A decade of housing undersupply, the pandemic, the war in Europe and raw material supply shortages has resulted in double digit construction inflation driving-up house prices. To financially help first time buyers and those making a fresh start buy a new home, Government introduced the First Home Scheme to help pay up to 30% of the cost. The First Home Scheme aims…
Magdalene Laundry, Sean McDermott Street
Mary welcomes government commitment to create a National Centre for Research and remembrance at the former Magdalene Laundry site on Sean McDermott Street, Dublin 1. Survivors of the Magdalene Laundry must be consulted on any plans for the site and it is important that the site site is reimagined, renovated and restored in a way…
Cost Rental Income Threshold Increase
Government has increased the income thresholds for cost rental housing to €66,000 in Dublin and €59,000 in the rest of the State, after tax, from the 1st of August. Cost rental housing is available to those on middle incomes. It is intended for persons who are above the eligibility limit for social housing yet find it…
Royal Canal Towpath at Binns Bridge
Submissions for the Royal Canal Towpath at Binns Bridge-Part 8 are now open until the 23rd of August. The Greenway plans to upgrade the towpath at Binns Bridge. The core objective of the Greenway project is to provide a high quality cycle and pedestrian route to facilitate and encourage movement by active modes within Dublin…
Sports Capital and Equipment
The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme is now open for applications. Applicants for local projects can now apply for grants up to €200,000. Projects of regional significance are eligible for grants up to €500,000. The Programme will prioritise applications from disadvantaged areas, those that target people with disabilities and projects that share facilities with other…
Primary School Wellness
Counselling services will be provided to a variety of primary schools in Dublin 7. The scheme will see the introduction of wellbeing practitioners, who will work under the supervision of National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) psychologists. Covid-19 had a significant impact on primary school-aged children and this service is designed to help those young students…
Swords Core Bus Corridor
The NTA have applied to An Bord Pleanala for planning permission for the Swords to City Centre Core Bus Corridor. The scheme will begin at Pinnock Hill Junction, travelling in southernly direction along the R132 Swords Road, it will continue past Whitehall to Griffith Avenue. The route will then follow Drumcondra Road Upper, past DCU…
Anti Social Survey
Anti-social behaviour threatens and undermines the fabric of our communities. As Chair of the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Part Dublin subcommittee, Mary, along with her Fianna Fáil Dublin party members, have launched a public sentiment survey on anti social and criminal behaviour. The survey gives the public an opportunity to share their experience of anti social behaviour…
Lead pipe replacement
Supports are available to remove lead pipes from your home. The Domestic Lead Remediation Grant Scheme provides funding for 100% of the approved cost of works to replace lead pipes, up to €5,000. To determine if your house contains lead pipes, you can inspect the pipe connecting the water main to your kitchen tap. Locate…
Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire
After 20 years, the sod has finally been turned on Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire’s new school on Dominick Street. Mary has worked closely with Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire and the Minister for Education to see this happen. The new school will have 16 classrooms, an ancillary room, resource rooms, a library and general purpose hall. The construction…