#DontForgetMe Campaign
Mary supported Inner City Helping Homeless #DontForgetMe campaign outside Leinster House on December 2nd, calling for an investigation into the increase in homeless deaths this year in Dublin. Mary has written to Minister O’Brien asking that the Homeless Task force set up by the Department, examine the cause for the increase in in homeless deaths. […]
Mother & Baby Homes Commission Report Update
Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman TD confirmed to Mary that the report from the Commission of investigation into the Mother and Baby Homes will be published the week of January 11, 2021. The report will first be released to survivors by the Minister and Taoiseach before being released to the public. Counselling is available for […]
Mother & Baby Homes- Access to Information
In October 2020 Mary voted to pass the Mothers and Baby Homes Bill 2020 designed to prevent the destruction of the database and records from the Commission of Investigation into the Mother and Baby Homes. Over five years the Commission of Investigations’ gathered records and documents of more than 70,000 women and baby’s, in 18 […]
Housing Defects
Mary called for urgent establishment of working group to review with specific focus on legacy defects and report on implementation of the safe as houses report before July 2021. Housing defects is an extremely serious issues affecting 10s of 1000s of homeowners. They undermine individuals’ homes, their sense of security and wellbeing. On a more […]
Planning & Development Bill 2020
On Wednesday November 26th, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Darragh O’Brien TD introduced the Planning and Development Bill 2020 into the Seanad. The legislation updates Planning and development Act of 2000 to allow : Local Authorities to hold virtual meetings to conduct public consultations when making City and County development plans Planning and […]
UN Day of Elimination of Violence against Women & Girls
November 25th was UN Day of Elimination of Violence against Women & Girls. Mary spoke to this in the Seanad, stating: The UN says “Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma […]
Rotunda Hospital
This week in the Seanad Mary requested the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly come to the Seanad to discuss the recent KPMG report into dangerous overcrowding in the Rotunda Hospital. Mary asked that the Minister come to the house and present the Department of Health plan to address the issues highlighted in the KPMG report.
Housing, Local Government & Heritage Statement of Strategy
At a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage Fianna Fáil Spokesperson Mary said the strategy for the Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Heritage cannot just be business as usual or a refresh of the previous Government’s strategy. Mary called for strategy that reflects the shared objectives of […]
Housing, Local Government & Heritage Statement of Strategy
At a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage Fianna Fáil Spokesperson Mary said the strategy for the Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Heritage cannot just be business as usual or a refresh of the previous Government’s strategy. Mary called for strategy that reflects the shared objectives of […]
Budget 2021
Mary supported the Government’s 2021 Budget which represents the single biggest budget in the history of the state designed to protect both lives and livelihoods and give us all hope for the future. Included in the 2021 Budget is funding for the following; · Housing: €3.3Billion on Affordable, Social, Homeless and Rental Sector · Health: […]