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Fine Gael and Labour plans for Dublin will damage both city and country

As they ditch plans for an elected Mayor, abandon public transport and introduce and anti-urban property tax Green Party leader Eamon Ryan today criticised the government’s intention to abandon plans for an elected Mayor, abandon public transport projects and introduce an anti-urban property tax. “Fine Gael and Labour are doing Dublin down” he commented, “They […]

15th October 2012

Green Party calls on Minister Coveney to explain

Green Party calls on Minister Coveney to explain Yesterday we welcomed the announcement of a promised 900 jobs for Kildare with the building of Kerry Food’s new global technology and research center. Kerry Foods are a great Irish success story and are held in high esteem internationally, in both the food ingredients and convenience foods sector. We all, of course, […]

10th October 2012

Junior Certificate Education Reforms will lead to greater inequality

Minister Quinn’s reforms will lead to greater inequality If schools in disadvantaged areas cannot fund the proposed new ‘short course’ system. The Green Party has welcomed aspects of the plans announced today to reform the Junior Certificate but questioned whether the proposals would put disadvantaged schools even further behind. The Green Party’s Deputy Leader, Spokesperson […]

4th October 2012

Minister puts Dublin Bay at risk

Minister puts Dublin Bay at risk We need a public enquiry to assess the risks and returns from oil drilling so close to the shore The decision, by Minister Jan O Sullivan, to grant a foreshore licence for oil drilling in Dublin Bay is putting at risk a critical environmental and amenity resource for the city. By failing […]

4th October 2012

Green Party endorses Yes vote in Children

Calls for application of ‘best interests of the child’ principle in all Government policies The Green Party has called for a Yes vote in the Children’s Rights Referendum, following a meeting of Party’s National Council. The Party has also urged the Government to ensure that consideration of the best interests of children should apply to […]

3rd October 2012

Green Party calls on the Government to host a National Forum on Climate Change

Green Party calls on the Government to host a National Forum on Climate Change In response to the Publication of the NESC Report ‘Towards a new National Climate Policy Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan said today “I welcome the publication by the National Economic and Social Council of their report ‘Towards a National Climate Policy.’ Getting […]

1st October 2012

End to price difference in agric diesel

End to price difference in agric diesel Dundalk TC call for end to price difference for agri diesel. Water courses and public health under threat , claims Cllr Dearey. At Tuesday night’s meeting of Dundalk Town Council, there was unanimous cross party for a motion calling on the Finance Minister to end the price differential […]

28th September 2012

Green Is Back! Green Party selects first candidate for 2014

Green Party selects first candidate for 2014 Last Thursday the Bracken Court Hotel in Balbriggan saw the rebirth of the Green Party in Fingal. The selection convention for the local election candidate for the Balbriggan Ward (which also includes Skerries, Rush, Lusk and much of rural Fingal) saw no less than 4 candidates vying […]

28th September 2012

Registering your septic tank before Saturday makes simple common sense

Registering your septic tank before Saturday makes simple common sense Failure to do so will cost people more in either higher charges or polluted water. The Green Party are advising householders across the country to register their septic tank online before this weekend when the cost of registration increases from €5 to €50. Green Party Leader Eamon […]

26th September 2012

Hogan’s Intervention on Traveller accommodation wholly inappropriate

Hogan’s Intervention on Traveller Accommodation in Kilkenny is wholly inappropriate Green Party claims Councillors are systematically blocking the allocation of housing to Traveller families Following a claim in today’s Irish Daily Mail that Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government wrote to constituents in a rural area of Co Kilkenny assuring them that […]

26th September 2012