Affordable Homes
For years Mary has campaigned for secure affordable housing in Dublin Central. On behalf of Fianna Fáil Mary successfully agreed ambitious objectives for affordable public housing with Green, Labour and Social Democrat City Councillors in the Dublin City Agreement 2019-2024. The Journal.ie interviewed Mary and other City Councillors about how they intend to challenge and […]
Phibsboro SC Re-development
As promised during the local election campaign, Mary submitted a motion to the first meeting of Dublin City Council calling for Dublin City Council, the developer, Tesco and Bohemians to meet with DCC and local City Councillors to resolve the dispute and agree a way forward. The motion appeared on the agenda as follows:”The elected […]
Botanic SHD
On June 18th 2019 An Bord Pleanala advised Mary of its decision to refuse planning permission to Scanron Developments to construct 299 apartments on the former Smurfit site. An Bord Pleanala considered the design sub-optimal, would not integrate or enhance the existing residential architectural area and would be contrary to proper planning and sustainable development. […]
Housing
The provision of affordable, secure homes for working people in Dublin Central is a long standing priority for Mary. Mary’s housing priorities are: All state owned lands zoned for housing to be used for public housing Introduction of Vienna Housing model and co-operative housing Re-introduction of affordable housing End dereliction You can read Mary’s detailed […]
No Child 2020
Mary is a signatory to the No Child 2020 pledge. 1 in 10 children in Ireland is growing up in consistent poverty in Ireland. Mary does not accept that Child poverty is inevitable. Mary knows measures can be taken at a local level to end child poverty and help families who are struggling. If elected Mary […]
Phibsborough
From when Mary was first elected in 2004 she championed the redevelopment of Phibsorough as a prime urban center. The redevelopment of Phibsborough Shopping Centre and Dalymount stadium are critically important for regeneration of our prime urban centre and should be undertaken in an integrated way. It is more than four years since DCC acquired […]
Botanic SHD
Mary thanks everyone who attended the meeting to discuss the Botanic SHD at which concerns were raised over the lack of any affordable homes, the excessive height, poor size mix of units, overshadowing, density and traffic impact. You can read Mary’s submission to An Bord Pleanala HERE. An Bord Planala is expected to make a […]
Botanic SHD
The housing crisis is most acute in Dublin Central where there have been zero new social, affordable or private homes built by the state since 2011. Low and middle income workers can no longer afford to rent or buy in Dublin Central. Young families are forced to move to and commute from the midlands due […]
Re-zoning Dublin Industrial Estate
Dublin City Council is proposing to rezone industrial lands in the city to allow residential developments. In Dublin Central the proposal includes rezoning the Dublin Industrial Estate off the Ballyboggan Road to allow residential development. You can read the full report HERE. Dublin City Council advised Mary that DCC hopes their proposal to rezone industrial […]
Affordable Homes
At the 2019 Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis Mary renewed her call for Fianna Fáil to champion the delivery of affordable homes for working people and to reject the failed housing policies of Fine Gael. Mary urged Fianna Fáil to deliver affordable, social, co-operative and cost rental, energy efficient homes, in mixed income developments on state […]