Results 181-200 of 1,204 for speaker:Mary Fitzpatrick

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local and European Elections 2024 and Subsequent General Election: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: You would get a good sense of what the footfall is. I do all the polling stations too and I get a sense of it. I get a sense of the traffic. I have been doing polling stations all my life and I can get a sense of whether the numbers are up for a time of the day or are down that time of the day. Unless I am sitting at a table watching who is coming in voting, who has come in twice or three...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local and European Elections 2024 and Subsequent General Election: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I am not suggesting that you do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local and European Elections 2024 and Subsequent General Election: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: What we need is a system that actually does that. It should not be reliant on spot checks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local and European Elections 2024 and Subsequent General Election: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Sorry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local and European Elections 2024 and Subsequent General Election: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I am suggesting we have it before it is finalised because it would be really interesting for us to see, and we may have some suggestions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local and European Elections 2024 and Subsequent General Election: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank Mr. O'Leary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local and European Elections 2024 and Subsequent General Election: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank all the witnesses very much for their participation today. The longitudinal study is great, and I am a huge supporter. Data is where we need to be. Could Mr. O'Leary share with us, not today but before the commission finalises the data set for that longitudinal study, the various data parameters it is going to try to capture with it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the witnesses not just for coming here today, but for all of the work they have done on the citizens' assembly. I am a big fan of the idea of a directly-elected mayor and strong local government. Our local government is far too weak and we need to strengthen it. I was not at all surprised to see that as part of its recommendations the citizens' assembly did not deal solely with the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I cautiously welcome the news that some Irish citizens are to be released from Gaza. I wish the leader of Fianna Fáil, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, well and offer him the support of this House and the Irish nation in the work he is doing to try to secure the release of Irish citizens, a ceasefire and a pathway to re-establishing some level of humanity for the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Vacant and Derelict Buildings: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I commend Senator Moynihan and her colleagues on tabling the motion. I have said many times, and I will say it again, that the fastest and most sustainable way to increase our housing supply is to reuse the built properties that are already connected to the water and electricity, and are in our communities beside shops, schools, churches and every other meeting place that communities need....

Seanad: Vacant and Derelict Buildings: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Exactly, it is waiting for the fire. It is not funny; it is scandalous and completely unacceptable. In this context I supportthe motion. Where I take more hope is what we have witnessed in the past 12 months. I argued very hard in my party for the Croí Cónaithe grants to be available for derelict properties. They have been a spectacular success. More than 5,000 applications...

Seanad: Vacant and Derelict Buildings: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Seriously, Senator Warfield, come on.

Seanad: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Motion for Earlier Signature (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I move: That pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Seanad today. Earlier this year, this House passed a motion calling on the Government to provide free hormonal replacement therapy for women. My Commencement matter asks the Minister for Health to make a statement on the process that will be required to extend the free female contraception scheme to include hormone replacement therapy, HRT....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister of State for the reply from the Government and the Minister for Health. It is welcome and at least outlines what the clear path would be, and the requirement for primary legislation. We will pursue this with the Minister. It is important to note - and I had noted - that HRT is freely available on the medical card, and this is welcome. However, not every woman has a...

Seanad: Housing For All: Statements (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister for coming to the House today. I commend him, the Government and everybody who is involved in delivering Housing for All and making it a reality. It is great to see the Minister come here today and report real progress in every element of housing. When the Government was formed and the housing challenge was to be addressed, the Minister stood up and took on the job....

Seanad: Housing For All: Statements (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Talking. The proposed projects include those at Dorset Street, Dominick Street, Constitution Hill and Matt Talbot Court - the list goes on. These are prime sites in one of Europe's greatest capital cities. Dublin City Council is moving at a glacial pace. It is unacceptable. It is a complete dereliction of duty. Will the Minister use his offices to engage with Dublin City Council? I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (26 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I am seeking an update on the regeneration of flats on the west side of Dominick Street, one of the oldest streets in the capital. It runs from Parnell Street up to Dorset Street and has been home to the Dominick Street flats for many decades. In 2008, Dublin City Council first spoke about the regeneration of the flats. It took the council far too long but, thankfully, in the last 12...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (26 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I appreciate the Minister of State's reply. The positive news is that Dublin City Council and the Department recognise the potential for 75 new homes of the highest standard and highest quality right in the heart of our city. I find it hard to accept that the timeline will result in a contractor not arriving on site before the first quarter of 2026. I appreciate the lofty ambitions in the...