Mary Freehill
Electoral history
- May 2014 Elected to the council
- May 2019 Elected to the council
Votes
To end a tax exemption for developers building parking
To call for an all-Ireland citizens’ assembly on "our constitutional future"
On including residential use as an option for lands zoned Z15
On de-zoning a strip of land next to Griffith Ave to provide access to DCU
On rezoning Slademore Park to allow for housing
On zoning Shanowen lands in Santry to allow for housing
On rezoning part of the CYMS pitch and putt in Dublin 3 to allow for housing
On rezoning church lands at St Teresa's Gardens
On rezoning lands in Milltown Park, near Gonzaga College, Dublin 6 to Z12
On doing a feasibility study on pedestrianising South William Street
To vary the Local Property Tax (LPT) downwards by 15% for 2023
To co-opt Geraldine Molloy to fill the late Anthony Flynn's council seat
To co-opt Geraldine Molloy to fill the late Anthony Flynn's council seat
To call on the CEO to move to take back the O'Devaney Gardens site
To amend the 2022 budget for Dublin City Council
To ask council for all financial details of deal for site at Oscar Traynor Road
To increase number of affordable purchase units in Oscar Traynor Rd deal
To sell a site at Oscar Traynor Road to Glenveagh, to build homes on
To end the lord mayor's patronage from the Artane band
To seek legal advice on the O'Devaney Gardens development
To leave the Local Property Tax rate at its baseline level for 2022
To vary the Local Property Tax rate downards by 15% for 2022
To sell a property at Abbey St/Marlborough St
To support the use of CCTV to fight illegal dumping
To rezone lands in Finglas off Jamestown Road
To agree to sell a site at Gulistan Terrace in Rathmines to the HSE
To support reports of plans for more street pedestrianisations
To defer a decision on disposing of a site on Oscar Traynor Rd in D5 to Glenveagh Living Ltd
To dispose of a site on Oscar Traynor Rd in D5 to Glenveagh Living Ltd
To vary the local property tax rate downwards by 15% for 2021
To rezone Clearwater Retail Park to Z1 (Residential)
To rezone Mornington Business Park to Z10 (Mixed)
To rezone sites at Malahide Road to Z10 (Mixed Uses) and Z3 (Neighbourhood)
To rezone a site at Harmonstown Road to Z10 (Mixed Uses)
To rezone 11 Ballyfermot Road Lower to Z1 (Residential)
To rezone Goldenbridge Industrial Estate, Inchicore
To rezone site on Esmond Avenue, Dublin 3 to Z1 (Residential)
To rezone a site on Seville Place, Dublin 1
To rezone 109-114 Cork Street, Dublin 8, to Z10 (Mixed Uses)
To rezone lands at Old Kilmainham/South Circular Road, Dublin 8
To reject a proposal to rezone industrial lands across the city
To rezone a site on Davitt Road, Dublin 12, to Z1 (Residential)
To rezone Glenview Industrial Estate in Dublin 12 to Z10 (Mixed)
To rezone White Heather Industrial Estate, Dublin 8
To rezone a site at Parkgate Street/Wolftone Quay, Dublin 8
To rezone Brickfield House and Sunshine Estate, Dublin 12
To rezone Greenmount Industrial Estate. Dublin 6W
To approve a series of amendments to the Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022
Vote to elect new Lord Mayor of Dublin
To rescind vote approving O'Devaney Gardens plan.
To support plan for white-water rafting facility on George's Dock.
To approve O'Devaney Gardens regeneration plan.
To vary the local property tax rate downwards by 15% for 2020.
To reverse councillors' May 2019 decision to block the sale of a council-owned site at 24 Harcourt Road and 1 and 2 South Richmond Street in Dublin 2, "having an area of 210sq.m or thereabouts", to Charledev Properties DAC for €1.4 million.
To question Council Chief Executive Owen Keegan's capacity to deal effectively with the housing crisis.
To allow 'log cabins' and similar structures to be put in back gardens for use as accommodation for family members
To prepare and debate a study on the feasibility of delivering public, cost-rental housing on council-owned lands before disposing of the O'Devaney Gardens or Oscar Traynor Rd sites
To defer a motion for horse-care facilities next to Labre Park.
To defer the disposal of a site at Tonlegee Road, Dublin 5 to Woodbine Primary Care Limited for €1,275,000 for the development of a primary-care centre.
To vary the Local Property Tax downwards by 15% for 2019.
Reinstating the event "The Question of the Eighth" at the International Literary Festival Dublin.
Approving the council's plan to spruce up Cathedral Street and Sackville Place.
To urge the Minister for Foreign Affairs to expel the Israeli Ambassador as a first step in recognising the state of Palestine.
Inviting the NTA and Dublin Bus to the next City Council meeting to brief members on city centre traffic plans
On the "Clontarf Sea Wall", on the
proposal to modify the flood defense. It relates to Report No. 355/2017.
A vote to revise the rules for council committees, so that the Automobile Association can join the transport strategic policy committee. It relates to Report No. 24/2018.
Call to remove Conor Skehan as chair of the Housing Agency.
A call to rehouse 14 homeless families, evicted from the Gresham Hotel.
A vote in relation to managing traffic around College Green, calling on the chief executive to not make any changes before a planning hearing happens.
On the procedures to delete people from Dublin's roll of honour. Because the honour had only been revoked once before, in 1915, councillors had to agree the procedure in place now. This relates to Report No. 417/2017.
On removing Burma/Myanmar's politician Aung San Suu Kyi from Dublin's roll of honour.
On whether to defer the removal of Bob Geldof from the Roll of Honour for three months.
To remove Bob Geldof from the roll of honour.
On whether or not to approve a report, which includes a motion to fly the Catalan flag over City Hall.
It relates to Report No. 422/2017.
Suspension of Standing Orders to allow for the consideration of an emergency motion relating to the Freedom of the City and Aung San Suu Kyi.
Whether to not approve the annual council budget for 2018, and instead to seek a meeting with the Minister for Housing to get money to build more on public land.
A vote to set the "vacancy refund rate" at 40 percent for 2018. This refund rate is the amount that owners of vacant commercial property are given back, from their commercial rates payments.
Adopting the 2018 budget.
Setting the annual rate on valuation, also known as "commercial rates".
On whether to accept the council management's recommendation not to add the Fumbally Exchange to the Record of Protected Structures.
Whether to proceed with the Clontarf-to-City Centre cycle route.
On the amount of social and affordable housing on the Poolbeg SDZ.
A vote to reduce the Local Property Tax by 5% for 2018.
To reduce the Local Property Tax by 15% for 2018.
To approve the renewal of Dublin City Centre Business Improvement Districts (BID) scheme, also known as DublinTown. This relates to Report No. 258/2017. (There was also a vote to defer this, put forward by Councillor Mannix Flynn but that suggestion was defeated.)
Naming a street after Savita Halappanavar.
A vote on whether to dispose of St Mary's Mansions, Sean MacDermott Street, Dublin 1 to Clúid Housing Association. It relates to Report No. 170/2017.
Entering into an agreement with South Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare and Louth county councils, whereby Dublin City Council will carry out all of their functions in respect to social housing Public-Private-Partnership Bundle 1, involving 500 homes.
Calling on the government to hold a referendum to repeal the eighth amendment of the Constitution.
On the Housing Lands Initiative, including O'Devaney Gardens, St Michael's Estate, and Oscar Traynor Road.
Calling on the government to help ensure that Northern Ireland remains in the EU.
Vote on whether to go ahead with putting up an advertising structure on Shelbourne Road in Dublin 4. (Part of the deal on how to fund DublinBike.)
Vote on works on Charlemont Street footpath.
Vote on whether to go ahead and put up advertising structures in Donnybrook in Dublin 4. (Part of the deal on how to fund DublinBike.)
Vote on whether to put up an advertising structure at the junction of Pembroke Road and Herbert Park in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. (Part of the deal on how to fund DublinBike.)
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On including artistic and cultural spaces in large developments, under the development plan.
To limit the height of development on the Oscar Traynor Road land to six storeys.
Setting height limits for developments in the inner and outer city.
Zoning for an open space on Bridgefoot Street.
On affordable and social housing on the O'Devaney Gardens site in the development plan.
To keep the Greenmount Industrial Estate in Harold's Cross zoned as Z6 in the development plan.
On fast-food outlets and restrictions in the city development plan on how close to schools they can be.
Rezoning the DIT building, Rathmines College.
Rescinding the council's decision of 25 July 2016 to support the development of a pilot scheme of 100% public, mixed-income housing on the O'Devaney Gardens site, and instead supporting the provision of 30% social & 20% affordable and cost rental on the site.
Reducing the local property tax by 15% for 2017.
Supporting the development of a pilot scheme of 100% public, mixed-income housing on the O'Devaney Gardens site.
Approving proposals set out in the Housing Land Initiative Feasibility Study.
Vote on the Phibsborough Local Area Plan.
Seeking an increase in the Traveller accommodation budget for the year.
Calling on the chief executive to declare the provision of modular housing an emergency measure.
Supporting the use of modular housing as a temporary provision.
To decide if a variation would be made to the Local Property Tax for 2016 and if so by what percentage.
Condemning the recent jailing of protesters against Irish Water metering.
Setting up an "Unused Properties Register", and requisitioning properties on the register that remain idle for more than six months for use as emergency housing.
That the question be put in accordance with Standing Orders
Reducing the Local Property Tax by 15% for the coming year.