News Archive
- Minister, Archbishop should intervene in Fr Scully house issue – Costello Wed Nov 26, 2014 - 03:20 pm I welcome Minister Kelly’s announcement today of the largest single investment ever of €3.8 billion in social housing for …
- Bravery of local young men prevented human tragedy in inner city Tue Nov 25, 2014 - 02:20 pm It was little short of a miracle that the fire which engulfed one house and severely damaged two other houses in Gloucester Place …
- Commitment to keep water services in public ownership welcome Wed Nov 19, 2014 - 08:03 pm There is no doubt that mistakes were made in establishing Irish Water and that many people have real concerns about its …
- Costello calls on Archbishop Martin to intervene in housing dispute Mon Nov 17, 2014 - 04:30 pm The behaviour of the Catholic Housing Aid Society (CHAS) towards its tenants from Fr Scully House on Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 is …
- Public Accounts Committee Refers Dossier on Tax Evasion to Gardai - Costello Wed Nov 12, 2014 - 07:10 pm At its meeting today, the Public Accounts Committee decided to refer the Dossier on Tax Evasion that had been received from the …
- Tax allegations highlight value of whistleblowers’ legislation Fri Nov 7, 2014 - 06:20 pm Allegations of tax evasion contained in a dossier circulated to members of the Public Accounts Committee are potentially very …
- Unemployment rate drops by one-third since 2012 - Costello Wed Nov 5, 2014 - 03:47 pm Labour TD, Joe Costello, has welcomed the continued reduction in unemployment as shown by today’s Live Register CSO figures. …
- Costello condemns fatal shooting in north inner city and calls for review of national drugs strategy Mon Oct 27, 2014 - 04:30 pm The shooting dead of a man, combined with the robbery of a taxi driver and the attack on a homeless person in the space of a …
- Irish Water must step up to the plate and refocus Thu Oct 23, 2014 - 12:50 pm Irish Water has not been a success to date. It has failed to connect with the public in any meaningful way. Irish Water has …
- Budget 2015 is a People’s Budget - Costello Tue Oct 14, 2014 - 07:11 pm Budget 2015 marks the end of the recession and the beginning of the recovery. It is the first positive step towards redressing …