Deirdre Ni Fhloinn
Deirdre has also recently been appointed spokesperson for housing for the party, is a practising barrister and Green Party councillor for Glencullen/Sandyford. Elected for the first time in May 2019, Deirdre has recently completed a PhD on legal remedies for housing defects. She has worked with residents in her area (and nationally) to seek long-term solutions for home owners dealing with defects.
Deirdre has co-authored the Green Party Motion on Building Standards and Consumer Protection in 2016, and made a substantial contribution to the ‘Safe as Houses’ report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government in 2018.
“My priorities as a Green Party Councillor for this area are to develop safe cycling and walking routes, to protect our green spaces both for amenity and as a nature-based solution for climate change, and to support the provision of appropriate, high-quality housing for all who live here.”
“I work closely with my party colleague and TD for Dublin Rathdown, Deputy Catherine Martin.”
Catherine can be reached at www.catherinemartin.ie
Legal Remedies for Defective Housing
Building Control (Amendment) Regulations CPD presentation.
Deirdre has extensive knowledge in housing and has researched this area, prior to being elected in May 2019. In this video, Deirdre explains the tort of negligence, economic loss and why the law applies differently to builders and professionals.
What I stand for
I’ve been an advocate for quality housing for a number of years, and I worked with Catherine Martin TD on a Motion on Building Standards and Consumer Protection that was passed in the Dáil in July 2017 with cross-party support.
Nurturing Change
Deirdre recently co-authored the Motion on Building Standards and Consumer Protection - making a substantial contribution to the ‘Safe as Houses’ report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Community Priorities
Deirdre is in favour of developing safe cycling/walking routes, protecting green spaces, acting agaist climate change and supporting provision of high-quality housing for the area.
Locally Focused
A practising barrister and Green Party councillor for Glencullen/Sandyford. She has worked in the local area (and nationally) to seek long-term solutions for home owners dealing with defects. Her 2019 public meeting on apartment defects was very well received by the residents who attended
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