Council Updates

Fund the Process, not the Parties
ELECTORAL REFORM: I’ve always liked the idea that everyone should have ‘an equal right to ...
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Tenants of Public Housing are Entitled to Privacy
In Ireland, tenants of Public Housing are treated as 2nd class citizens. The view is ...
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HPV Vaccine – Informed Consent Must be Facilitated
Informed consent? Last week Cork County Council refused to even discuss whether we should write ...
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Water Fluoridation Must Stop
There is continuing speculation that fluoride in public water is linked to cancer, osteoporosis and ...
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Council Budgets – but Don’t Express an Opinion!
I had the experience of being ejected from the Annual Budget meeting of Cork County ...
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Are some Questions too Sensitive to Ask?
We need an Independent Inspections Agency! Local Councils are responsible in law for the monitoring ...
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Housing Rights for the Disabled
Does your Household include someone with Disability? Since Government ratified the UN Convention on the ...
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Electoral Process for President of Ireland is Undemocratic
Cork County Council will facilitate the Nomination of an Independent Candidate in the Presidential Election ...
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Culture Night Cork County 2018
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE Culture Night is the annual all of Ireland celebration of culture, creativity ...
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On the Rights of People with Disabilities
STATEMENT - Diarmaid Ó CADHLA Regarding Notice of Motion on Council's agenda 28th May 2018 ...
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Council needs a Members Oversight Group
Homeless Services are Sub-Standard The following comments are issues by Cllr Diarmaid Ó Cadhla in ...
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Censorship at Cork County Council
Attempt to Disallow Discussion on the Issue of War, Peace & our Neutrality This matter ...
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Recovery of Void Properties!
Cllr Diarmaid Ó Cadhla got a report from Council regarding the recovery of void properties, ...
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We Declared a National Emergency for Foot & Mouth Disease!
PUBLIC STATEMENT Cllr Diarmaid Ó Cadhla, 12th Feb 2018 The adoption of today’s motion by ...
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Council Votes to Defend Human Right of Political Prisioners
Onus is on Government to defend Human Rights of all Irish Citizens, whether in Egypt, ...
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Budgets Process Must be Transparent
In order to try to bring the otherwise cryptic budget process into the open, allowing ...
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SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS
At the regular monthly meeting on 6th November Cllr Ó Cadhla asked that standing orders ...
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Cork County Council is Guilty!
Last Thursday’s Primetime Investigates show exposed very well what some landlords are allowed to get ...
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COUNTY COUNCIL INVITES PARTICIPATION FROM LOCAL GROUPS, ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO BE PART OF THE COUNTY CORK CULTURE AND CREATIVITY STRATEGY 2018-2022
In keeping with the overarching aims of Creative Ireland, a 5-year Culture and Creativity Strategy ...
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Statement of Policy on Social Housing Allocations
On 9th October Cllr Diarmaid Ó Cadhla proposed a motion requesting a statement of Policy ...
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