I’m delighted by today’s announcement that Microsoft is expanding its data centre in South Dublin. This confirms and strengthens Ireland’s reputation as a leading global centre for cloud services. I visited the Microsoft European Development Centre at the South County Business Park in Leopardstown today to hear the good news first hand.Speech by Alex White TD, Labour Party Conference 2013,
Killarney, Saturday Nov. 20th 2013
Thanks very much Chair,
It is my great honour to introduce this morning’s session on health. As the Chairperson has said, the context is our party’s focus on fairness, equality and social justice.
I welcome the announcement that a new secondary school in Dublin South will be under the patronage of Educate Together.
At the Marlay Craft Fair
Christmas can offer a real boost to our local retailers and the local economy in South Dublin. People have been extra cautious with their spending in the current economic climate, but I urge people to place their Christmas spend with small local businesses and self-employed people. Let’s make sure as best we can that our money stays local.
I warmly welcome the Home Renovation Incentive and I urge homeowners in South Dublin to avail of it.
The Home Renovation Incentive, as announced in Budget 2014 is designed to increase demand for small construction jobs and encourage people to invest in their homes. This initiative will give the local construction economy a kick-start and there’s positive signs that it’s already working.
Labour TD for Dublin South Alex White has warmly welcomed the Home Renovation Incentive and is urging homeowners in South Dublin to avail of it.
I welcome this historic moment and I congratulate an Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore TD, leader of the Labour Party for his leadership. I look forward to Ireland’s successful exit from the bailout. You can see an Tánaiste’s speech in full below.
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I welcome the book rental scheme for primary schools, which will reduce the cost burden on parents with young children.
Alex White, Labour TD for Dublin South, has welcomed the announcement that a new secondary school in Dublin South will be under the patronage of Educate Together.
“Educate Together operate multi-denominational, co-educational schools that are open to every child. The proposed, new secondary school will accommodate for an additional 1,000 student places.”
I welcome the opportunity afforded today by the presentation of this Report to address the issue of alcohol misuse, and to expand on the Government’s plans to address this problem. I thank the members of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications for their work on the issue of Sponsorship of Sport by the Alcohol Drinks Industry, and for their valuable contribution to the debate.
I welcome the acceptance by the committee that actions must be taken to address the harm caused to individuals, and to the broader Irish society by the misuse of alcohol.
