

� New Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) as ‘first stop shop’ tosupport SMEs

TACKLING DISADVANTAGE: AREA BASEDCHILDHOOD SCHEMESWHAT IS AN AREA BASED CHILDHOOD (ABC)SCHEME?

ABC schemes bring together all local services that work withchildren, such as schools and health centres. They aim todeliver better outcomes for young people in disadvantagedareas. The Government is providing €30m to fund ABCschemes in 9 new areas around the country.

ABC schemes are also called early-intervention schemes asthey link in children from an early age by better alignmentand effectiveness of services within the selected areas.Evidence-based studies and international best practice arethe cornerstone of the ABC model.

There is already a very successful scheme in Ballymun called‘Young Ballymun’ and I am currently a member of the ‘BetterFinglas’ consortium, led by Barnardos, which is working forone of these schemes in the Finglas catchment area.

Breaking the cycle of child poverty is a key commitment inthe Programme for Government and I believe the roll out ofABC schemes around the country will deliver on thatobjective.

Back to School: John Lyons TD & Minister Ruairi Quinn visiting a local DEISBreakfast Club

John Lyons TD & Cllr Áine Clancy with Minister Ruairi Quinn at 10 year celebration of school libraries scheme

The new Junior Cycle Student Award (JCSA) will replace the Junior Certificate on a phased basis from September 2014. TheJCSA aims to put students rather than exams at the centre of the first three years of second level education.

The new JCSA is a radical overhaul of the existing Junior Cert, the first major changes in 25 years, and will see a move awayfrom a narrowly focused terminal exam in June of 3rd year, to a more school-based continuous approach. The focus will beon encouraging students to learn through thinking rather than relying on ‘learning off by heart’.

Schools will have more freedom under the new junior cycle system to design programmes that meet the learning needs ofall students. For example, schools can deliver ‘short courses’ in the likes of Chinese language and culture, Programming andCoding and Artistic Performance as part of the JCSA.

For more information about the reform of the Junior Cert, visit www.juniorcycle.ie.

LABOUR LEADING IMPORTANT REFORM OF JUNIOR CERT JUNIOR CYCLE STUDENT AWARD FIRST INTAKE THIS SEPTEMBER

John Lyons TD with Cllr Áine Clancy & Cllr Andrew Montague

Working Together - Your Labour Team in Glasnevin Drumcondra

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BOUNDARYCHANGES FORGLASNEVINDRUMCONDRAAs you may be aware, theboundaries for Glasnevin –Drumcondra were changedlast year for local andnational elections.

Your area is now part of anextended ‘Ballymun’ Ward,with boundaries north ofBallymun down to WhitworthRoad at the Royal Canal.

The area highlighted on themap is now part of this larger‘Ballymun’ ward.

If you have any questionsabout the new boundaries,please contact us on thedetails below.

YOUR LOCALLABOUR TEAMJohn Lyons TD is working withCllr Áine Clancy & Cllr AndrewMontague in Glasnevin –Drumcondra area.

Please contact us on the detailsbelow if we can be of assistanceon any local or national issues.

Working with

Emer Costello MEP01 874 6109emer@emercostello.ie

Cllr Andrew Montague087 908 0409andrewmontague@eircom.net

Cllr Áine Clancy087 7635406aine.clancy1@gmail.com

JOHN LYONS TD

Dáil Éireann, Dublin 2Tel: 01 618 3280 Email: john.lyons@oireachtas.ieBlog: johnlyonstd.blogspot.comWeb: labour.ie/johnlyons

facebook.com/JohnLyonsDublinNorthWest

@JohnLyonsTD

NEWBALLYMUNWARD

JohnLyons TD

Cllr AndrewMontague

Cllr ÁineClancy