Private Wires

- Lower Electricity Costs

It is currently illegal to sell electricity to your neighbour. This "simple rule" is holding up Billions in investments. I got a commitment that this will be overturned in 2025.

This is worth BILLIONs to the Irish economy. This will break ESB Networks bottleneck on projects, both on the consumption side and on the renewable energy side. I personally know of several large solar projects (5MW) slated for old landfill sites held up for close to a decade.

According to the Eirgrid TRANSMISSION DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2012 - 2022 "There is a further 13.3 GW of wind generation and 9.5 GW of other types of generation in the applications queue". Private Wires (mostly underground) will open up an alternative grid connection opportunity for these projects.

More details on my substack. (I really get into the weeds).

Housing Crisis

Housing Targets: Target of 60,000 homes per annum for 25 years, utilising modern construction methods (modular homes).

Affordable Housing: advocate for more affordable homes, ensuring everyone has a place to call home.

Tenants Rights: strengthen renter protections, increase RTB powers for both landlords and tenants and campaign for lower taxes to bring more landlords into the market.

Sustainable Development: ensure all developments include plans for schools, shops, public transport access and green areas.

Planning Reforms: relax planning laws to convert derelict sites and vacant spaces above city centre shops into homes, revitalising Dublin city centre, similar to Seville and Paris.

Snorkelling

Experienced users tend to develop a surface breathing style which minimizes work of breathing, carbon dioxide buildup and risk of water inspiration, while optimizing water removal. This involves a sharp puff in the early stage of exhalation, which is effective for clearing the tube of remaining water, and a fairly large but comfortable exhaled volume, mostly fairly slowly for low work of breathing, followed by an immediate slow inhalation, which reduces entrapment of any residual water, to a comfortable but relatively large inhaled volume, repeated without delay. Elastic recoil is used to assist with the initial puff, which can be made sharper by controlling the start of exhalation with the tongue. This technique is most applicable to relaxed cruising on the surface. Racing finswimmers may use a different technique as they need a far greater level of ventilation when working hard.

Local Infrastruture

Public Transport: I will strive to improve transport by increasing bus, train and tram frequency, reducing delays and ensuring full accessibility. Prioritise affordability and better connections between urban and suburban areas.

Community Facilities: upgrade community centres, parks and recreational areas. Increase the number of refuse bins in busy areas.

Flood Prevention: implement effective flood relief measures to protect homes and businesses around Dublin Bay.

Seperated Cycle Tracks: Cycling takes traffic off the roads, its healthy, fast and efficient. The biggest barrier to more people cycling is the risk of a traffic accident. What is a "fender bender" for a motorist, lands a cyclist in hospital or worse. Seperating this cycling from traffic is the sensible way to go. I strongly support the greenway across Dublin. This is one area the Greens have got right.