The reaction today from government TDs to President Higgins’s comments on housing are unjustified according to Patrick Costello TD. The Green Party Justice Spokesperson was speaking following accusations that the President breached the constitutional limitations of his position. “What President Higgins said yesterday in relation to the condemnation of Government policy on housing is something…
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“After 5 years, there’s no more time to hide findings of planning corruption” – Patrick Costello TD
Patrick Costello TD today marked 5 years since the delivery of the Mulcahy report to the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government with a birthday cake. The report into alleged planning corruption and irregularities in Donegal County Council was first presented to the Department on June 12th, 2017 and has never been made public….
Patrick Costello TD – Judgement jeopardises operation of District Courts and risks swamping Garda resources
Today’s High Court judgement from Ms. Justice Bolger has thrown significant doubt over criminal proceedings in District Courts nationwide. The Judgement has stated that only a Garda who has initiated and conducted a District Court prosecution has the right of audience before the District Court. The ruling effectively ends the practices of a Court Presenting…
Local TD Patrick Costello calls for de-escalation of violence following shooting in Dublin 8
Green Party TD for Dublin South Central Patrick Costello has called for feuding gangs to de-escalate the situation following a further eruption of violence in the Pimlico area of the city last night, leaving a young man in hospital. Costello said “A spree of reckless and extremely menacing gun violence has run out of control…
Patrick Costello TD welcomes €85k grant for Saint Audoen’s Church from 2022 Community Monuments Fund
The Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Mr Malcolm Noonan, TD, today announced the award of grants for a wide range of archaeological heritage projects under the Department’s 2022 Community Monuments Fund including €85k for Saint Audoen’s Church in Dublin 8. Building on the impact of the scheme last year under which…
Green Party welcomes international cooperation to crackdown on Kinahans
Green Party Justice spokesperson Patrick Costello TD has welcomed today’s announcement of new international sanctions from the US on the Kinahan gang who have been parasites on Irish society for too long. Deputy Costello said: “The joint announcement from the US government, An Garda Síochána and their international law enforcement colleagues is a testament to…