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.
Revenue Raising Powers for Dublin City
Government confirmed their support for legislation that would allow local authorities charge a small visitors tax if they wished to do so. Dublin welcomes millions of visitors each year. Tourism is vital to our economy, but it also places added pressure on city services — street cleaning, waste collection, public
