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Affordable Housing Bill Passed
Mary welcomed the most comprehensive Affordable Housing Bill in the history of the State passed by Oireachtas this week, highlights of the Bill include: Affordable Homes to purchase and rent
55 Amiens Street
Mary is delighted that 55 Amiens Street will benefit from €50,000 funding from Historic Structures Fund Irish Language Shopfront Scheme. No. 55 Amiens Street is a building of great historic
12 HOUSING CHANGES FROM GOVERNMENT IN 12 MONTHS
Biggest Housing Budget in history of the State Legislate to use PUBLIC LAND for PUBLIC HOUSING Introduce AFFORDABLE COST RENTAL HOUSING Legislate for Local Authority AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOUBLE Social and
Changes for Renters
Government have approved plans for the reform and extension of the Rent Pressure Zone Model. What this means is that rent increases will be capped to Consumer Price Index in
Acceleration of Vaccination Programme
Positive progress still being made with the news of accelerated vaccination option for 18-34 year olds. As a response to rising concerns with regard to the Delta variant, the National
Safe Routes to School
170 Primary Schools who were successful in their application to the Safe Routes to School programme. It aims to create safer walking, cycling and scooter routes to primary and post
Strategic Housing Process
Mary has called on the Minister to write to An Bord Pleanala to ask them to stop pre planning negotiations on strategic housing developments and to stop applications. The SHD
Planning & Development Bill
Mary’s amendment to the Planning & Development Bill 2021 was accepted by the Minister this week in the Seanad. This amendment will give more power to Local Authority members to
DART South West
Mary made her submission to Dart+South West calling for a stop in Cabra and for the Cross Guns stop to designed to be a safe and inclusive public space that