When the previous government set-up the Grangegorman Development Authority it provided for local community membership of the Authority. There are dedicated positions for members of the local community on the Board of the Grangegorman Development Authority and on the Consultative Group. These positions are filled through a local election process. The positions are up for renewal this autumn and I encourage interested members from the local community to get involved and consider contesting the elections. All the information is available here. I am very happy to answer any queries about the project and/or the community representative role so please do not hesitate to contact me. Mary

Protection of Retail Workers Bill
In April 2025 Mary introduced the Protection of Retail Workers Act 2025, a Bill aimed at amending the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 to create specific offences for assaulting, threatening, harassing, or abusing retail workers while they are carrying out their employment. Retail workers across Ireland are on the