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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...

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...

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: 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.