• 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, Covid-19 Pandemic, Departmental Staff, Vaccination Programme

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Enforcement of Road Traffic Offences: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

“The online portal was exactly something I wanted to ask about, and while I have a big cross through my list of questions, this is one that has not been asked, so we will start there. The online portal in many ways dovetails with stuff those from Dublin Bus have talked about, such as automatic number plate recognition, ANPR, and some of the stuff the Garda representatives mentioned in their...”

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (4 Oct 2022)

“120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on measures the Office of Public Works has made in collaboration with An Garda Síochána to enforce the 30 km/h speed limit in the Phoenix Park. [48290/22]”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Workplace Relations Commission (4 Oct 2022)

“189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will transfer the powers of the marine survey office to the Workplace Relations Commission recognising the powers of investigation held by the Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48119/22]”

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• Has spoken in 86 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 396 written questions in the last year — 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") 63 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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