NAMA to make €5 million available to Moore Street Monument, Cllr Fitzpatrick calls on Government to commit to provide any further fund requirements

Today Dublin City Councillor Mary Fitzpatrick met with Minister Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and The Gaeltacht in her capacity as a member of the Moore Street Advisory Committee for a briefing on The Moore Street Monument. Cllr Fitzpatrick said “The Minister confirmed to me that NAMA, who currently have possession of lands […]

Dublin City Council needs to engage with NAMA today to deliver available social housing

Dublin City Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick has today stated that Dublin City Council needs to engage fully with NAMA to deliver the 324 completed/contracted houses to those awaiting social housing in the four Dublin Local Authority areas as a matter of urgency. Cllr Fitzpatrick said “The lack of supply in the property market, particularly in Dublin, […]

Dublin should put forward winning bid for European Capital of Culture 2020

Chairperson of Dublin City’s Strategic Policy Committee (Arts & Culture) Mary Fitzpatrick today expressed her support for Dublin in it’s bid to be designated as “European Capital of Culture 2020”.  This comes as the European Parliament this week announced that Ireland and Croatia have been successful in their bids to host the European “Capital of […]

Dublin paying the price for Government’s lack of housing strategy

Speaking in advance of the Dublin Simon Community Speak Out this evening Dublin City Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick highlighted Government lack of action to address the housing crisis. The theme for the Dublin Simon Community Speak Out event this evening is ‘Rent – Opening doors or closing doors’ said Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick, Fianna Fail Group Leader for […]