Cllr James Humphreys

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1. With outdoors summer underway more efforts to tackle littering and illegal dumping needed
   Issued : Monday 17 May, 2021
   While Labour Cllr James Humphreys welcomed that €5 million had been allocated nationally for litter prevention, awareness campaigns and cleaning it’s clear that more will be required, with an outdoor ...
2. swords - CCTV MUST BE A TOOL IN COMBATING ILLEGAL DUMPING
   Issued : Thursday 11 February, 2021
   Labour Cllr. James Humphreys has backed the campaign by Senator Mark Wall to change the law so CCTV can be used by local authorities to tackle illegal dumping.The practice of ...
3. swords - Bereavement ‘One Stop Shop’ needed for Social Protection and Public Services
   Issued : Saturday 30 January, 2021
   Cllr James Humphreys has backed the Labour Party call for the Minister for Social Protection  to create a single portal to support family members when they have to engage with ...
4. swords - 93% of early years professionals will leave sector within 5 year
   Issued : Friday 29 January, 2021
   Speaking after the launch of research by SIPTU’s Big Start Campaign, Labour Councillor James Humphreys said:“It made stark reading to see that 93% of early years professionals who responded to ...
5. swords - Certainty needed for Junior and Leaving Cert students on status of exams
   Issued : Thursday 28 January, 2021
   Labour Cllr James Humphreys has called for a decision to be made on the holding of the traditional Junior and Leaving Cert exams by early February to give students certainty ...
6. Shortage of Childcare places in Swords urgently needs to be addressed
   Issued : Thursday 21 January, 2021
   Figures released to Cllr James Humphreys by Fingal County Council show that no planning permissions were granted for new childcare facilities in Swords in the last three years. The only ...
7. The Affordable Housing Bill is long overdue
   Issued : Thursday 21 January, 2021
   Labour Cllr James Humphreys has welcomed the publication of the Affording Housing Bill 2020 by the Minister for Housing. Commenting on the Bill, Cllr Humphreys reiterated the need for affordable ...
8. Christmas Eve reindeer feeding
   Issued : Friday 13 November, 2020
   “It is regrettable that the Council will not host the annual Christmas Eve Reindeer feeding in Newbridge this year.” Said Swords Cllr James Humphreys 
9. 0% VAT for Face Masks
   Issued : Thursday 16 July, 2020
   Cllr James Humphreys said:“I once again urge the Minister of Finance to extend the 0% VAT on face-masks to include every citizen and business in the country. More and more people ...
10. Swords can't be left stranded
    Issued : Friday 22 May, 2020
    Labour Party Councillor for Swords, James Humphreys, welcomes the publication of ‘Enabling the City to Return to Work Interim Mobility Intervention Programme for Dublin City’ which begins to address the ...