John Lyons TD

DRUMCONDRA& GLASNEVIN

Constituency Boundary Changes

Dear Resident,

I am writing to introduce myself and to inform you of how therecent report of the Constituency Commission affects your area.

The Constituency Commission has recommended that fourelectoral districts in the Drumcondra/Glasnevin area betransferred to the Dublin North West Constituency from the nextgeneral election.

The area shaded in orange in the map to the right shows theareas transferring from the current Dublin Central Constituencyto the three seat Dublin North West Constituency. This area is tothe north of the Finglas Road and Withworth Road and to theWest of Drumcondra Road Lower.

As a Dáil Deputy for the Constituency of Dublin North West, Iintend to work closely with your Labour representatives JoeCostello TD and Councillor Aine Clancy on issues affecting yourarea.

I am also available to speak with you on any issues of concern and I can be contacted at 01 618 3280 or john.lyons@oir.ie

Thank you for your time and I look forward to speaking with you in the future.

With best wishes,

John Lyons TD

I was born and raised in Ballymun and my educational background involvesstudying in NUI Maynooth and Trinity College Dublin.

Prior to the 2011 General Election I worked for over 11 years as a teacher in St.Vincent’s Secondary School on the Finglas Road and was acting Vice Principalbefore the election.

During this time I was also very active in a number of community organisationsincluding the Na Fianna Summer Camps for over seven years.

I entered politics as a City Councillor in 2008 to address issues of social justice,educational disadvantage and a desire to put right the economic challenges weface.

In the 2011 general election, I was elected to the Dáil to represent the people ofDublin North West which currently encompasses Finglas, Glasnevin, Santry,Ballymun, Charlestown, and Beaumount.

I am currently the Vice Chair of the Oireachtas Jobs, Enterprise and InnovationCommittee in which I am working on the areas of youth and long termunemployment.

JOHN LYONS TD - AN INTRODUCTION

John and Emer Costello MEP campaigning for a European Youth Guarantee

“John Lyons is a hard working and principled politicianand I will be working closely with him to represent thecommunities of Drumcondra and Glasnevin.”

Minister Joe Costello TD

JOHN LYONS TD Tel: 01 618 3280

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I know how important every job in the county is and to rebuild our economy we need to create more jobs and opportunities in Ireland. I believethat the best thing you can do to help someone in life is to give them a job.

This is why since being elected, I have been putting forward ideas to the Government on how to create more jobs and how to prepare people forwork.

So far I have:

� Worked to introduce a ‘Youth Guarantee’ to give every unemployed person under 25 a training or education place

� Published a ‘Social Clause’ Bill for all public tenders and procurements so local communities and businesses benefit from public projects

� Worked on policies to develop better education and training options for the unemployed

� Called for Investment in jobs from building new schools and other infrastructure

With our new €2.25 billion stimulus package and other policies, progress is being made onthese ideas but more can be done. This is why as Vice Chair of the Jobs Committee, Iorganised for the Dáil Committee on Jobs to hold meetings with unions, community groupsand some of the country’s largest employers to get ideas on what should be done to createmore jobs.

A report is soon to issue with recommendations to Government and I will want to seeaction on foot of the report. I would also welcome any ideas you have on how to get peopleback into jobs, to help build on our recovery.

If you would like to speak with me about this work or any other issue, please feel free to getin touch on 618 3280 or john.lyons@oir.ie

JOHN LYONS WORKING ON YOUTH AND LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT

I am honoured to have been elected by my Labour Party colleagues toparticipate in the Constitutional Convention. This Convention provides uswith an excellent opportunity to discuss the social changes that are takingplace in our society and how we respond to them.

I intend to engage positively on the issues for consideration such as ourcurrent electoral system, same-sex marriage and the removal of blasphemyfrom the constitution, amongst others.

I would welcome the opportunity to speak with you on any of the topicsfor consideration at the Constitutional Convention or by contacting me at618 3280 or john.lyons@oir.ie. You can also visit www.constitution.ie formore information.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

In June last year, the Government secured a breakthrough in getting a European agreement, in principle, to breakthe link between bank debt and national debt. This was a big shift in our favour.

Discussions have been underway since then to work out our banking problems which are holding us back. Iknow the strength of public feeling on this issue and as a Labour Party Deputy I am keen to support theGovernment’s work to secure a deal on our bank debt.

Remember, it was Labour, alone, which stood against placing the private debt of the banks onto the country inthe first place. And it was Labour which first committed itself to renegotiating that debt burden. When others saidit couldn't be done, Labour disagreed. And, in Government, through sheer grit, and a determination to put - and keep- Ireland's interests on the table, we have been proven right.

We have some road left to travel on that deal, and to close the hole in our public finances, but there is no doubt that, this deal was abreakthrough. We are using our Presidency of the European Union to fight for a deal on this bank debt which could help us to say goodbye to theTroika for good.

DEAL ON TOXIC BANK DEBT CLOSE

JOHN LYONS TD

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Dáil Éireann, Dublin 2Tel: 01 618 3280 Email: john.lyons@oireachtas.ieBlog: johnlyonstd.blogspot.comWeb: labour.ie/johnlyons

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Working with

Cllr Aine ClancyPhone: 087 7635406Eamil: aine.clancy1@gmail.com

Joe Costello TDConstituency Office 01 6183896Email: joe.costello@oireachtas.ie

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Emer Costello MEP01 874 6109emer.costello@europarl.europa.eu

Convention Chairman Tom Arnold with John Lyons TD