News Archive for 2015
- Costello welcomes planned refurbishment of Bridewell Garda station Wed Oct 21, 2015 - 02:55 pm I welcome today’s announcement that the Bridewell Garda Station in Dublin 7 is to undergo a major refurbishment. It was …
- Need to investigate the sudden increase in insurance costs for CE schemes Tue Oct 6, 2015 - 05:34 pm Speaking in the Dáil on CE Scheme Insurance Costs Topical Issue I welcome this opportunity to discuss the increased insurance …
- Local Authorities refusal of housing from NAMA is scandalous Thu Oct 1, 2015 - 03:49 pm The statement by NAMA today at the Public Accounts Committee that 31 local authorities throughout the country, including the four …
- Capital investment plan will make life better for all Tue Sep 29, 2015 - 02:57 pm The announcement of a huge €27 billion capital investment plan by Brendan Howlin, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, …
- Government should withdraw VAT concession in forthcoming budget Wed Sep 23, 2015 - 01:43 pm “I have long argued that the hospitality industry is killing the 'golden goose'. Tourism figures are at an all-time high. Hotel …
- Hotels must moderate prices increase or lose VAT concession Fri Sep 18, 2015 - 12:48 pm The tourism figures published by the CSO for the first half of 2015 show that record levels of visitors came to Ireland in that …
- New drugs threat needs urgent action - Costello Wed Sep 2, 2015 - 11:48 am Call for National Drugs Unit to have Special Task Force to target new drugs The drug problem in Dublin is increasing. It is …
- Costello welcomes progress in tackling litter problem Mon Aug 31, 2015 - 04:10 pm The results of IBAL’s latest Litter Survey, announced today, indicates that some progress is being made in tackling the scourge …
- Costello calls on Dublin hotels to reverse exorbitant price increases Wed Aug 26, 2015 - 02:00 pm The hospitality industry is getting greedy and is in danger of losing its way again as happened previously in the Celtic Tiger …
- Costello calls for regulation of sex shops Wed Jul 29, 2015 - 04:32 pm Labour TD Joe Costello has called for the sex industry in Ireland to be subject to planning and regulation. Deputy Costello …