Councillor Dermot Lacey

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  • Three Steps for the New Minister

    Time for new Minister to make amends for errors of the past – three steps to make a difference Statement by Councillor Dermot Lacey Labour – Dublin South East “The appointment of Dick Roche T.D. as the new Minister for (sic) the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, will hopefully give Dublin the break it has…

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  • Prime Time Programme on Dublin Traffic – A Wasted Opportunity

    Prime Time Programme on Dublin Traffic – A Wasted Opportunity Statement by Councillor Dermot Lacey Labour – Dublin City Council “The heavily promoted Prime Time Programme on RTE (Tuesday 14th September) about Dublin traffic was one of the most wasted opportunities of the Public Broadcasting Service”, according to the former Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor…

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  • McDowell Must Come Clean on Garda Station Closures

    STATEMENT BY Dermot Lacey Labour Party Councillor Pembroke Monday May 31, 2004 MINISTER MUST COME CLEAN ON PROPOSED GARDA STATION CLOSURES The Labour Party Councillor Dermot Lacey has called on Minister McDowell to come clean on which Garda stations will close. He said: “The announcement by Minister McDowell that a number of long-established Garda stations…

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  • Lacey Accepts Fianna Fáil Challenge

    “Lacey Accepts Fianna Fail Challenge” Statement by Councillor Dermot Lacey Labour Councillor Pembroke Ward – Dublin City Council “Fianna Fail Deputy Michael Mulcahy, concluded a rather inane Press release with a challenge to any Public Representative to debate with him on that party’s policies for Dublin. I readily accept that challenge” says Labour Councillor and…

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  • Open the Gates of Fitzwilliam Square

    “Open the Gates of Fitwilliam Square” Statement by Councillor Dermot Lacey Labour Pembroke Ward “This forthcoming Local Elections give us all an opportunity to review and debate the future of our Capital City and to campaign for improvements for the betterment of all”, according to the former Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Dermot Lacey.

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  • Cullen – Reflect, Regret, Reject

    Time for Martin Cullen and the Three R’s – Reflect, Regret and Reject Statement by Councillor Dermot Lacey Labour – Pembroke – Dublin City Council. Sunday 9th May 2004 “As Dublin City Council prepares for its last meeting prior to the June Elections it is time to reflect on the “what might have been” had…

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  • Local Authorities Best Placed to Set Speed Limits

    STATEMENT BY Councillor Dermot Lacey Labour Party Councillor Pembroke Friday May 7, 2004 LOCAL AUTHORITIES BEST PLACED TO DECIDE SPEED LIMITS “Threatening to take away powers from local authorities on the setting of speed limits is not an effective road safety policy,” the Labour Party candidate for Pembroke, Councillor Dermot Lacey, has said.

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  • PD Hypocrisy

    “Do PDs ever tire of Hypocrisy?” Statement by Councillor Dermot Lacey Labour Councillor Pembroke area. “The PDs claim that they support directly elected Mayors has a much credibility as recent remarks by the President of Sinn Fein. No right minded person could believe either.” “The comments at their Conference that the Progressive Democrats now favour…

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  • Nothing New about Cullen’s contempt for Democracy

    “Nothing New about Cullen’s contempt for Democracy.” Statement by Councillor Dermot Lacey Labour City Councillor for Pembroke The debate on electronic voting should remind us of the fact that the Minister for (sic) the Environment and Local Government, Martin Cullen is the Minister who denied Dubliners the right to elect their own Lord Mayor. According…

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  • Lord Mayor Should Apologise or Resign

    “This time Lord Mayor should apologise, without reservation, or Resign.” Statement by Councillor Dermot Lacey Labour Pembroke 18th April 2004 Reports in “Ireland on Sunday” today, 18th April, that the Lord Mayor of Dublin has restated contempt for his fellow City Councillors are a disgrace, according to former Lord Mayor of Dublin Councillor Dermot Lacey.…

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