Wednesday, September 26, 2012

NEW WEBSITE COMING SOON.

Dear Resident,

My new website is currently under construction. 

In the meantime you can stay in contact with me online at:


  • labour.ie/aodhanoriordain
  • twitter.com/aodhanoriordain
  • facebook.com/aodhanoriordain


Thanks for taking the time to visit this site.

Aodhán

Sunday, September 16, 2012



STATEMENT BY AODHÁN Ó RÍORDÁIN
Labour Party TD for Dublin North Central
Sunday, 16th September 2012

'SHAME' PREVENTING ELDERLY REPORTING ROGUE WORKMEN

Labour TD for Dublin North Central, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has spoken of the growing problem of rogue workmen targeting elderly people, and this issue being complicated further by their victims' reluctance in reporting their experience.

“Residents at one of my Community Policing Forum meetings in Drumcondra last week spoke of neighbours being exploited for hundreds of euro for menial jobs by rogue workmen, but being too embarrassed to report it to the Gardaí.'

'Often when an elderly person knows that they have been conned, the sense of embarrassment or shame can prevent them from informing neighbours or reporting the incident to the Gardaí.'

'Unfortunately this has the unintentional effect of allowing such workmen to continue to abuse the confidence of other elderly neighbours'.

'It is important to send the message that all reporting such incidents to the Gardaí is incredibly important, and that there is no shame in making a mistake.'

'Age Action Ireland also offer a 'Care and Repair' service which offers free household jobs completed by reputable workmen with Garda Clearance.'

'I encourage residents to keep an eye on their elderly neighbours during these uncertain times as the number of burglaries continue to rise in Dublin and across the country.'


ENDS

Sunday, September 09, 2012



STATEMENT BY AODHÁN Ó RÍORDÁIN TD 
Vice-Chair of Education and Social Protection Committee
Labour Party TD, Dublin North Central
Sunday, September 9th, 2012


PATRON BODIES MUST DO MORE TO REDUCE BACK-TO-SCHOOL COSTS FOR PARENTS - Ó RÍORDÁIN 

Vice-Chair of the Education and Social Protection Committee Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD has stated that representatives of the School Patron Bodies will be invited before the committee to discuss the ongoing problem of back-to-school costs.

"Recent figures have shown that the number of families applying for the Back to School Allowance have doubled since 2007, which clearly indicates that thousands of families are now struggling under the weight of school costs. A Barnardos survey published this summer showed that the average cost of sending a child to senior infants is €355, while the average cost of sending a child to first year in secondary school is now €770."

"Many of the costs incurred by parents are unnecessarily high and it requires more leadership from school Patron Bodies and Boards of Management to reduce these expenses which many parents cannot afford.'

"There are many areas that school leaders must address as a matter of urgency:
  • Uniform costs must be monitored more closely
  • Book rental schemes must be better utilised
  • Concerns over Voluntary Contributions must also be addressed
"We hope to discuss these matters with the various patron bodies in the coming weeks, and I would encourage parents to make their own views known to their respective Boards of Management so as to encourage change."

ENDS

Contact Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD at 086-8190336