The new taskforce for Dublin City Centre must prioritise safety, cleanliness and liveability if it is to give our city centre the meaningful change it needs. You can find Mary’s list of recommendations for the taskforce below. If it implements these recommendations, there is a real possibility the taskforce will change our city centre for…
Dalymount Park
The large scale sports infrastructure fund is now open. Mary has urged Dublin City Council to make an application to the fund to secure funding for the redevelopment of Dalymount. Applications close on July 1st. In 2015, Mary was proud to support Dublin City Council’s purchase of the home of Irish football, Dalymount Park. Mary…
Child Benefit
Child benefit has been extended to 18-year-olds in full-time education or with a disability. Parents of children who turned 18 after May 2023 will be paid again from May 2024 up to their 19th birthday, once their child is in full-time education. 60,000 children will benefit annually as a result of this significant change. Child…
Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire
Mary reviewed the progress at Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire’s new school on Dominick Street. Mary was informed that there is a delay in the project. This is dissapointing for the whole school community at Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire. Mary has requested that the Department of Education intervene to get the project back on schedule for June 2025….
Women’s Health Action Plan
Government has launched the Women’s Health Action Plan 2024-2025. This Action Plan aims to build on the significant development of women’s health services over the last two years as well as the delivery of new services. It is supported by investment of more than €11 million, bringing total additional funding for women’s health to over…
Housing Progress
Under Housing for All a record 12,000 homes started construction in Q1 2024. The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant is proving to be incredibly popular with 4,376 applications approved across the country. To continue making affordable home ownership a reality for thousands, an additional €40m State Funding has been committed to the First Home Scheme. Opposition…
Local Elections 2024
Mary is delighted that Caio Benicio will contest the upcoming local elections for Fianna Fáil in the Dublin North Inner City Local Electoral Area. Caio is living in the North Inner City and wants to play a greater role in his community. He will make a very fine public representative. Caio will contest the North…
Dublin City Taskforce
The Dublin City Taskforce announced by the Taoiseach must be more than a media event. For a safer, cleaner, more liveable city we need: Policing Cleaner Streets Tackling Vacancy & Dereliction You can watch Mary raise the Dublin City Taskforce in the Seanad below.
National Centre for Life & Living
An Saol restores dignity, respect and quality of life to people with a severe acquired brain injury. Mary is proud to support their project for a National Centre for Life & Living. Thanks to Dublin City Council for offering An Saol with a site for their National Centre for Life & Living. The Department of…
Matt’s of Cabra
The former Matts of Cabra is a total and unacceptable eyesore in the heart of our community. It is privately owned and on the derelict sites register. The owners applied for planning permission to build homes but following objections abandoned those plans. Following Mary’s representations Dublin City Council undertook to develop the site for our…