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Social Democrats spokesperson on Energy and Climate Change Councillor Cian O’Callaghan has said proposed reductions in the Public Service Obligation Levy (PSO), made today by the Energy Regulator, should be passed onto customers. Under the proposed new rate for 2018/2019 the PSO on electricity bills would reduce by 45% and would mean decreases of about […]

Dublin Bay North Social Democrats Cllr. Cian O’Callaghan has called for Irish Rail to put staff and security in place at Clongriffin Dart Station following today’s graffiti attack. Cllr. O’Callaghan said: “In what Irish Rail has described as an “unprecedented graffiti attack”, a group of people blocked the doors of a train with pieces of […]

Social Democrats Councillor Cian O’Callaghan has criticised as deeply undemocratic the decision by the Executive of Fingal County Council to ban events hosted by either side of the referendum campaign from community centres and halls. Cllr O’Callaghan said: “It is essential in a democracy that people of different view-points have space to engage in debate […]

The Social Democrats today called on Facebook to notify Irish holders of up to 45,000 Facebook profiles if their data was potentially affected by the Cambridge Analytica data breach. Fingal Co Councillor Cian O’Callaghan said: “More than two in three Irish adults are on Facebook. Any of these people must be today asking themselves if […]

Social Democrats Cllr. Cian O’Callaghan said: “I strongly welcome the news that Fingal County Council has lodged a planning application for the Baldoyle to Portmarnock Cycling and Walking Route. This key piece of infrastructure will in time connect to  a more extensive cycling network – the Sutton to Sandycove cycling route to the South and […]

Social Democrats Cllr. Cian O’Callaghan said: “The report of the National Oversight and Audit Committee showing key performance indicators for local government in 2016 states that Social Housing Stock figures provided by local authorities could not be published due to errors and inconsistencies with data supplied. It is incredible to think that our local government […]

The government must act urgently to implement the safety recommendations of an Oireachtas Housing Committee report due to be published today, Dublin Bay North Social Democrats’ councillor and spokesperson on Fire Safety and Building Standards Cian O’Callaghan has said. Councillor O’Callaghan said: “The recommendations of a report by the Oireachtas Housing Committee stating that there […]