Cllr. Vanessa Liston

IndependenCouncillor for Celbridge, Kildare. CEO of Love Music. Dance. Political research & keeping up with 3 teens.

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

Come along this bank holiday weekend to the 'Swift and Vanessa' festival in Celbridge celebrating 300 years since the death of Swift's 'Vanessa' - Esther van Homrigh. Their story is dramatised in a beautiful play on Mon June 5 - 2pm in Tea Lane, #Celbridge https://t.co/KpEOSjLJnj

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

Lionel Messi: an emblem of the transient fragility of human beauty https://t.co/ICtbAxFsDl

[Malcolm Noonan @noonan_malcolm]

This week I completed the final stage of the Water Services Bill in the Seanad.

This technical bill separates Irish Water from it's parent company Ervia and establishes Uisce Éireann as a standalone public utility.

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

Open Beneficial Ownership Register Rules Declared Invalid by EU’s Highest Court
Today the Court of Justice of the EU invalidated a provision of the 5th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive that guaranteed public access to info on companies’ real owners https://t.co/n51gHVdXTl

[Eamon Ryan @EamonRyan]

The oil and gas companies in the world will make €3.9 trillion this year (@IEA) - that’s twice last year.

Even a small percentage of this as part of a broader innovative funding base for #LossAndDamageFinance would make a world of difference. @COP27P #cop27IRL

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

#Budget2023 responds to the huge need for progress in welfare and employment supports - 80c rise in the minimum wage, €12 increase in social welfare rates from the 1st Jan. Also, Autumn & Christmas bonus social welfare payments. €400 fuel allowance lump sum payment.

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

Really positive to see the continuation of the 20% cut in public transport fares, and 50% Youth Travel Card Reduction. #Budget2023 This is the direction we need to keep traveling in - and more.

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

To help householders with rising energy costs, three separate electricity credits totaling €600 will be paid in the coming months. This #Budget2023 has responded to the pressure that families are under this year, while making the right investments to secure our #energy future.

[Rob Cross @RobCross247]

My graphic of vacant sites and 3,786 entire #Airbnb houses/apartments in Dublin. 10,568 people are homeless (7431 adults and 3137 children) but yet more than 70% of all residential zoned vacant sites in #Dublin are owned by Dublin City Council or State Controlled.
#HousingCrisis

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

Amazing experience and steamy drama at the Steam Museum in Straffan for #CultureNight2022! Full-size engines from ships, laundry, and more, small steam train models, and an amazing walled garden. #placetovisit @ColmKennyGreen @GreensKildare

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

@GrandCnlGrenway @PaulGogarty @AndyCochrane7 @sdublincoco @KildareCoCo @ladublinoise @TFIupdates @Celbridgebybike Thanks for raising this @AndyCochrane7b. I will enquire for an update and get back to you.

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

Looking forward to the next Green Forum. Fantastic work and such high impact from each meeting! https://t.co/LscAsaUZsB

[Green Forum @GreenForum3]

Join us for our 3nd Maynooth and Kilcock Green Forum next Thursday 14th July. Focus this month is on:

🟢 Local groups innovation projects funded through the District's Climate Innovation Fund and others initiated!
🟢 News on other exciting work happening.

Everyone welcome!

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

@Dylan_OFlynn Also, KCC press office will issue an update shortly on this incident. The previous incident investigation is still ongoing.

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

@Dylan_OFlynn Dylan, KCC have found that this latest spill related to a vehicle which went on fire resulting in the spillage of some diesel into a gulley & ultimately into the river via a storm water pipe. Owners arranging for river & pipe cleaning. Previous pollution inves is ongoing.

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

@Dylan_OFlynn @DCUWater Thanks again Dylan for your reporting of these horrendous pollution incidents. I have alerted the Council & IFI. KCC received the report last night and are already at the area. They have said that the enquiries are at an extensive stage. Expecting a callback from IFI.

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

@Dylan_OFlynn @DCUWater @IrishWater @EPAIreland Kildare County Council were on site this morning and identified the polluting substance which has now stopped flowing into the river. Testing is ongoing and investigations will continue to ensure this shocking pollution does not happen again.

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

@CelbridgeCS @CelbridgeGAA 6th years of course! Right? They run rings round us all :)

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

@CelbridgeCS Well done Daithi! Congratulations 👏

[OpenStreetMap ie @osm_ie]

Our next virtual Map and Chat event is taking place on Thursday the 19th of May.

Come along to learn about OSM in Ireland!

https://t.co/oMkPMhP0Gv

[Cllr. Vanessa Liston @listonv]

Fantastic to see such ambitious reforms to the Senior Cycle and #LeavingCert that are focused on inclusion of the needs of all young people. Also, so important to have Climate Action & Sustainability as an option, and expansion of creative options in Drama, Film & Theatre Studies