Results 321-340 of 1,208 for speaker:Mary Fitzpatrick

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the witnesses.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: The Minister of State is welcome. She has responsibility for older people but also for mental health. For all of our mental health education is very important. My Commencement matter calls on the Minister for Education to confirm the location of a new special education school in Dublin 7. I would appreciate if the Minister of State would update the House on the provision of what will be a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister of State for clarifying the matter. It is good to get clarity. The site at Grangegorman that has served the Educate Together school for many years is ideally located. The Educate Together school community has waited a long time for the new purpose-built school. I look forward to it moving into that on the Grangegorman campus, and I wish it well. This is very positive...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Excellent.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I draw the House's attention to the wonderful festival that took place last weekend in Phibsborough. Phizzfest leads the way when it comes to urban festivals. There was everything from Joyce to gospel choir, folk music and bluegrass. There was great quack at the duck race. There was clothes swapping and a fabulous flea market. Truly, Phibsborough was fizzing, as they would say...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I will follow on immediately from where Dr. O'Leary left off with his offer to further elaborate the discussion. I have a few specific questions and then perhaps Dr. O'Leary could outline the various points and issues the IPI would like the committee to consider. In point 6 he touched on the idea that the price could be reduced and the inflationary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Where I was going with the land value sharing, is that the IPI statement says, "It would, furthermore, mean that achieving reductions in the price of development land, and of arresting the increase in house prices, would be delayed." Does the IPI expect an arrest? Does it expect it to have a material impact in arresting the inflationary price of housing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Does the IPI expect that to materialise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: My question about the SDZs relates to the fact there is no quantifiable expectation there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: The question about the SDZs and UDZs was around the idea that further analysis should be carried out. Who should take it on? What should the scope be? What does the IPI have in mind?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: The IPI is not convinced that the difference and improvement that would be achieved by replacing SDZs with UDZs have been made sufficiently transparent. Is that it?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I wish to talk about the cost of living, "greedflation" and corporate social responsibility. I welcome the fact that the Government has called in the retailers to address with them the fact that the price of ordinary basic staples, such as bread, milk, butter, vegetables and all the products that are in our shopping baskets, are not dropping in line with the reduction in costs. The costs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (11 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister of State and all who are in attendance here today. We appreciate their time. These are three sensible regulations and I am happy to support them. I am delighted to see them being brought forward. It is always about the small things, both in life and in politics. These might seem like minor interventions, but they are really important. I thank the Minister of State...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (11 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Okay.