One of the more interesting stories we’ve uncovered! Thanks to @dublininquirer.com for picking this up!
Green Party / Comhaontas Glas
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Green Party Ireland Irish progressive political party focused on: 🌍 climate action 🌳 nature restoration ✊ social justice
‘Visa denial in the midst of genocide is both immoral and cruel and will be an enduring cause of shame to the government and the individuals that impose it.’ www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Denying visas to Palestinians in the midst of genocide is immoral and cruel
Our international conference on Palestine planned for Maynooth University had to be cancelled, because Ireland's government wouldn't grant visas to Palestinians
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The N8 bus route was promised by the end of the year. Now, the Minister isn’t so sure. 👀 Have a listen to his response 👇
Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 6d agoToday's decision by Labour to approve new drilling in the North Sea is climate vandalism. It's a betrayal of all of our futures, and Labour has abandoned all credibility in the fight against climate change. This is a victory for Shell over the people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
We need politicians with ideas! Ideas that give us all the good things like lower bills, cleaner energy, energy independence. We're pumping out wind, but we're also dumping a lot because we don't have the battery storage. So let's change that @malcolmnoonan.bsky.social
Is this building derelict? According to the law, it's not. We have a serious problem with dereliction in this country and the threshold for what can be deemed derelict is too high. The government is replacing the Derelict Sites Levy with a new Derelict Property Tax collected by Revenue.
Amid an acute shortage of after-school places, I believe that the Dept of Education should be encouraging schools to make their buildings available for after-school use. The Taoiseach's response today was surprisingly encouraging - I'll be following up on this with the Dept and relevant Ministers.
July was the last time that the Minister met face to face with the solicitors We see growing chaos developing in the courts And we see victims of crime being retraumatized, justice being denied to victims of crime And now we have Jim O’Callaghan weaponising victims of rape in the media overnight.
Big news for Waterford. When we visited a few weeks ago this was brought up with us a lot. We’ll read the ruling with care.
Today 2000 artists were to be awarded the Basic Income for Artists. But it turns out that only 750 will receive it. @rodericogorman.bsky.social asked when the other 1250 artists will get clarity on the situation in the Dáil. Find out more at greenparty.ie/news @donnacooney1.bsky.social
Disclaimer: Volunteering for the Green Party may lead to surprise councillors on your doorstep @pidgeondublin.bsky.social . Also, love to Dagmar who shows up for us and is the essence of what community means to us 💚 (is anyone else reminded of Marty Whelan's Daz ads watching this?)
The Green Party supports union members who have been driven to take strike action this Wednesday. The Government needs to stop posturing, recognise that workers have been hit by months of inflation, and deliver a fair day's pay for a fair day's work.
Tomorrow, large parts of the public sector will be shut for 24 hours. The Green Party supports union members who have been driven to take this action ✊ The Government needs to stop posturing and recognise that cost-of-living measures introduced so far have not helped them sufficiently.
Who said demanding climate action couldn’t be a party? 60,000 in Brussels today! We want renewables to be a priority, not a backup plan. We want polluters to pay and our health to be protected. We want a future where destroying nature is considered a crime.
And there we have it folks. Prices will continue to rise We need help to bring down our use of oil and gas. And there’s less available to do that because of what FF/FG thought might get them a couple of votes down the line. Special mention here for Labour who voted with them on this.
There is no dedicated Nature Restoration fund in the budget for 2027
Thanks to @thenewshughes.bsky.social for asking @rodericogorman.bsky.social to write this piece for the Daily Mail Budget 2027 does nothing to allow people to bring down the amount of oil and gas they use. Jack Chambers has increased SEAI funding by 2% when grant requests have increased by 50%.
There is nothing in the budget that will help people to bring down their use of fuel. Carbon tax reductions will be eaten up by higher oil and gas prices Then what? There’ll be less €s available to allow people to take measures to lower their bills permanently
Our 60 second take on what Budget 2027 does for childcare @lourdascottgreen.bsky.social @rodericogorman.bsky.social
Labour just voted in favour of the carbon tax reduction. That might explain our reluctance to join your party 😕
Budget Day in Ireland. Seems like greyhound racing did well: sadly can't say the same for climate action.
In last years budget, SEAI was allocated €640 million to support home retrofit. Min Chambers has just announced that SEAI will get €654.5 million in 2027 for retrofit. A €14.5 million increase. A 2% increase.
- A review of Cycle to Work scheme - A review of TaxSaver scheme - A review of Sustainable Aviation Fuel - An extension of the VRT relief for ecars - An increase in the micro-gen credit by €200
Having written off 4 years of carbon tax revenue (and no indication yet how that hole will be filled) the Tanaiste spends a section of his speech talking about how important energy transition is to his Government. But what the the measures he is actually announcing?
That's it! 3 reviews, one extension of an existing relief, one (welcome) increase in an allowance. This tinkering around the edges does not show a Government serious about transitioning away from fossil fuels and making renewable energy easily available for all households across the country.
The fascinating documentary film ‘Forever is Now’ (about former @greenparty.ie leader @eamonryan.bsky.social’s last 18 months in govt) is in cinemas from 16th October. If you’re interested: Trailer here: www.soilsiu.com/home/forever... Movie theatres and dates here: guthgafa.com/forever-is-n...
Forever Is Now — Soilsiu Films
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