St Finbar’s Court
Great progress is being made on 46 new homes for the elderly at St Finbars Court in Cabra. The homes are scheduled to be completed before the end of this year. Under Dublin City Council’s Regeneration Programme, St Finbars Court was identified for regeneration as the existing complex did not meet modern day space standards, […]
New Homes on Prussia Street
Through Housing for All Focus Ireland and Dublin City have turned a once derelict site into homes for families and individuals. The homes are located on Prussia Street and were built using sustainable modern methods of construction. Well done to everyone involved in converting this disused site into a wonderful homes and best of luck to […]
Student Accommodation
The Residential Tenancies Bill has passed meaning students will not have to pay rent for their accommodation outside of the academic term! The bill ensures student accommodation will follow the traditional September to May academic year, unless a student requests a tenancy in excess of 41 weeks. This builds on the changes the Government made […]
Anti-Social Behaviour and Crime
As chair of the Fianna Fáil Dublin Parliamentary Party, Mary met with Assistant Garda Commissioner Angela Willis to dicuss the findings of her crime and anti social behaviour survey. The survey, which took in the views of almost 1500 people, found that almost 90% of respondents supported Fianna Fáil’s call for a 24 hour, 7 […]
Back to School Allowance
As the new school year approaches preparing for the return to the classroom can be a significant expense. To help ease this burden, I would like to remind you about the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. This allowance is designed to assist parents with the cost of uniforms and footwear for their children […]
Affordable Homes
It is great to see Dublin City Council advertising affordable homes to purchase for the first time in a decade. First time buyers or those making a fresh start can buy these homes for at least 15% less than open market prices. There are 1,700 affordable purchase homes under development across Dublin City. Applications for […]
Drugs
Mary is Fianna Fáils Seanad nominee on the Oireachtas Committee on drugs. The Oireachtas Committee is tasked with reporting on the Citizens Assembly on Drugs. Mary is working with all stakeholders including families devastated by the impact of drug dependancy and abuse. At the first meeting, the committee met with the Citizens Assembly to dicuss their findings. […]
Crime and Anti Social Behaviour
Mary has released the reuslts of her crime and anti social behaviour survey. Thank you to everyone who contributed. The results are alarming. In response to these figures and recent attacks in the city, Mary has called for:
Planning and Development Bill
The Planning and Development Bill 2023 has come to the Seanad. The bill provides new and updated legislation that will deliver infrastructure, enhance natural assets and amenities and preserve, protect and improve our environment. The bill will also bring increased certainty to the planning consent processes, for both the public and stakeholders involved in the […]
Brazil Ireland Friendship Group
Mary has been appointed as the convenor of the Brazil-Ireland Parliamentary Friendship Group. The friendship group will develop deeper ties between our countries and the Brazilian and Irish people. The Brazilian community in Ireland is the largest non-EU diaspora group in the country. A recent study commissioned by the Brazilian Embassy found that there are […]