Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick welcomes “Dublin – Land & Sea Ticket” initiative

Speaking at the launch of “Dublin – Land & Sea ticket” today, Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick welcomed the initiative and congratulated Eugene Garrihy and his family from Dublin Bay Cruises and Dublin Bus Tours on a successful launch. Chairperson of Dublin City’s Strategic Policy Committee (Arts & Culture), Cllr Fitzpatrick said “I am delighted to attend […]

Postpone introduction of domestic water charges – Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick

Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick said “Labour needs to stop posturing and, with Fine Gael, recognise that their strategy of pouring millions of euro into the establishment and maintenance of Irish Water is ill-judged.   By ploughing so much money into this bonus-driven quango, the Government has completely undermined people’s faith in the administration of this new […]

Cllr Fitzpatrick welcomes Dublin bid to become host city for European Championships in 2020

Dublin City Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick has today welcomed the announcement from the Football Association of Ireland that a bid has been submitted for Dublin to become a host city for the European Championship 2020. Chairperson of Dublin City’s Strategic Policy Committee (Arts & Culture) Mary Fitzpatrick said “I am delighted at today’s announcement that the […]

Táinaiste Eamon Gilmore is in denial on scale of housing crisis

In response to Táinaiste Eamon Gilmore’s comments on the housing crisis in Dublin on RTÉ’s News at One today: Dublin City Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick said “It is clear from his comments on News at One that Táinaiste Eamon Gilmore is completely in denial about the magnitude of the housing crisis in Dublin.  He referenced ‘almost […]

Cllr Fitzpatrick calls for further clarification on Irish Water announcements

Dublin City Councillor Mary Fitzpatrick has today called for further clarification on recent announcements in relation to Irish Water. Cllr Fitzpatrick said “Firstly we hear that over a thousand people are to be made redundant at Irish Water at a cost of €39 million with no detail as to how this scheme will be funded […]