Affordable Housing & Cost Rental
Mary welcomes the announcement of new Government funded Affordable Housing schemes to provide affordable homes to both purchase and rent from Minister Darragh O’Brien TD. Legislation for Affordable Housing to purchase will be introduced in 2021 which will see the State take up to 30% equity in a home with a first time buyer. This […]
Gaelscoil Colaiste Mhuire
Mary welcomes the news that the new school building for Gaelscoil Colaiste Mhuire will proceed to the next stage. This is following a meeting in early December with Minister Foley, School Principal and Chair, Dept of Education officials, other public representatives and Mary, the following was agreed : • the design team can complete the […]
Moore Street Advisory Group
The food market on Moore Street dates back as far as the 1700s selling fruit, vegetables, fish and meat. 14-17 Moore Street were famously the final headquarters of the leaders of the 1916 Rising. In for far too long the street has deteriorated and decayed. Mary welcomes the establishment of the new Ministerial Moore Street […]
Rotunda Hospital
This week in the Seanad Mary put forward a commencement matter asking the Minister for Health to make a statement on the Department of Health’s support for capital investment in a new Critical Care Wing of the Rotunda Hospital. Specifically, to make a statement on the allocation of €2.5m in 2021 for the appointment of […]
Social Welfare Bill 2020
Mary welcomes the Social Welfare Bill 2020 which will be before the Seanad for final stage December 17th. The Bill will keep the pension age at 66, as promised in the programme for government. The pension age was previously planned to increase to 67 by the previous Government, this is now deferred. Other welcome measures […]
Covid-19 Vaccine Strategy
Mary welcomed the announcement from Minister Donnelly this week of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy, which outlines Ireland’s high-level plan for safe, effective and efficient vaccination of the population, while safeguarding continued provision of health and social care services. The National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy, which was prepared by the High-Level Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccination, […]
Swimming Pools Fund
Mary welcomes the announcement from Sport Ireland of a €2.5 million fund for swimming pool operators. Sport Ireland has appointed Ireland Active, the representative body for the leisure, health and fitness sector to administer the swimming pool grant scheme 2020, supported by Swim Ireland. It has been recognised that the changing environment of restrictions has […]
Swimming Pools Fund
Mary welcomes the announcement from Sport Ireland of a €2.5 million fund for swimming pool operators. Sport Ireland has appointed Ireland Active, the representative body for the leisure, health and fitness sector to administer the swimming pool grant scheme 2020, supported by Swim Ireland. It has been recognised that the changing environment of restrictions has […]
Provisional Vaccine Allocation Strategy
Mary welcomes the Government announcement that Covid19 Vaccine strategy is being urgently rolled out for free and to those most at risk first, BUT we must all continue to limit our contacts, wash our hands, keep our distance and cover our face so we can save lives and livelihoods. Click HERE for strategy. The strategy […]
School’s Summer Works Scheme
Mary welcomes the announcement from Minister Foley on December 7th of over €31 million in summer works scheme for 2021. In total 275 projects have been approved nationwide. The Summer Works Scheme (SWS) is designed to allow schools to carry out small and medium scale building works that will improve and upgrade existing school buildings. […]