• Green Party TD for Dublin South Central
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
• Email me whenever Patrick Costello speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Prison Service, Children in Care, Departmental Data, Defence Forces, Bus Services

(based on written questions asked by Patrick Costello and answered by departments)

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 May 2024)

“I also raise the issue of St. John Ambulance and the failure to implement the report. Deputy Pringle has laid out the facts. All I would add is that the Government is now funding a safeguarding officer for St. John Ambulance, partly because of the organisation's inability to fund it itself and partly because of the absolute necessity for such a role. When similar concerns about child...”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (16 May 2024)

“124. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the national safety camera enforcement strategy; when it is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22199/24]”

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (16 May 2024)

“191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide further clarification on the scope, timeline and who is responsible for the development of a national policy on rightsizing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22201/24]”

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• Has spoken in 93 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 760 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 112 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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