As a democratic republican Mary Fitzpatrick believes all children are born equal and should enjoy equal opportunity. For many years Mary has actively supported the campaign for Educate Together primary and secondary schools in Dublin Central. Educate Together schools are open to all children, irrespective of their social, cultural or religious background. They are child-centered and focused on the best educational outcome for the child. the Department of Education will soon run a process to assess the preferences of parents in Cabra and Phibsborough. Educate Together is collecting “expressions of interest” forms from parents who want an Educate Together School in Cabra and Phibsborough. If you want the choice of an Educate Together national school in Cabra/Phibsborough you can fill out a form here.

Post Office Network
Since the 1700’s Ireland’s Post Offices have continuously evolved to serve our communities. Mary welcomes the Minister of State reaffirming the Government’s commitment to supporting a sustainable future for our post office network. It is essential. The postmasters have acknowledged how important State intervention and Government support was to ensure