I was delighted last week to join the local and national Deaf and hearing community for the official opening of Deaf Village Ireland in St Josephs on the Navan and Ratoath Road. This is a fantastic development not just for the deaf community but also for the local hearing community. Well done to everybody involved in making it a reality. Mary

Acting Leader in Seanad
It was a real honour this week to be acting Fianna Fáil Leader in Seanad Eireann. It was great to secure unamaous agreement for the Order of Business on Thursday. Order of business is when the Leader of the Seanad proposes the business for that day, the order in which


