Green Party call for Publication of St John’s Ambulance report on Historic Sexual Abuse. Patrick Costello, Green Party Spokesperson for Justice secured at last nights parliamentary party meeting the full backing of the party to support his call for St. John’s Ambulance to publish immediately their report on historic child sexual abuse in the organisation. …
Author: Ben Ryan
WATCH: Exploitation of Migrant Fishing Workers in Ireland
Transcript: Deputy Patrick Costello: In December last year, Noteworthy produced a series of reports investigating the exploitation and abuse of migrant fisherman in the Irish fishing industry. This morning in the audiovisual room, I hosted Maria Delaney, the journalist who undertook that investigation, along with Migrant Rights Centre Ireland and the International Transport Workers’ Federation…
WATCH: BusConnects G-Spine Rollout
Full Transcript: Deputy Costello: The G-spine promised an improvement of about 20% for Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard. We’ve seen the same problems that everyone is highlighting declining service, ghost buses and buses full driving past bus stops. We’ve talked a lot about the lack of bus drivers, but I want to dig in more into…
STATEMENT: Supreme Court ruling on Patrick Costello’s CETA case.
The Supreme Court has today ruled in favour of the CETA (Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement) case brought by Deputy Patrick Costello, TD for Dublin South Central. This is a significant moment in protecting the integrity of our courts system and our constitution. This case raised important questions in relation to binding legal mechanisms which would…
LETTER: The High Court injunction blocking the agreed security sector Employment Regulation Order
Following contacts from several of my constituents due to recent High Court injunction stopping the previously agreed pay increases for 16,000 security workers, I have written to the Ministers responsible and asked they engage with all stakeholders to ensure this pay increase can be enacted as soon as possible.
STATEMENT: Costello Welcomes Announcements on the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme.
Green Party Deputy Leader and Minister for the Arts, Catherine Martin, announced today the commencement of the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme. 2,000 artists and creative arts workers were awarded grants across the country as part of a three year pilot scheme. Recipients will receive €325 per week, paid on a monthly basis,…