Pre-Budget 2017
Almost 100 people attended a pre-budget 2017 community consultation meeting held by Mary Fitzpatrick on September 13th 2016. Mary chaired the meeting and Michael McGrath TD outlined Fianna Fáil’s priority of achieving a fair and sustainable budget which invests in public services and supports those who need it most. Many who attended spoke passionately and […]
Work in Brussels
The European Direct Contact Centre are hiring in Brussels. They are looking for a Junior Communication Officer with Irish language skills to join their team. This is an interesting opportunity for anyone interested in the EU, with a degree in European Studies or Politics who speaks English and Irish. The job offers a permanent contract, multinational work […]
Garda Recruitment
The new Garda Recruitment Campaign is especially welcome in Dublin Central where we lost more than 150 Gardaí in the last few years. The aim is to fill 800 vacancies and we in Fianna Fáil are working to ensure that Dublin Central gets its’ fair share of the new recruits. Details of how to […]
Pre- Budget 2017 Community Consultation
Mary is inviting people to attend a pre-Budget 2017 community consultation meeting which Mary is hosting with Michael McGrath TD, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Finance. The meeting will take place on Tues 13th Sept 2016 in Aughrim Street Parish Centre on Prussia Street, Dublin 7.
Planning Application for Cabra homes
An application has been made to Dublin City Council for permission to build 19 homes and one retail/shop unit on the site of “Matts of Cabra”. The developer is looking for permission to: (1) Demolish the existing 1 and 2 storey public House building; (2) Construction of a 4 storey retail and residential block (Building […]
North Inner City Taskforce
I welcome the Taoiseach’s proposal to establish a Government Task Force for Dublin’s North Inner City and I am delighted to have been nominated by Michéal Martin to represent Fianna Fáil on the taskforce. The problems and challenges in Dublin’s North Inner City have been well documented and articulated over many years. It is understandable that […]
Alarming “wake-up call” for Eurozone Leaders
It is a sad day for Ireland and Europe that the majority of our closest neighbours voted to leave the Eurozone. However the result is not all that surprising. Many ordinary people in Ireland and other Eurozone countries are dissatisfied with how the European Union has acted in recent years particularly in relation to Greece, […]
Minister must freeze Bin charges and re-introduce waiver
As a Dublin City Councillor 2004-2014 and leader of the Fianna Fáil group I led the opposition to abolition of the bin waiver for low income households and privatisation of bin services in Dublin City. The decision was disastrous and cost the city millions in bad debts and clean-up costs for illegal dumping. It has […]
Homes should have been protected from flooding.
Today homes and vehicles in Cabra were destroyed by floods which could and should have been avoided. The inadequacy of the drainage problems in the area are well known and well documented following similar flash flooding events more than five years ago. Following the flooding in 2011 I made representations on behalf of residents to […]
Pay By Weight
From the 1st of July 2016 waste collection laws state that everybody is supposed to pay for their waste by weight. This new ruling caused a lot of concern to residents in Dublin Central who live in properties which cannot accommodate wheelie bins. Following my representations to Dublin City Council they considered the issue. I […]