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…

Full transcript of my contribution: I thank the Minister for sharing time. She mentioned the two issues, namely, the non-fatal regulation and the specific offence of stalking. I raised these matters during Questions on Promised Legislation this morning. I am glad that the Minister remains committed to driving forward in respect of both of them….

Patrick Costello TD: The public is looking to all of us in this House to show leadership on the issue of gender-based violence. One of our roles as legislators is to ensure that the laws we have provide effective protection. The Minister for Justice has spoken in the past of making strangulation a stand-alone offence….