Dr Kathleen Lynn
Mary has now secured the support of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health following Mary’s letter to the chair of the committee, Sean Crowe TD. The campaign also has the support of Fianna Fáil, Labour, Sinn Féin, the Green Party, Fórsa, SIPTU and the National Women’s Council of Ireland. By naming the new National Children’s […]
Dr Kathleen Lynn
Mary has now secured the support of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health following Mary’s letter to the chair of the committee, Sean Crowe TD. The campaign also has the support of Fianna Fáil, Labour, Sinn Féin, the Green Party, Fórsa, SIPTU and the National Women’s Council of Ireland. By naming the new National Children’s […]
New Wing at the Mater
A new emergency, intensive care and isolation building has opened at the Mater Hospital. The Rock Wing, named after Sister Margherita Rock, was designed and built in two years. It has 98 beds, including 16 new ICU beds and will be home to a new National Isolation Unit. The Rock wing will allow the Mater […]
Cabra DART Stop
Following Mary’s request to the NTA to provide details on why a DART stop for Cabra was not included in the project plans for DART+ South West, the NTA has informed Mary that they have provided funding to Iarnród Éireann this year to commence the preparation of designs and planning for the Kylemore Road and […]
Housing Adaptation Grant
Great news for older people and people with disabilities! The government has announced €83.125 million in funding for Housing Adaptation Grant for Older and Disabled People. This will benefit 12,300 people and will help them to live independently. Dublin City will receive €8.7 million in funding to help older and disabled people in the city […]
Rent-A-Room
If you have a spare room in your home, you can rent it out and earn up to €14,000 tax-free with the Rent-A-Room scheme. Previously, Rent-A-Room relief applied only to property owners, but the cabinet has agreed to extend this to all housing types, including local authority homes and medical card owners. This will not […]
Vacant & Derelict Grants
The fastest and most sustainable way to increase our housing supply is to reuse properties that already exist. To increase the pace at which vacant and derelict properties are renovated for new housing supply, the government has increased the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant and extended the criteria for qualifying homes. The changes are listed below: […]
BusConnects Update
An Bord Pleanala have notified Mary that they will determine the application for the Ballymun/Finglas to City Centre Bus Corridor Scheme before the 27th of October, 2023. Mary supports improved public transport services for the people of Dublin Central and believes that it should be made accessible and affordable. For more details on the scheme […]
BusConnects Update
An Bord Pleanala have notified Mary that they will determine the application for the Ballymun/Finglas to City Centre Bus Corridor Scheme before the 27th of October, 2023. Mary supports improved public transport services for the people of Dublin Central and believes that it should be made accessible and affordable. For more details on the scheme […]
SUSI
Applications to SUSI for the 2023/2024 academic year are now open. SUSI offers grants and funding to eligible students in approved, full-time courses at PLC, undergraduate and postgraduate levels and in some instances, to certain students studying outside Ireland. You can use SUSI’s eligibility reckoner to see if you are eligible for a grant. Click […]