Speaking at the Sinn Féin Thomas Ashe commemoration Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald criticised the government for its failure to acknowledge the unprecedented scale of homelessness and to commit to the delivery of social and affordable housing in the numbers necessary to tackle the emergency in housing provision. The Dublin Central TD said: “Sinn Féin welcomes the erection of a Thomas … [Read more...]

Speaking at a Brexit Business Breakfast event in Belfast this morning Sinn Féin Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald told attendees that the Good Friday Agreement must be attached as a Protocol to any withdrawal agreement between the EU and Britain and that the north must remain within the Customs Union and the Single Market.   The Dublin Central TD said: “Britain’s referendum on exiting … [Read more...]

Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald TD has accused Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil of engaging in a sham fight on reckless tax cuts that will undermine public services and push more children and their families into homelessness. The Sinn Fein Deputy Leader made her remarks in the Dáil today during Leaders Questions: “We are three weeks away from Budget 2018. This budget will present a real … [Read more...]

Mary Lou McDonald TD has today described the acting Garda Commissioner refusal to provide to the Public Accounts Committee the data and methodology used to recommend the reopening of Garda stations including Stepaside as unacceptable. The Sinn Féin Deputy Leader said: “On July 13th the then Assistant Commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin, now acting Garda Commissioner, committed to provide the … [Read more...]

Following the awarding of planning permission to an investment company to develop Aldborough House for the purposes of office space Dublin Central TD Mary Lou McDonald has voiced her deep disappointment that this landmark building has not been taken into public ownership. This Sinn Féin Deputy Leader said: “It is hard to believe that the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht … [Read more...]

Dublin Sinn Féin's Gaye Fagan Councillor for East Wall has today raised serious concerns about speeding in the area and has also launched a petition to demand Dublin City Council immediately put in place speed restrictions for the area. Speaking today, Councillor Fagan said, "There is a increasing concern among residents in the area about traffic speeding through East Wall that will … [Read more...]

Sinn Féin Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald has welcomed the news that Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan is to retire and said the Government’s failure to act has done untold damage to the public’s confidence in An Garda Síochána. Speaking this evening Teachta McDonald said; “It has been clear for some time now that Commissioner O’Sullivan’s position was untenable but … [Read more...]

Speaking today at the JFK Summer School Sinn Féin Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald called out Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael’s confidence and supply agreement describing it as an “an insiders’ formula to preserve the old political order to suit the establishment; to colonise government and opposition all at once. It does not answer the needs of the people; it does not serve the public … [Read more...]

Responding to the latest local family homeless figures Dublin Central TD Mary Lou McDonald has called on the Housing and Finance Ministers to release the necessary monies to enable local authorities deliver an ambitious programme of social and affordable homes. The Sinn Fein Deputy Leader said: “It is beyond any reasonable person’s comprehension have we have arrived at a point where 326 … [Read more...]

Responding to the call from the Data Protection Commissioner for greater transparency from government on the Public Services Card Sinn Féin Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald has called on the Taoiseach to make a statement clarifying the collective government's plans for the card and the legislative basis for its requirement by various departmental agencies. The Dublin Central TD said: "People … [Read more...]