Mary was delighted to visit the new social homes on North King Street with Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien. The homes are nearing completion and some residents have already moved in. The 30 one, two and three bedroom homes are built to an exceptional standard. As part of Housing for All, Dublin City Council have built…
Category: Stoneybatter
Opening of Ellis Court
Mary was delighted to attend the opening of the newly renovated Ellis Court homes on Benburb Street. The homes were originally built in the 1880’s and occupied by tenants of Dublin Corporation until they were damaged by a fire in 2005. As part of Housing for All, Dublin City Council and Tuath Housing have refurbished Ellis…
Croí Cónaithe Fund for Dublin City
The Croí Cónaithe fund provides for Grants of up to €50,000 to bring vacant properties back into use in Dublin City. Since the initial launch of the fund Mary has been pushing to have the scheme extended to Dublin City. She is pleased to announce that on Tuesday alongside Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien the…
Social Housing- Stoneybatter
Mary was delighted to view the 23 brand new social housing units delivered in Stoneybatter for Dublin City Council. These beautiful apartments in the heart of Dublin will give homes to 23 families who have been on the Dublin City Council waiting list.
Park Shopping Centre SHD
An application has been lodged to An Bord Pleanala for a Strategic Housing Development at Park Shopping Centre on Prussia Street. The development proposes the building of a new mixed use District Centre, Student Residential Housing and Build-to-Rent Housing development in 2 buildings, separated by a new pedestrian and bicycle street connecting Prussia Street with…
Bike Bunker Beta
Bike Bunkers are being trialled in Stoneybatter and Phibsborough by Dublin City Council as new option secure bike storage option for city dwellers. BikeBunkers are secure hangars for city residents to securely stow their bicycles close to their home and under cover, saving space and worry, and for just €100 per year. Currently DCC has…
Shared Domestic Bins
In 2011 Mary opposed DCC’s withdrawal from domestic waste collection which led to chronic problem litter and illegal dumping in Dublin’s inner city. Mary says that shared Dublin City Council streets bins for domestic waste could be the solution to inner cities chronic dumping problem and encourages inner city dwellers to sign-up to help DCC…
Oxmantown Speeding
Following a canvass of the area, Mary made representations to Dublin City Council in respect dangerous speeding on Oxmantown Road. Dublin City Council have responded to Mary and confirmed they will undertake traffic calming works to address the issue. You can read the correspondence HERE. Specifically they have committed to encourage less speeding by narrowing…
O’Devaney Gardens
Update A report from Assistant Chief Executive of Dublin City Council, Brendan Kenny, confirms that the recent deal brokered by the Dublin Agreement Group to deliver 80% social and affordable homes on the O’Devaney site is legal, will go ahead and will deliver for our community. You can read Mr Kenny’s report in full HERE…
O’Devaney Gardens
Mary is determined that Dublin City Council will deliver social and affordable housing and introduce the Vienna style housing model of affordable rental in Dublin City. In October, Mary and her colleagues rejected a bad Fine Gael / Sinn Fein proposal for O’Devaney Gardens: only 30% social housing, un-affordable housing for average earners and no guaranteed…