Green Party Spokesperson for Justice, Patrick Costello TD has welcomed the increase in frontline Gardaí through new recruits and admin staff in 2021, but has called for them to be used to support and strengthen community policing. Commenting after the Budget, he said: “I welcome the announcement that 2021 will see up to 620 new…

As we approach the five-year anniversary of the devastating Carrickmines fire tomorrow, which claimed ten lives at a Dublin halting site in 2015, I have called for the Traveller National Health Action Plan to be published as a matter of urgency to tackle the stark rates of suicide in the Traveller community. Last year alone,…

This week the Journal.ie published an opinion piece by Patrick Costello TD. The article is available to view on their website here. Article Text: AS THIS GOVERNMENT’S term began a broad alliance of civil society groups came together to campaign to save the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. The campaign worked, the department kept…

Patrick Costello TD issued the following statement in relation to the predicted grades process being carried out in relation to the 2020 Leaving Certificate results: “I have written to the Minister for Education asking for the algorithm for Ireland’s Leaving Certificate grades to be published in the interest of transparency. In the last few days,…