Green Party / Comhaontas Glas

One of the more interesting stories we’ve uncovered! Thanks to @dublininquirer.com for picking this up!

‘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...

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 👇

Amen

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

A comms manager’s view of Budget Day 2026

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...

Ireland imports 80% of its wheat. Not great food security. Concentration on livestock farming elbowed Irish wheat out. Imported wheat and flour add considerably to the cost of living crisis. But new crop science opens the door to Irish grown wheat. Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/listen/clip/...

'Stop the Fare Hikes' campaign continued today in my constituency in Douglas Court and Village Shopping Centres and at some of our bus stops. Great support and encouragement received from many people who support this campaign.

✊ Join the Greens at the ‘Fund Our Future’ protest from 12:30pm on Thursday at the Garden of Remembrance. Students Unions, opposition parties, and third-level students will be gathering to say Budget 2027 must support students and younger people.

Students and their families are feeling the rising cost of living more than most. The Green Party believes that Budget27 should deliver a sustainable funding model for third level institutions and relief to students by raising the family income threshold from €65k to €120k for free fees

Last chance to register for our inaugural Women Leading Change event! Join us tomorrow morning on Zoom at 11am, hosted by @janetphorner.bsky.social and @hazelchu.bsky.social in collaboration with @womenforelection.bsky.social and the National Traveller Women's Forum. RSVP now 👉 bit.ly/4z0FMu3

The first in our new series of Women Leading Change events, looking at women’s participation in politics and public life, will take place next Tuesday at 11am-12pm. This event will be hosted by our very own @janetphorner.bsky.social and @hazelchu.bsky.social! Register today 👇 bit.ly/4z0FMu3

While a Culture Card voucher for young people is to be welcomed, the Government cannot be giving with one hand and taking with the other. Senator Malcolm Noonan spoke this morning on one of the biggest barriers to cultural participation for young people - public transport access.

@feljin.ie thanks for organising and pulling so many diverse voices together for the fares increase protest yesterday. It’s great to see the Greens take the lead and others to follow.

These fare hikes don't have to happen. They are a political choice People should be encouraged to use public transport, not punished for doing so youtube.com/shorts/4YmQC...

Join us at 6pm at Leinster House

Green Party councillors across the country are tabling motions to get the Minister for Transport to reverse public transport fare hikes. Our Cork motion was passed unanimously-Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael aren't listening to their own councillors. www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

Wishing Deputy Healy-Rae all the best this evening

Absolutely fuck this from a great height. It was only a few months ago they had all the money in the world to throw at motorists and farmers

Thank you to Dublin Community Television for recording this at our Fare Hikes Protest earlier this month Tomorrow we protest again, this time outside Leinster House at 6pm! youtu.be/uJ2WTisndc4?...

First day back for Dáil Éireann Climate change matters to people-it matters to everyone who has bills to pay because it affects the price of fossil fuels we're so dependent on. This term we're focused on short and long term measures to alleviate the cost of energy for households.