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Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Motion for Earlier Signature (11 Oct 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 Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023 changed from Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Motion for Earlier Signature (11 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Next Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Safety (17 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, for coming to the Seanad today to respond to my Commencement matter, which is looking for an update on the commencement of the amendments to the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021. The Bill was passed in the Seanad in May 2023 and signed into law by the President in June 2023. The amendments to the Act seek to make our roads and public spaces...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Safety (17 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Go raibh maith agat, a Aire. It is indeed welcome, not just to this House, but to communities and families across the city and, indeed, the country to know that this Government has enacted new laws giving new powers to An Garda Síochána to tackle the issue and seize and destroy vehicles that are being used in an antisocial manner. It is really important that dangerous driving has...

Seanad: Provision of Free HRT Treatment: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister of State and commend Senator O'Reilly on bringing forward this private members' motion. I am very happy to support it along with my colleagues in Fianna Fáil. I am delighted the Minister of State is here to take the motion. I suspect she can empathise not just with the motion but with every menopausal woman out there in the world. All of us are fighting to put a...

Seanad: Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (Resumed) (19 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: A Robert Burns poem from 1784 reads: Man's inhumanity to man, Makes countless thousands mourn. Today, in 2023, it is deeply disturbing and depressing to think that we are talking about such real-time and immediate inhumanity of man to man. This inhumanity and these atrocities have convulsed the Middle East and revulsed those of us in the West who value human life and basic human rights....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank all the witnesses for attending. We appreciate their time and the work they and their organisations do on a daily basis for the Dublin region. I am a big fan of the idea of a directly elected mayor. I lived in New York city for eight years and saw at first hand how a directly elected representative of the people can have a real impact on the delivery of services and the quality...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: We have second rounds.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: One of my questions was going to be on the revenue and the costs, which is an impossible question for any of us to even attempt to answer without knowing what the actual role will be. The enormity of ambition is undermined by the actual practicalities of trying to do this. Ms Feeney made a very interesting suggestion that there is not actually a need for a plebiscite. Following that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: More than anything, we are just looking for informed views. None of us has the answers to all of this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Yes, okay.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Dublin is one of the oldest and finest European capitals. It has our medieval, Georgian, Edwardian and modern architecture, our world-class literary tradition, our famous pub culture and great Dublin wit. A number of times I have raised the issue that Dubliners are sick to the back teeth of litter, rubbish and dirt on our streets. We are sick of having to pick our way along the streets...

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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the witnesses for coming in today to engage with us on this matter. The committee's task is to come up with wording to put to the people. The representatives from the chambers all called out the need for stronger leadership, stronger championing and ownership of control for Dublin as a county, that is, the four Dublin local authority areas. I think I hear from all three of them as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Specifically on the timing of a referendum, does Mr. Cooney believe it is premature to talk about a referendum next June?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: My next question is from the public participation networks, PPN's, perspective. What would it like to see come out of a directly-elected mayor?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Would a directly-elected mayor not have a direct mandate from the people?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: He or she would be directly elected and as such there would be a power and a function in that, which has not previously existed. It would give that individual a mandate that is unprecedented in the country. That is, as Mr. Geissel said, the seduction of the office. However, what all the witnesses appear to be saying is that, yes that is incredibly attractive, it is needed, but the detail...