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Government’s construction stimulus plan is a major missed opportunity to address Dublin’s chronic housing crisis
16th May 14: Commenting today on the Government’s construction stimulus plan, Leader of the Fianna Fail Group on Dublin City Council, Mary Fitzpatrick said “I have reviewed this stimulus plan and it makes for
Dublin City Council unanimously approves motion rejecting proposed 50% cut to capital funding for social housing in Dublin City
12th May 2014: Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick put forward an emergency motion to Dublin City Council on behalf of the Fianna Fáil Group to reject the proposed cut to capital funding
Dublin City Councillors must reject 50% cut to Council Housing Fund or accept it and abandon thousands more to homelessness
Leader of the Fianna Fáil Group on Dublin City Council, Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick, will this evening, at the final meeting of Dublin City Council, seek cross party support for an emergency motion condemning the
Cllr Fitzpatrick slams Government decision to slash Council Housing funding by 50% in 2015
Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick, leader of the Fianna Fáil Group on Dublin City Council (DCC) has today expressed her disbelief at the Government decision to cut the capital investment budget for the provision of council housing
Europe is sleepwalking into bilateral agreement with the US that could benefit corporations over citizens
Commenting today on the late-stage negotiations taking place between the EU and the US in regard to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), Cllr Fitzpatrick raised concerns that, if passed,

Dublin must be positioned to benefit from European Mobile Wifi Plan
Speaking today, Leader of the Fianna Fáil Group on Dublin City Council, Mary Fitzpatrick emphasised the potential for Dublin under the European Mobile Wifi Plan as set out by ALDE President Guy
Minister Charlie Flanagan must prioritise affordable childcare and address inadequacies in the childcare sector
The leader of the Fianna Fáil Group on Dublin City Council, Mary Fitzpatrick today urged Minister Charlie Flanagan to make affordability of childcare and reform of sector a key priority on his appointment to the
Senior Citizens being oppressed and threatened by unrelenting Government attacks need reassurance that Free Travel Scheme will NOT be scrapped
Speaking today, following a meeting with Age Action Ireland, Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick called on the Government parties to reassure Senior Citizens that they will NOT take away their travel passes