Child Benefit

May 2, 2024

Child benefit has been extended to 18-year-olds in full-time education or with a disability. Parents of children who turned 18 after May 2023 will be paid again from May 2024 up to their 19th birthday, once their child is in full-time education.

60,000 children will benefit annually as a result of this significant change. Child Benefit is paid on the first Tuesday each month at a monthly rate of €140 per child. Child Benefit is currently paid to over 650,000 families in respect of over 1.2 million children.

Budget 2025

Fianna Fail’s Budget prioritises helping people, families and businesses with the increased cost of living, and increasing investment in housing, water, energy and key infrastructural projects will protect Ireland’s progress and secure our future. For more information on Budget 2025, click HERE.

SCSI Pre Election Forum

Positive engagement from the professinals working in the housing sector at SCSI pre election forum. Mary joined a panel of political representatives to discuss the delivery of 115,000 new homes. Budget 2025 has invested €6 billion in housing to support increased supply. Through Housing for All, the largest housing plan in

Sports Clubs Funding

Congratulations and well done to all the Dublin Central sports clubs and volunteers who successfully secured over €1.5m in Sports Community Capital Funding. The funding will create a new or improved opportunity for people of all ages and backgrounds to participate in sport to the best of their ability.

Threshold Housig Conference

Thanks to Threshold for hosting an engaging discussion on Ireland’s housing system. Mary and Fianna Fáil are committed to increasing the proportion of social and cost-rental housing to 20% of the national stock. Cost rental is a new housng model introduced by Fianna Fáil in government. Rents are at least