Mary Fitzpatrick is acutely aware of the Governments failure to provide for the housing needs of the people of Dublin Central. Mary actively supports people in need of housing and campaigns for an accelerated house building programme, affordable housing scheme and refurbishment scheme for Dublin Central. Mary recently joined Donie on nearFM’s Northside Today programme to discuss the Simon Community “Locked-out of the market” report which confirms that people in Dublin Central are locked out of the property market, 90% increases in rent since 2010 and her ideas to solve the housing crises in Dublin Central. Please listen here.
Drug Treatment Court
The Drug Treatment Court represents a different way of thinking about crime. It recognises something simple but important: not all crime is the same. When addiction is the driver, punishment alone is not enough.If we want to reduce crime and improve lives, we need to treat the cause — not
