Last year the Government missed its own deadline for delivery of a report and recommendations for the North Inner City. Thanks to the Northside People and Near FM for helping me raise awareness of the concerns over the inadequacy of the Governments response. There were more than fifty written submissions made to the Taoiseach’s Tasforce yet there was not one written response from either the Taoiseach or the eleven relevant Ministers offices. The Taoiseach and his Minister’s are showing very poor regard for the North Inner City Community. Their behavior is disrespectful and displays a lack of serious commitment to tackle the issues. I have raised my concerns with Michéal Martin and asked him to address them with the Taoiseach on behalf of the North Inner City Community.
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
