Biography

Constituency:
Dublin Central

Euro Electoral Region:
Dublin

Electoral Status:
Joe is currently a sitting TD for Dublin Central .

Address:
66 Aughrim Street
Dublin 7

Tel:
Dail: 01 618 3896
Fax: 01 618 4596

Email:
joe.costello@oireachtas.ie

Website:
http://joecostellotd.blogspot.com

Political Career:

Elected to 30th Dail, May 2007
Elected to Dail Eireann, May 2002
Elected to Seanad Éireann 1997, Leader of the Labour Senate Group 1997 - 2002
Member of Dáil Éireann 1992 - 1997
Labour Party Representative on British Irish Parliamentary Body (1997 to date)
Chairperson of Labour's Policy Development Commission (1995 to 2002)
Member, Seanad Éireann 1989-1992
Member, Dublin City Council 1991-2003
Chair of Central Area Committee (2000 - 2001)
Chair of Heritage Area Rejuvenation Project (2000 - 2001)
Chair of O'Connell Street Integrated Area Plan (2000 -2001)
Member of City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee - (Chairman 1993 - 2000)
Deputy Lord Mayor 1991 - 1992

Occupation:

Full-time Public Representative; former Secondary School Teacher & former President of Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland (ASTI)

Memberships:

Member,Dail Sub-Committee of the Barron Report on the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings of 1974
Member,Dáil Select Committee on European Affairs May 16th, 2006-May 2007
Former President of the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland
Vice-Chair of Amnesty International (1984 - 1987)
Director of Dublin Adult Education Learning Centre, Mountjoy Square, (1995 to date)
Director of East Wall Housing Association (1999 to date)
Founding member of Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (2002)
Executive member of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (1976 - 1990)

Family Background: