Paschal Donohoe

“Issue has not been taken seriously” says Senator Paschal Donohoe.

In his role as Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Ireland’s Future in Europe Paschal organised a meeting between the Catholic Primate, Cardinal Sean Brady and this Oireachtas Committee. In the meeting Cardinal Brady questioned the current direction of the European Union and whether it was undermining Europe’s Christian heritage.

Paschal welcomed students and staff of St Declan’s CBS to Leinster House today. As a former pupil of the school he was delighted to meet the tour and explain how the Oireachtas works and what the daily work of a Senator involves. He believes that helping young people understand how their Parliament works is vitally […]

Senator Paschal Donohoe, Councillor Mary O’Shea and Ray McAdam have made a joint submission to An Bord Pleanala on the Metro North planning application. In their submission they stressed the need for an independent monitoring system during and after construction, the need for environmental limits to be strictly observed and an effective local complaint system. […]

Paschal has questioned the new development plans for Dublin Bay by the Dublin Port Company. Their plans to infill fifty two acres of Dublin Bay should not be allowed until the Department of Environment has completed it’s plan to create a Special Protection Area. Additionally any plan must take account of the history of severe […]

Paschal raised the need for urgent action with the Minister for Environment in Seanad Eireann on  the O’Devaney Gardens Regeneration Project. He pointed to how this local community had been let down in the past and said the same cannot happen again. Paschal will continue to raise this with the Minister and the Government until […]

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Luas Line D will connect the City Centre with Broombridge via Broadstone / Grangegorman. Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) has identified two main route options for Line D. To help select the best route RPA is holding Public Consultation Open Evenings on the following days:

Heads of IDA and Enterprise Ireland to be Queried on Effects of Lisbon Rejection on Irish Business Abroad Chairman of the Industrial Development Agency (IDA), Mr John Dunne and CEO of Enterprise Ireland, Mr Frank Ryan will be appearing before the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Ireland’s Future in the EU tomorrow.

Microsoft Ireland Chief to be Questioned on Impact of Rejection of Lisbon Treaty on Irish Business and Economic Sector – 20th October 2008