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Dublin South West TDSeán Crowe raisedunder Topical Issues inthe Dáil the imminentjob loss of fourcommunity safetyworkers employed

under the EstateNetwork’s ManagementScheme in Tallaght andClondalkin. The schemewas recently informedby the Department ofthe Environment that

75% of their funding hadbeen cut with theremainder to end inMarch.Deputy Seán Crowe saidthat “the context of myappeal is relation to

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four people who looklikely to lose their jobsand who do vital workin areas which areblighted by highunemployment, drugabuse and a range ofother social difficulties.“Two of the Tallaghtbased workers affectedby this cut in fundinghave been 20 years inthe job, with ten yearsdone on a voluntarybasis. This shows theircommitment to thecommunity whom theyserve and the loss ofthese jobs whiledevastating for thempersonally will haveserious implications forthe communities whohave benefited greatly

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Fine gael DublinMid-West TD, DerekKeating, is calling for aspecial six-month gardaoperation to be set upto specifically targetfuel smugglers.

“Fuel smuggling as anillicit trade is having a

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unscrupulous hauliers anunfair advantage overthose who are trying touphold the law and keeptheir heads above waterin an industry that hasbeen severely hit byrising fuel costs. This isa dangerous andcriminal activity, andmust be stamped out. “I asked the Minister forFinance whether thecurrent two-colourdiesel fuel system couldbe abolished andreplaced with a rebatesystem for tax

compliance hauliers. “The Minister said sucha system would not beeffective and would stillbe open to abuse. He isof the view that theestablishment of anextensive repaymentssystem would give riseto a significantadministrative burdenand cost for oil traders,users and Revenue, aswell as posingsignificant cash-flowcosts for those whocurrently use markedoil.

“I accept the Minister’sviews on the issue, andas a result, I am callingfor a special six monthgarda operation to beset up to specificallytarget fuel smuggling.This would allow for atargeted crack-down onthe illicit trade. Ibelieve this focussedapproach ofenforcement, combinedwith ongoing controls onthe sale and distributionof oils, would bringsignificant dividends forthe State.”

from the work they do.“The commondenominator behindthis decision is thatareas that havesuffered greatly downthrough years ofdeprivation are yetagain being targeted.

“The work that is beingdone by these people issecond to none andcannot be replicated.The suggestion that thelocal authority or gardamight replicate whatthey do is simply hotair.“These workers are

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time is taken to closelyscrutinise theapplication.He continued: “Thereare very well-foundedconcerns about thesuitability of locatingthe new hospital on thesite of the MaterHospital. accessproblems and the factthat the city centrelocation is toorestrictive could causeserious difficulties inthe future.“before submitting ourobjections we travelledon public and privatetransport from southwest Dublin to theproposed site and this

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local Fine gael TD and Minister of State brianHayes is urging the local Tallaght Community to getinvolved in the guinness World Record attempt formost penalty shots in Tallaght Stadium on February15th.Minister Hayes said, “This is a great event to havehappening in our area. It is been organised by theCollage Football association, the FaI and IT Tallaghtand being supported by many local businesses andcommunity organisations.Minister Hayes continued, “There is a greatatmosphere amongst the organisers and a strongbelief that they can succeed. The current world

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Dublin County Council,it has come to light thatthis is not a rareoccurance and is in factbecoming a worryingtrend in the Tallaghtarea. The councilinformed Cllr Devinethat the increasedvalue of scrap metalhas led to the theft ofmanhole covers andboth the ESb andEircom have also hadmetal covers targeted.The theft doesn’t stopthere, further researchinto the matter hasshown that residents insome parts of Tallaghthave had their gatesstolen and ghost estatessuch as those in

bancroft have beenstripped of metal.“This growing trend inthe theft of metal isreally worrying and inthe case of the manholecovers it also poses aserious threat to publicsafety. Theperpetrators of thesecrimes have no socialconscience and areleaving children andelderly people at risk ofserious falls” said CllrDevine. “It is impossiblefor the local authorityto police and I wouldappeal to people to beextra vigilant and toreport any suspiciousactivity they see to thegardaí”.

The local authorityhave replaced missingcovers as soon as theirabsence was reportedbut they are relying onthe public providingthis information. Cllr Devine issubmitting a questionto the Council on thecost implications ofreplacing these covers.“South Dublin CountyCouncil are challengedby budgetaryconstraints and thesethefts are putting extrapressure on theirfinances, which canonly lead to cuts beingmade from otherservices” added theSinn Féin Councillor.

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Teachers of pupilsacross Ireland wereurged to join hundredsof schools taking part inamnesty's annualFriendship Week.actress brenda Frickerand author Cathy Kellyspoke movingly aboutthe impact of friendshipin their lives, ahead of

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Minister Frances Fitzgeraldhas announced an additional4 social workers and 1 Teamleader for the Clondalkin,Rathcoole, Newcastle,Saggart, Palmerstown andlucan area. The additionalsocial workers will coverchild protection in theseareas and the creation oftheir posts is part of theHSE’s nationwide campaignto employ 60 additionalsocial workers, asrecommended by the RyanReport.

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I have been committed toimplementing therecommendations of theRyan Report. among the keyrecommendations made inthe report was therecruitment of an additional60 social workers in thearea of child protection. Iam pleased to announcethat 4 of these socialworkers and 1 team leaderwill be based in my ownconstituency to help coverchild protection throughoutlucan, Clondalkin,Palmerstown, Saggart,Newcastle and Rathcoole.

These workers will provideadditional support to ourservices here in Dublin MidWest and will work toensure the protection ofchildren throughout ourcommunities,” said MinisterFrances Fitzgerald.

"last year I personally tookover the Chair of the RyanReport Implementationgroup. The Ryan ReportImplementation Plancommitted to therecruitment of an additional60 social workers in 2011.The latest available

five new sociaL workers for LocaL areainformation from the HSEindicates that 58 of theseposts have been either filledor accepted. The delivery ofthis important commitment,despite the pressures on theHSE to pause recruitmentduring 2011, shows theabsolute commitment anddetermination of thegovernment and I to deliverimproved child protectionand family support servicesas part of our ongoing‘change agenda’,”continued Fitzgerald,

Minister for Children &Youth affairs.“These additional socialworkers will be targeted atpriority areas of the servicehaving regard to an overallassessment of workloadundertaken by the HSE’sNational Director ofChildren and Familyservices, gordon Jeyes tosupport the ‘changeagenda’.

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these additional socialworkers were recruited thusfulfilling the Ryan reportrecommendation anddelivering on mycommitment to this issue.The additional supports ofthese five trainedindividuals here in my ownarea are a welcomeresource for ourcommunities across lucan,Clondalkin, Palmerstown,Newcastle, Saggart andRathcoole,” concludedFitzgerald.

labour Party Councillor for Tallaght SouthChris bond has called upon Dublin bus tohonour commitments to provide an extrabus service for Firhouse. Councillor bondrecently organised a petition signed byhundreds of Firhouse residents in relationto maintaining services on the lowerballycullen Road, where the construction ofa Quality bus Corridor was recentlycompleted.‘’bus users in Firhouse have been left in thedark since the withdrawal of the 74 Service.Millions of Euro of public money has beenspent on the construction of a new buscorridor on the Firhouse and ballycullenRoad yet there has been a net reduction inservices on that Corridor. This New QbC was

provided for on the basis that Dublin buswould in turn provide a high frequencyservice to operate the QbC. There is also aneed for a bus Service on the Killininny Roadwhich to date has had no regular busservice’’‘’There is a clear demand for a serviceconnecting Tallaght, Firhouse and Old Courtwith Rathmines, Rathgar and the SouthInner City. Residences who had to enduremuch disruption during the construction ofthe bus lane should at the very least expectan improvement in services as opposed to areduction.’’‘’I call upon Dublin bus to take the on boardthe concerns of residents, and provided along anticipated extra bus route’’

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Ireland’s best-loved comedianPJ gallagher took to the tracksat Shelbourne Park to launch aunique partnership betweenDown Syndrome Ireland and theIrish greyhoundboard. The Irishgreyhound board will host abenefit Night at the Dogs ingreyhound Stadia across thecountry to raise much neededfunds for Down SyndromeIreland on the 25th February2012.

Thousands of people areexpected to attend the benefitNight all across the country andDown Syndrome Ireland (DSI)are hoping to raise over€100,000. The Irish greyhoundboard are working with DSI tocreate a good-value, familyfriendly event for a very worthycause with competitions,raffles and goodie bags for allchildren attending on the 25thFebruary.

greyhound stadia across thecountry taking part in the DownSyndrome Ireland fundraiserinclude Shelbourne Park,Dundalk, galway, lifford,limerick, Mullingar, Newbridge,Tralee, Thurles and Waterford.

Dawn Quinn for the Irishgreyhound board said, “This isthe second year we will hostthe Down Syndrome Irelandbenefit Night at the Dogs. Weare excited to announce theIrish Examiner as our mediapartner for the event. Due tothe huge success of last yearand the incredible support fromeveryone we are delighted tobe involved once again.

Down Syndrome Ireland is anincredible organisation helpingthousands of families in Ireland,last year was the first year of

the DSI benefit Night at theDogs and the turnout at theevents held across many of ourvenues is testament to theimportance of the work carriedout by Down Syndrome Ireland.We urge everyone to put the25th February into their diariesfor a great night out.”

Speaking at the launch of thebenefit Night at the Dogs, Mr.Pat Clarke, Chief Executive ofDown Syndrome Ireland said:“We are delighted to once againbe working with the Igb todeliver our benefit Night at theDogs. These are difficulteconomic times for everyfamily, particularly those whohave a child with a disability.With ever more cuts in services,our 3,000 members areincreasingly reliant on DownSyndrome Ireland to give themthe vital services and supportsthey may not be receiving.

Mr. Clarke also included: “Ontheir behalf, I’d like to askeveryone out there to getinvolved and support thisfantastic event which is sure tooffer a very entertaining nightwith Shelbourne Park evenhosting an auction with greatprizes including dinner withEamon Dunphy at Dobbinsrestaurant”.

Funds raised from this year’snationwide Night at the Dogs onthe 25th February 2012 will godirectly to support a wide rangeof Down Syndrome Ireland’sservices at both local andnational level.

For more information log ontothe the Irish greyhound board’swebsite www.igb.ie or DownSyndrome Ireland’s websitewww.downsyndrome.ie

Pictured are PJ Gallagher and David O’Brien from Down Syndrome Ireland

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For the fifty-eighth year sincethe competition was first held,the search is underway to findthe young students who will winawards in this year’s TexacoChildren’s art Competition.

brochures setting out details ofthe competition have been sentto all primary and second levelschools throughout Co. Dublinin which the attention of pupilsand teachers is drawn to theclosing date for entries which isFriday, 24th February next. Copies of the brochure are alsoavailable through Texacoservice stations and on-line atwww.texacochildrensart.com

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Speaking at the event –which took place at ICSSkills’ offices in Dublin -the Minister said, “Forme as Minister one ofthe most satisfyingaspects of my job isseeing positiveoutcomes for people.That’s why digitalinclusion is soimportant to me.Without the skills to usetechnologies like theinternet, thesubstantial investmentbeing made in Ireland’sinfrastructure isunder-utilised. as aresult, our potential asa nation is not beingfulfilled andopportunities are beinglost.

I want to ensure that noone is left behind - thatevery citizen has theopportunity to embraceour increasingly digitalworld. The technologyis getting easier andcheaper all the time.Many services are nowmore easily accessedon-line. Training andsupport is availablefrom the government.If you are planning onbeing around for awhile you may as wellget on-line now. ”

Training, like the basictraining beingrecognised here, is nowavailable all overIreland - empoweringthousands of peopleand opening up newopportunities for them.I would certainlyencourage anyone -whatever theirbackground or age -who was thinking thatthey might like toexplore the manyopportunities theinternet has to offer, toavail of these trainingopportunities.”

local Fine gael TD and Minister of State brian Hayes, has said that thePersonal Insolvency bill is a key step in solving our mortgage debt crisis.The Heads of the bill have been published by the Minister for Justice, alanShatter, and the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan. “This draft bill puts forward a range of options that will provide muchneeded relief for those struggling with personal debt. This is an extremelycomplex area and one of national importance; the challenge of getting togrips with the mortgage problem is one of the biggest issues facing thisgovernment. What we have today is a series of solutions, which will forma key part of the government’s strategy for dealing with mortgage arrears. “The write-down of small debts, up to the value of €20,000, will be madepossible through the issuance of Debt Relief Certificates. This willessentially function as a six year deal with the lender, where the person indebt can be discharged from loans they are unable to pay. For those withlarger personal debts, a Debt Settlement arrangement may be agreed,which also allows for the write-down of personal loans. “These two schemes will directly help the thousands of people in thiscountry who have found themselves drowning in debt in recent years - withcredit card bills, car loans, overdrafts – and are currently unable to chart away out of their situation. by helping these people, we may be able to avoidfurther mortgage defaults and the unsustainable escalation of personaldebt. “For those struggling under the burden of spiralling mortgage debt, the newPersonal Insolvency arrangements contained within the bill will provide alifeline. Through agreement with creditors, the PIa will help mortgageholders to restructure their debts and ultimately reduce their repayments. “The final, crucial, element of this legislation is the reformed bankruptcyarrangements, which reduce the period of time that a person will beconsidered bankrupt from 12 to 3 years. The existing regime is punitive andout of date. bankruptcy should always be considered a course of last resort.However, for those who find themselves with no other option, this proposednew legislation will make the process quicker and easier. “This bill is an excellent start; it will now go before the Joint OireachtasCommittee on Justice for its consideration and it’s hoped it can bepublished in full by the end of april. between now and then, thegovernment wants to hear the views of the Opposition and the public. Thisgovernment is determined to chart a way out of this crisis by helping peoplewho are feeling overwhelmed by debt to get back on their feet.”

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Foxborough is a placewhere people care andare willing to takeaction to maintain it. Iwish them continuedsuccess and lookforward to coming hereagain”

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maYor visits Lucan grouP invoLveD in sociaL creDits scHemeCounty Councilempowering localcommunities toundertake positive,environmental andsustainable projectsand actions whichdirectly affect theirlocality. In return,community groups canavail of rewardsincluding access toCouncil facilities andservices. The association havecompleted a range oflocal projects includingcommunity cleanups,anti-graffitiprogrammes andweeding of footpathsand have receivedcleanup supplies, freepublic swims inClondalkin leisureCentre and will attenddrama productions inthe Civic Theatre,Tallaght.

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Can you explain whatjury service entails.Is it compulsory? Ihave often wonderedwhat exactly happensif you are requestedto do jury service.Can you be fined ifyou don’t show up? Iwould not be able toattend for juryservice if I was calledup as my employer isnot good about takingtime off work. wouldthis be a valid excusenot to attend?

Jury service isgoverned by the Juriesact, 1976 as amendedby the Civil law(MiscellaneousProvisions) act 2008.Every Irish Citizenfrom eighteen yearsupwards, who isentered on theregister of electors, iseligible for juryservice. Previously,there was an upperage limit of seventyyears but since the 1stJanuary 2009, this

upper age limit hasbeen abolished.

Jury service isintended to be anexpression of serviceto one’s country.under S29 of the 1976Juries act, when anemployee (or anapprentice) is calledfor jury service,he/she is deemed to beemployed during theperiod he or she isabsent from work. Inother words, jury dutydoes not constitute abreak in service and allpay, annual leave andother benefits due tothe employee willcontinue to accrue.Employers can verifyattendance at juryduty by asking theemployee to produce acertificate ofattendance which willprovided by the CountyRegistrar of the Court.anyone with a contractof employment isentitled to be paid bytheir employer whilethey are on juryservice. anycontractual agreementthat attempts toexclude or limit anemployer’s liability forthe payment of wagesduring any suchabsence is void.However, the 1976 actdoes not set out anymethod for calculatingpay and difficulties canarise in relation to thecalculation ofovertime, commission

and bonuses.Employers will oftentake the position thatthe most reasonablesolution is to averagethe employee’s pay.

an employee mayreceive a JurySummons specifyingthe date and time theirattendance has beenrequested for juryservice. This Summonswill set out the list ofpersons that areineligible, disqualifiedor excusable as of rightfrom jury service. S7of the 1976 act sets outpersons who aredeemed ineligible forjury service. Suchpersons include;

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those who areincapable of serving byreason of physical ormental illness, or thosewho have a disabilityor are unable to read.

In addition, there arecertain people who aredisqualified from juryservice and thosepersons are set out inS8 of the 1976 act andinclude

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an employee mayapply to be excusedfrom jury service inaccordance with S9and Part 2 of the FirstSchedule of the 1976act. The employee canapply to the Registrarwho summonedhim/her and state thereasons why he/sheshould be excused asfully as possible on therelevant form J2. Theemployee shouldenclose certificates ordocumentation thatsupport thisapplication. Such anapplication may bemade on theemployee’s behalfwhere he/she is too illor injured to apply.However, an employercannot make such anapplication on behalfof any of it’semployees. a selfemployed individual,whose attendance atjury duty may meanhe/she cannot earn aliving, may also qualifyfor excusal.

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by Romaine Scallyattend. The decisionof the Court is final.under S60 of the 2008act, failure of anindividual to servewithout being excusedmay result in a fine ofup to €500.00. anemployee is notentitled to travelexpenses from theState for attendingjury service but willreceive a lunch if theyare actually serving ona jury.

Figures released toRTE under theFreedom ofInformation act 1997in 2007 showed thatout of a total of 41,500people who received aJury Summons, over22,000 were excused.The figures showedthat 15,844 weredisqualified because oftheir job, on healthgrounds or due to theirage and a further7,018 were excused atthe discretion of theRegistrar. Despite theimplementation of theincreased fine of

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Citywise Educationfrom Tallaght in Dublinwon the RobotTechnology award atthe national finals ofThe FIRST lEgO leagueChampionships 2012which took place ingalway recently. Theteam from Citywisewere one of threeDublin teams to takepart. The other 2 Dublinteams were from St.Killian’s german schoolin Clonskeagh.This year’s overallwinners were thetermin8tors fromMoycullen in Co.galway and they willrepresent Ireland at theEuropean finals ingermany in June. The

global theme for thisyear’s competition wasfood safety, and the“termin8tors” won withtheir project “FoodSafety buddy” - aneducational app to helpthe user shop, store andprepare food safely. Intotal, 23 teams from allover the country tookpart in this year’s final.

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Older & bolder has called for the implementationof the law Reform Commission recommendationson professional home care and for a wider publicdebate on long-term care. Patricia Conboy, Director of Older & bolder said,“We welcome the law Reform Commission reportwhich takes a holistic and person-centred view ofthe care of older people.“as the report states, the HSE is not legallyrequired to provide home care services and this,in Older and bolder’s view has led to a “poorcousin” treatment of home-care in Ireland. Thewhole area is seriously underfunded. Olderpeople have no statutory right to home-care andthis had resulted in an ad-hoc approach which isat best confusing for people relying on theservices at a most vulnerable time in their lives.“There is a commitment in the Programme forgovernment to review the financing of long-termcare and we are now calling for a public debateabout how that care is financed and legislatedfor.”

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celebration will beannounced shortly and fanscan expect plenty of greatfood, convenient bars andfantastic musical fare.under 16’s are welcome butmust be accompanied at alltimes by a parent orguardian.Speaking of theannouncement of theconcert, aslan’s ChristyDignam said: ‘We can’tbelieve that we are thirtyyears together this year andto be playing TallaghtStadium this June in front of

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Council is delighted that thevery first concert in TallaghtStadium will feature aslan,one of the best bands toever emerge from Dublin.We look forward towelcoming aslan fans fromall over the country to thegig. The people of Dublinare proud of aslan and thepeople of Tallaght are proudof Tallaght Stadium, so it’s agreat combination thatbrings the two together inthis “Crazy World”’. WillieSheils, South Dublin CountyCouncil.

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Fine gael Councillor,Emer Higgins, hascongratulated CouncilManagement on therollout of adult exerciseequipment in parksacross the County.“In response to my

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operational by april, asthe weather improvesand evenings get longer.I raised this issue anumber of months agoin the context of thewider public debate ontackling obesity. Thereis a national trendtowards outdooractivities and withevery home in thecountry affected insome way or other bythe recession, there is aparticularly strongdemand for freeamenities. I have seen

exercise trails inoperation in other partsof the county, andindeed other countries,and I believe thisfacility is something weshould be providing inour area. I was pleasedto receive such apositive response to mymotion and delightedwhen Fine gael’sMinister Ring madeavailable fundingtowards such exerciseequipment for anumber of our localparks and I thank mycolleague MinisterFitzgerald for pursuingthis with him,”explained Cllr. EmerHiggins.

“On foot of my motionManagement appliedfor funding to theDepartment ofTransport, Tourism andSport and I amdelighted that alleleven applications forfunding for these trailsin our County wereapproved. The Councilhave since gone totender and thecompany who arecontracted to overseethe installation of these

exercise trails are dueto complete the projectby March. I amdelighted that thisfacility will be offeredin our parks, I thinkthey will be anattraction that willdraw more park usersthrough our park gatesand a welcome additionto many people’sexercise routines. Wehave fantasticamenities in our publicparks and anything thatencourages morepeople into our greenspaces is a positive. Ilook forward to seeingthis project deliveredfor residentsthroughout our areaand to being one of thefirst to try it out,”continued Cllr. EmerHiggins.Exercise trails are aseries of gym-likeequipment installedaround a track or routeand can be used in allweathers by adults ofall fitness types.Funding has been madeavailable by theDepartment ofTransport, Tourism andSport for equipment tobe installed at eleven

locations throughoutthe county including atgriffeen Valley Park,Hermitage Park,Waterstown Park,Corkagh Park andRathcoole Park.

“Investments in healthand wellbeing must stillbe made, despite thecurrent economicconditions. Exercisetrails offer not justfitness opportunitiesbut can alsoincorporate equipmentthat focus on wrists andother joint areas oftenprone to arthritis. Theycan be specificallydeveloped to containanti graffiti property,laid out in a routeformat to discourageany potential anti socialbehaviour they mayotherwise invite andare heavy duty toensure they weatherour climate well and donot rust or break easilyeither by accident or asa result of vandalism.They work well in otherparts of the country andwill be a positiveinvestment for ourarea,” concluded Cllr.Higgins.Cllr. Emer Higgins

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a South Dublin CountyTidy Towns publicmeeting is taking placein Tallaght Stadium onThursday 16th Februaryat 7.30pm. Speakers will include aTidy Towns competitionadjudicator, PublicRealm Designer, speakerfrom lucan Tidy Townsgroup andrepresentative from therecycling online systemFreetrade.

any member of thepublic can attendespecially those who areinterested in makingtheir town or village abetter place to live inand who are willing toget involved in TidyTowns? To reserve a place, bookonline at www.sdcc.ie.The meeting will givepeople an opportunityto get advice, discoverdetails of support and

establish a network towork together in theirareaThe Mayor CaitrionaJones said “Tidy Townsis a wonderful conceptand this is very evidentwhen you visit a town orvillage that has beenactive in Tidy Towns.The competition is anational one and theformat, planning andfeedback is useful indeveloping and

progressing a locality.The Tidy Townscompetition is not onlyabout landscaping butnow includes recyclingand biodiversity as wellas litter control andmanagement” . MayorJones encourageseveryone in the countyto get involved saying “Iwould greatly encourageeveryone to get involvedin Tidy Towns andattend the public

meeting in TallaghtStadium on 16thFebruary. I am delightedthat a speaker fromlucan is attending aswell as an adjudicatorfrom Tidy Towns andother experts. Theresidents of lucan havelong experience of TidyTowns and this is plainto see in the village. Ilook forward to manymentions of the Countyin future results”

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your healthy New Yearregime and make thetransition easy with twosimple steps. Step one: swimming….and step two: fitnessclasses to suit all levels!Whichever takes yourfancy; you can choose alevel, time and exercisetype that’s ideal foryou, with a little helpfrom fully qualifiedtrainers andinstructors. Swimmingand fitness classes areavailable as ‘pay as yougo’ at Tallaght andClondalkin leisureCentres, making it easyfor you to work aroundyour own busyschedule. Step one: So whychoose swimming?Swimming is a lifelonghealthy activity thatbenefits the body andthe whole person. Infact scientists haverecently discoveredthat swimmers are 50%more likely to livelonger than those whodon’t swim. Thebenefits of swimmingare numerous and vast,

therefore it’s definitelyworth a dip! Whether you’re abeginner, improver orexpert, swimming is anexcellent activity totone your entire body,while providing afantastic cardiovascularworkout. It strengthensyour heart and lungsand improves deliveryof oxygen to muscles.Swimming is great forgeneral fitness, puttingvery little strain onjoints and depending onhow much effort youput in, you can burn upto 850 calories an hour! One of the best thingsabout swimming is thatyour family and friendscan also participate.Sharing the exerciseexperience with otherscan motivate you toreach your goals andprovide a rewardingfeeling of achievementand well-beingtogether. Pregnantwomen can also benefitfrom swimming, helpingthem strengthen theirabdominal and shouldermuscles. Water

exercise can alsoreduce the jointstiffness, high bloodpressure, anddiscomfort associatedwith pregnancy. (alwayscontact your doctorbefore exercising). both Tallaght andClondalkin leisureCentres also cater forthose who are slightlyunsure of theirswimming ability.Swimming lessons arean excellent way ofproviding you and yourchild with new foundconfidence levels, lifeskills and improvedphysical fitness. Theexpert teachers atClondalkin and Tallaghtleisure Centresrecognise theimportance of providingthis vital service totheir localcommunities. Step Two: If swimmingis not your thing, whynot try step two in our‘get Fit for New Year’plan and take part in anexciting Fitness Class.Studies show thatregular exercise boosts

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Dublin Mid-West SinnFéin has launched aweekly protest inClondalkin Villageagainst austerity andfor investment in jobs.The protest will takeplace every Saturday at1.30 at the CivicOffices, ClondalkinVillage. The aim of theprotest is to provide afocal point for peopleto express their angerat the savage cuts andtax hikes introduced byFimne gael and labourin December’s budgetand to call for a new

approach based oninvestment in jobs andgrowth.Sinn Féinrepresentative Eoin Óbroin said that “Finegael and labour havebeen in governmentnow for almost a year.unemployment andemigration are rising.Mortgage distress andfinancial hardship aredeepening. Poverty andinequality are at a 10year high.“There is a growinganger at the failure ofgovernment to invest in

jobs creation andeconomic recovery.“People see the billionsof taxpayer’s moneythat continues to bewasted on toxic bankincluding the €3.1bnthat is due to be givento anglo Irish bank onMarch 31st.“Yet Fine gael andlabour are cuttingfunding to vital frontline services.Communityemployment schemes,community safetyschemes, funding forteachers in

disadvantaged schools,nursing home beds haveall been subject tosavage cuts inDecember’s budget.“and to make mattersworse the governmentare heaping additionalcharges like thehousehold taxes onhard pressed families,pushing them furtherinto financial stress anddamaging the localeconomy.“In recent weeks wehave noticed a growinganger among ordinarypeople, fed up with the

cuts and charges andbank bailouts.“So we have decided toorganise this weeklyprotest to providepeople with a focalpoint to express thatanger and to demand achange of directionfrom government. Weare urging all peoplewho want an end toausterity and bankbailouts and whobelieve investment injob creation must bethe governmentspriority to join us at theprotest on Saturday.”

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aviva Health announced in conjunction with theStudents union of Ireland and Point of Care, thatit is to support an initiative to mark EuropeanCervical Cancer Prevention Week 2012 that willoffer discounted cervical cancer vaccinations tonearly 12,000 female uCD students on campus onThursday, 23rd February. uCD is the first universityto engage in the initiative but the uSI hopes thatit will be rolled out amongst the other Irishuniversities over the next 12 months. universitiesinterested in taking part in the programme canemail Point of Care at [email protected] or callloCall 1890 304 305. Pictured are UCD students,Christina Kelly, from Dublin, Orla Ward fromCavan and Rachel Breslin from Donegal.

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against the backdrop ofCSO figures releasedshowing over 75,300young people on the liveregister the NationalYouth Council of Ireland(NYCI) is urginggovernment to drawdown Eu monies to fundincentives and publicworks to employ youngjobseekers.“The European SocialFund still has astaggering €30 billion offunding uncommitted toprojects which must beallocated by the end of

2013. In December thehead of the EuropeanCommission Mr barrosoinvited member statesto put forward proposalsfor this funding toaddress youthunemployment. We arecalling on the Irishgovernment to urgentlyengage with the EuCommission with a viewto securing some of thisfunding to tackle thestubbornly high levels ofyouth unemployment inthis country,” saidJames Doorley, assistant

Director at the NYCI.“We urgently need anew plan which will giveyoung people hope andoptions other than thedole or emigration.among the measureswhich the governmentshould initiate are;firstly they shouldprovide incentives toemployers in the form ofa wage subsidy to takeon young jobseekers - ashas recently beenannounced by the uKgovernment. Secondly,we support the call from

the National Economicand Social Council fordirect employment orpublic works projectswhich are providingrequired services orenhancing existinginfrastructure. as wellas beginning to addressthe serious youthunemployment problemin the country andproviding youngjobseekers withvaluable skills andexperience, targetingthe funding in this waywould bring tangible

benefits to the economyas a whole - addressingthe need forinfrastructure and alsoproviding a muchneeded spending boostto the local economies,”continued Mr Doorley.“It is imperative that weact now to send out apositive signal thatpractical measures arebeing taken, in order togive young people hope,reduce unemploymentrates and stem the tideof emigration,”concluded Mr Doorley.

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local school, Our ladyof apostles, Clondalkin,have been selected as agrand finalist in thenational Our World Irishaid awards. The schoolis among just elevenfinalists chosen fromacross Ireland toparticipate in a specialawards ceremony inDublin Castle onFebruary 21st. Morethan 9,000 students,from 450 schoolsentered thecompetition.

The annual Our WorldIrish aid awards is agreat Primary schoolsinitiative whichencourages youngpeople to explore thelives of children of theirown age in developingcountries and to

understand the workthat Irish aidundertakes across theworld. The theme ofthe awards this yearwas ‘Caring for thePlanet, Feeding OurWorld’.

Our lady of apostle’sproject, entitled‘Sowing the Seeds forChange’, featured adisplay, short film andnewsletter!

The teachers and pupilsare really thrilled tohave been chosen fromso many schools and arevery excited about theirtrip to Dublin Castle inFebruary.

Pictured is DavidToomey: Class Teacherwith pupils of 3rd class.

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ISME, the Irish Small &Medium Enterprisesassociation, reacting tothe live Registerfigures, published bythe CSO, has demandedthat the governmentknuckle down to thebusiness ofimplementing an ‘actionPlan’ for jobs, and ceasethe never ending roundof announcementswithout substance. Theassociation outlinedthat the focus must beon assisting enterpriseto create and retain

employment by puttingthe proper platforms inplace to allow them totrade successfully.according to ISME ChiefExecutive, MarkFielding, “How manymore people must welose to emigration andunemployment beforewe see some actionfrom this somnolentgovernment? Theseasonally adjusted liveregister figures confirmthat a massive 439,600people are claimingassistance.

Consequently, thestandardisedunemployment ratestands at 14.2%”.“To date all we have hadis announcement afterannouncement ofgovernment promises,rather than actuallyaddressing the causes ofsevere unemployment.With close to half amillion people out ofwork we cannot affordto be wasting time andneed to immediatelyimplement the overpromised and long

fingered jobs plan. Thisinitiative needs toactivate a coherentimplementable strategythat will createverifiable jobs and notbe just anotherwish-list, windowdressed as a jobs plan”.“We require clear andtargeted pro-enterprisepolicies to address thebusiness concerns,including costcompetitiveness, accessto finance, latepayments and red tape.Then the labour

intensive SME sector willhave the confidence tostart investing andcreating employment”.

“The reality is that,almost a year in power,this government haspromised a lot butdelivered little. It iscrucial therefore thatthe upcoming jobs plandelivers for business andprovides them with theimpetus and security tocreate badly neededjobs”, concludedFielding.

Fine gael Senator, Catherine Noone, hasexpressed her outrage after discovering thatpunters are being forced to fork out more forbottled water than beer or stout. Senator Noonehas carried out a price survey in more than 100Dublin pubs, looking at the average per litre priceof drinks. “I find it somewhat surprising and verydisappointing that pub customers in the capitalare being charged more for their bottled waterthan for their beer. My office carried out a surveyin 109 pubs in the city, and the findings speak forthemselves. “The average price of mineral water per litre was€9.44, compared with €7.92 for stout. and thedifference is even starker if we take a look atother non-alcoholic drinks. brand-name beercosts €8.71 for an average litre, whilebrand-name cola costs a whopping €13.45 – themost expensive product per litre in the survey. “at a time when we are supposed to bediscouraging excessive alcohol consumption, thissurvey shows that it’s actually more expensive tospend your night sipping on water or soft drinks,instead of beer or stout. How can this makesense? Surely we should be using a price incentiveas the most obvious way of encouraging peopleto drink less alcohol. “We need to change our drinking culture, andbreak down the link between going out andconsuming alcohol. but this argument is very hardto progress if people are being charged more involume terms for non-alcoholic beverages. at themoment, price is serving as a disincentive to optfor non-alcoholic alternatives, and this approachshould be changed. “This isn’t just about encouraging people to drinksensibly. It’s also about the fact that punters areclearly being ripped off.”

Minister Rabbitte haslaunched the pilot SMSservice for enhancingaccess to EmergencyCall answering Servicesusing the 112 telephonenumber.This is a service aimedat facilitating those whoare unable or havedifficulty incommunicating verballywith the emergencyservices. This includesdeaf, hard of hearingand speech impairedcitizens. “by providing

these people withaccess to an SMS servicefor contacting theEmergency Services, weare taking a step closertowards parity of accessfor all to the emergencyservices.” said MinisterRabbitte. This Pilot service will, ifsuccessful provide avastly superior solutionto accessing emergencyservices, than thecurrent system.The pilot is beinglaunched on foot of a

public consultation bythe Department. It wasdecided that newtechnologies wouldenhance access forend-users, usingtechnologies other thantraditional voicecommunication. Theconsultation identifiedthe use of SMS as thepreferred mechanismfor this communication.as SMS is not a “realtime” communicationstechnology, it wasdecided it would be

tested with a six monthtrial where it would bereviewed before adecision is made on itsfuture use.The Minister said “Thereare technical challengeswhich will have to beaddressed, but I believethese can be overcome.If you wish to use theservice you will need toidentify your locationvia text, and identifyyour home addresswhen signing up to theservice”.”

Minister Rabbittefinished by saying “Thistrial represents anotherstep in the provision ofa better emergency callanswering service. I andmy Department lookforward to working withthe representatives ofpeople with disabilitiesto continue to improvethe service, not aloneduring this trial but alsoin the consideration ofother technologies thatwill serve us evenbetter.”

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With approximately 12weeks to the cycle wehave started ourtraining cycles onSunday mornings at11.oc from the laurelscar park. These are agood and easy way tobuild up your stamina.We will also have atraining program up onthe web sitewww.laurelscharitycrew.com for anyone whocannot make it onSundays. On our mostrecant registration daywe reached 150cyclists, which isfantastic. This yearthrough our fundraisingwe will be funding twolife-changingoperations for childrenwho have severe

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