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Colm Ó'Móráin

Colm Ó'Móráin

Independent

Government needs to be turned inside out; all doors open; sweeping transparency, Media needs to be turned back to front; compiling public conversation for government review; accountability at every corner. How? Live public feed to all public accounts and any conversations related to spending.

Priorities

  • Taxes and charges

    You should be able to see your tax enter and exit public accounts and engage in conversation related to decision of how that money is spent.

  • Other

    Awareness, autonomy & culture to move use to a more safe and accepting society with a more transparent and accountable government. No more fiddling.

  • Other

    Become more aware; public data fed to the public in a digestible way. Have more choice; regular debate over data and how/why/etc. money is spent.

These answers were provided by the candidate

Taxes and charges
1 of 21 questions
Local Property Tax rates in Limerick should be reduced, even if it means cutting spending on local services and amenities
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "We should focus on finding efficiencies in our local services and amenities before considering cutting their spend. Property tax could come down over time if this was achieved. "

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Taxes and charges
2 of 21 questions
Commercial rates in Limerick should be reduced to help local businesses, even if it means cutting spending on local services and amenities
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "As I answered in the previous question. "

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Taxes and charges
3 of 21 questions
On-street parking charges should be reduced, even if it means cutting spending on local services and amenities
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "As above. "

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Housing
4 of 21 questions
The Council should increase the percentage of social and affordable housing in all new developments
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "Build houses from scratch, develop our own cost saving processes, coupled with a rent-mortgage-ownership credit system that all works together to create an efficient system. This is the only way to build housing that isn’t vulnerable to changes in cost due to external facts…. We do it ourselves. "

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Housing
5 of 21 questions
If someone refuses an offer of social housing, they should be put to the back of the waiting list
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "Given some context of their reason for refusal I would be able to answer better. If the housing is too far from a child's school and no transport is available, for example."

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Housing
6 of 21 questions
More accommodation for Travellers should be built in Limerick
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "Travellers should be given opportunity to bring their value to society, such as selling of their crafts or their services. This will give us a better chance at integrating and working together which would make building of accommodation a part of our reconciliation together. It shouldn’t be forced. "

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Housing
7 of 21 questions
Too many one-off rural houses are being built in Limerick
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Housing
8 of 21 questions
To increase housing density in urban areas, new developments should be limited to one parking space per house
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Transport
9 of 21 questions
The provision of public transport (rail and bus) should be prioritised over building roads
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "Public transport needs better monitoring, gps on all buses and feedback from users whether they feel safe or not. If the bus isn’t on time or if people don’t feel safe then it does’t matter how much money you spend it will still be limping. Invest in sense of safety first then study how use changes"

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Transport
10 of 21 questions
Too many bike lanes are being built in Limerick
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "We need digestible data on this for public debate. If bike lanes were sheltered it would be a game changer. I would propose a cost efficient sheltering of one or two areas to test its effect on use. In some ways they are a seasonal addon and we need to discuss do certain roads have room for them. "

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Transport
11 of 21 questions
Road projects such as the N/M20 and the Northern Distributor Road must be urgently progressed
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "The northern distributor road is being build through a wetland. This needs to be addressed. The M20 will be a great connector for Limerick but by pushing one thing on you may slow down another. Get Adare bypass build for the Ryder Cup. "

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Transport
12 of 21 questions
More streets in Limerick city and town centres should be pedestrianised
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "I would mainly look at pedestrianising and sheltering, with a touch of nature, alleyways across the city to create snugs with irish character and charm. If we can make changes to facilitate traffic flow it may give us permission to pedestrianise other areas. "

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Transport
13 of 21 questions
The new 30km/h speed limit in Limerick city centre should be extended to more urban areas
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "I would have to study the data on local RTA’s more closely. "

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Health
14 of 21 questions
To address the trolley crisis, it is better to expand capacity in the UHL emergency department than to re-open other emergency departments in the region
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "Focus on equipping the staff in the hospital with more tools for patient care so that we can reduce down the duration of stay. Its ~€800/night and ~6 nights average stay. If we have no control over the length of stay the problem could perpetuate regardless of beds. "

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Health
15 of 21 questions
The development of new private hospitals in Limerick will undermine the public health services and should be opposed
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "If the public HS cannot fulfil the service then the private sector should not be blamed for doing so. Our public HS must stand on its own two feet. Once it does it has all its advantages over the private sector. Focus on reducing duration of stay to making public health more efficient. "

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Law & order
16 of 21 questions
The Council should be more willing to evict local authority tenants who engage in anti-social behaviour
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "The relationship between landlord, tenant and bank needs a review. How we engage with each other as a community needs a review. How we treat anti-social behaviour needs a review. Move towards a safe & accepting society; give people permission to express themselves; develop self leadership mentorship"

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Law & order
17 of 21 questions
The Council should step up efforts to impound horses that are held without licence
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "Very hard to police and enforce without raising tension. I would like to see a place for the horse where the horse under good care becomes more valuable. The Council stepping in/ becoming more aware of animals in the city & county that are in need of care I’m all for. "

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Environment & energy
18 of 21 questions
More wind farms (including onshore) should be built in Limerick
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "Not a proven long term technology. "

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Environment & energy
19 of 21 questions
It would be good for the region if the Shannon liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal went ahead
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "It would be a good idea if we went out and did these things ourselves rather than handing them over to foreign companies that subsequently take a lions share of profit and reduce the transparency and accountability of the project. We need to learn to row our own boat, we’ve had plenty time to learn"

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Immigration
20 of 21 questions
Some vacant buildings in Limerick should be used to alleviate the shortage of accommodation for asylum seekers
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "The people of Limerick should be able to vote on the use of these buildings, should they go to asylum seekers, the homeless or should they be youth centers. Without hearing the voice of the community in the area we are assuming our proposal is right and that their input is unnecessary. "

- Colm Ó'Móráin
Immigration
21 of 21 questions
Limerick should accommodate a proportionate share of the asylum seekers who come to Ireland
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "We should do our fair share, like everyone else. But we also have the right to transparency and accountability from our government in that process. We should have the right to refuse such cases where agreed upon T&Cs, P&Ps are ignored. We should vet where the government hasn’t and send them the bill"

- Colm Ó'Móráin