Michael Creed, TD

I am very happy to support the motion because I am fully in favour of the sentiments behind it.

Re-opening the car park on a temporary basis until the Receiver sells the overall property would greatly assist the local shops and their customers.

DART services suspended three times yesterday due to general system failures and stormy weather

The European Central Bank must cough up for wrongly forcing Ireland to repay bondholders

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council have agreed to fix the street lights in Cruagh Wood and Cruagh Manor in Stepaside

The situation at The Laurels apartments in Dundrum is another example of incompetent and selfish developers who cut corners during the construction of properties in order to make a quick buck.

To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects to receive the report from the Adoption Authority following its recent visit to Ethiopia; and the timescale she envisages for the signing of a bilateral agreement between the two countries should that report be positive; and if she will make a statement on the matter?

At 494% of national income, Irish combined debt levels are the most crushing in the world.

Europe is exploiting our crisis in order to profit at our expense. If the interest rates on the EU loans are not reduced, the Irish public will suffer unnecessarily while our European partners profit from these loans.

Last August, 85 new jobs were announced in South Dublin. Today's additional announcement means that 128 local families have been provided with an income and a livelihood over the last few months.