Gardaí nationwide issue just 15 fines per day to drivers for parking on footpaths or grass verges, according to figures released to Green Party Justice spokesperson Patrick Costello TD. Despite annual pledges on Make Way Day by senior Gardaí to protect footpath users, particularly people with disabilities, the number of footpath parking fines issued by…

Here is an update on my parliamentary work for January 2022, as always please get in touch if you have any issues I can help with.

Patrick Costello TD and the Dublin South Central Greens welcome the new Home Energy Upgrade Scheme launched by Minister Eamon Ryan today (February 8th), in what is the biggest home insulation and retrofit scheme ever offered in the State. The scheme will include a new suite of measures that will make it easier for homeowners to…

Patrick Costello TD and Cllr Carolyn Moore made the following planning observation in respect to the SHD application on Herbeton Road in Drimnagh. REF: ABP SHD Application No.: ABP-312300-21 Former G4S Property, Herbeton Road, Dublin 12 To whom it may concern, We the undersigned wish to express serious reservations about the suitability of the above…

Green Party TD Patrick Costello will introduce a bill on Thursday 27th January aimed at tackling Ireland’s failure to combat human trafficking and to implement measures protecting victims of trafficking. The private members bill has been drafted in response to Ireland’s ongoing failure to support vulnerable victims of trafficking and the state’s embarrassing downgrade to…