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Fianna Fáil formally requests PAC investigation of Dublin City Council waste fiasco – Fitzpatrick

15:17 25/01/12 by Mary Fitzpatrick

Fianna Fáil Group Leader on Dublin City Council, Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick, has formally requested that the Public Accounts Committee investigate Dublin City Council’s decision to withdraw its domestic waste collection service in the city. Read More

FF demands Dublin City Council Waste Collection Service is restored until solution is found

17:49 23/01/12 by Mary Fitzpatrick

Fianna Fáil Councillors on Dublin City Council raised serious concerns at tonight’s special council meeting and succeed in getting a number of motions passed including one that requires that homeowners in the city must be provided with at least the same level of waste collection service that they had previously from the Council and that the Council service is restored while this is ensured. The Manager admitted that the changeover to Greyhound was badly handled and they had made mistakes that will take weeks to sort-out. Read More

Labour in cahoots with City Manager to privatise bin collections – Fitzpatrick

13:00 19/01/12 by Mary Fitzpatrick

“The Dublin City Manager has held secret meetings with Labour City Councillors regarding the privatisation of domestic bin collections in the city. Despite a request from Fianna Fáil and Independent Councillors for a special meeting on this issue they were not informed or invited to meet the City Manager. How many other secret meetings have been held?,” asked Fianna Fáil Councillor Mary Fitzpatrick. Read More

Taoiseach Reveals Limit of Quinn Pledge as FF Leader visits DEIS School

11:31 17/01/12 by Micheál Martin

Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin today highlighted the ongoing threat to teaching posts at DEIS schools around the country during a visit to St Laurence O’Toole Boys National School on Sheriff Street, and by questioning the Taoiseach on the extent of the promise made by Ruairí Quinn to 'review' his decision on DEIS teachers. Read More

Dublin City Council pushes ahead with privatisation of domestic bin collections – Fitzpatrick

6:12 08/12/11 by Mary Fitzpatrick

On Monday, buried in the midst of the National Budget announcements so as to spare Labour Councillors embarrassment, Dublin City Council announced that after more than 140 years it is to transfer the City Council's commercial and domestic waste collection business to Greyhound Recycling and Recovery. Read More

Decision to close Whitehall Garda Station makes no sense - Fitzpatrick

21:23 06/12/11 by Mary Fitzpatrick

The decision by the Justice Minister Alan Shatter to close Whitehall Garda Station makes no sense and will be a big loss to the communities of Drumcondra and Glasnevin. Read More

Remarks by Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick, Fianna Fáil Dublin City Councillors Forum

16:00 23/11/11 by Mary Fitzpatrick

Remarks by Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick at 'Dublin City Focus', Fianna Fáil Dublin City Councillors Forum, Wynn’s Hotel, Dublin 1 Read More

Privatisation of bin collections in Dublin City

5:15 07/09/11 by Mary Fitzpatrick

Dublin City Manager John Tierney has confirmed to Fianna Fail’s group leader, Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick, that it has commenced negotiations with Unions on the privatisation of the domestic waste collection service. Read More

Dissidents deny people of Dublin the chance to extend a typical Irish welcome - Fitzpatrick

18:26 17/05/11 by Mary Fitzpatrick

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Taxi regulations should be changed to prohibit convicted criminals operating taxis - Fitzpatrick

11:32 17/05/11 by Mary Fitzpatrick

Dublin City Councillor Mary Fitzpatrick has said the revelations regarding the taxi industry in the Prime Time Investigates programme point to significant issues of public concern Read More

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Delivering for Dublin Central

  • Almost 4,000 people from Dublin have benefitted from the National Treatment Purchase Fund. Under the Fund the average wait time for the most common procedures has been slashed from 2-5 years to 2 to 5 months.
  • The Mater hospital is engaged in a significant building programme, which includes the provision of a new emergency department built to modern standards of functionality and space. The building programme is due to be completed in 2012 and is currently on schedule. The proposed hospital is 16 stories high, the new national children's hospital will cost an estimated €650 million to build and fit out, comprising of 445 beds, 13 operating theatres and 1,000 car park spaces.
  • The Dublin Port Tunnel was opened in late 2006.The €751 million Dublin Port Tunnel was the largest piece of infrastructure ever delivered in Ireland.
  • Metro North remains a key priority and is expected to operational in 2016.
  • The Luas extension to Citywest is due for completion in 2011 while the Luas Docklands extension opened last December bringing people into the heart of the Docklands area as far as the 02 venue.
  • Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport will open this October doubling its capacity for the next 20 to 30 years.
  • Over 500,000 has been invested in primary schools and 400,000 in secondary schools since 2002. This has resulted in 3 new primary schools and one new secondary schools in Dublin Central.
  • The master plan for the redevelopment of the Grangegorman site was approved in September 2010.The plans will provide a modern consolidated campus for the Dublin Institute of Technology in addition to purpose built mental health facilities.
  • Under the Arts Access Programme The Gate Theatre, Dublin received over €2 million in funding.
  • Almost 16 million has been invested in sports clubs and facilities in Dublin central over the last 10 years.

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