The Grangegorman re-development will reach another important milestone when An Bord Pleanala begins its hearing on the project on 24th November 2011. The Grangegorman Planning Scheme was adopted by Dublin City Council at a special meeting in July of this year. Following this process An Bord Pleanala received four appeals two observations to the decision which it will now be heard at an oral hearing. 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