In September I asked the Dublin City Council to arrange for the repair of the road and footpaths on Bayview Avenue, North Strand, which are in a poor condition. The Manager advised me that “Currently Road Maintenance staff are reconstructing several sections of footpaths on Bayview Avenue. No decision can be made in relation to what works can be carried out in 2014 until next years budget is agreed”. I will continue to follow-up on this issue and try to have it included in future works programmes for the area. The contact for this work is Adrian Corrigan, Roads Maintenance, Tel: 222 2562.

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