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Homeless Crisis

Mary drew the Seanad’s attention to the death of five homeless persons in one week.  Mary called for the Minister for Housing to examine the issue of homeless deaths, supports

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Back to School

Mary was delighted to welcome  Minister Norma Foley TD to Seanad Eireann yesterday, July 28th  to outline her €375m plan to return one million students to school at the end

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Free GP Care

Mary believes that access to health care should be based on peoples medical need and not on their ability to pay.  Mary is working in the Seanad to progress Sláintecare

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Botanic SHD

A new SHD application has been made for 249 apartments in five blocks in heights of 5-7 storeys on the old Smurfit site on Botanic Road.  You can view the

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Luas Extension to Finglas

Mary welcomes the announcement from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and the National Transport Authority (NTA), of the Emerging Preferred Route for the proposed extension of the Luas Green Line from

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Jobs stimulus

Mary welcomes the Government’s Jobs Stimulus , the single largest state investment in Irish workers and economy in the history of our state.  The €7.4billion is designed to get Ireland’s

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Credit Guarantee 2020

Mary supported Government’s Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2020 that will make money available to small and medium size enterprises negatively affected by the pandemic.   Small and medium enterprises which have

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Justice for Debenhams Workers

In Seanad Éireann Mary called for justice and fair treatment for Debenhams workers who have been treated appallingly by their former employer. The “great British retailer” Debenhams opened their first

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Griffith Park tree removal

Following a Visual Tree Assessment of trees located in Griffith Park, sadly Dublin City Council has advised Mary that 14 horse chestnut trees in the park must be removed.  The

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