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It's the day of our National Convention, and there has never been a better time to join The Green Party.
As this government turn its back on climate action, continues to put profit before the welfare of its people and the planet, we think you deserve more
JOIN THE EARTH DAY PROTEST: 5.30pm, Wednesday 22nd of April, Leinster House
Next Wednesday, 22nd April, Roderic O’Gorman TD will be bringing a Green Party motion to the Dáil to mark Earth Day.
Later that evening, we will gather outside the Dáil to show public support and call on TDs to back this motion.
The protest will take place from 5:30pm to 6:30pm, and we need as many supporters there as possible.
Today, the Critical Infrastructure Bill means that any proposed piece of work designated as "critical infrastructure" will no longer be assessed for its climate impact. So this means that projects that definitely will have a climate impact; big energy projects like liquefied natural gas and electricity sucking data centres, these projects will no longer have their climate impact assessed when they're going for planning permission.
Vote No 1 @JanetPHorner@mastodon.ie in Dublin Central
Vote No 1 @niallgalway@mastodon.ie in Galway West
Our @niallgalway@mastodon.ie was on The Hard Shoulder on Newstalk this evening talking about the decision to approve the Galway Ring Road
The people who are most vulnerable to energy poverty need help now. That is why we are proposing an emergency payment of €200 to each household who receive either Fuel Allowance or the Household benefits package. This would provide an immediate cash benefit of €200 to 752,000 energy vulnerable households
Recognising that these increased energy costs are impacting across society, we would also look at a wider round of energy credits, but this time with a targeting mechanism.
The Bye-Election campaigns are a go!
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And Vote number 1 @JanetPHorner@mastodon.ie in Dublin Central and Vote number 1 @niallgalway@mastodon.ie in Galway-West!
Today 5.30 Leinster House
Make your voice heard
It feels like something is happening, that people want to move away from the toxicity in Irish politics.
Last week Jane Matthew from The Journal joined Janet for a canvas in Dublin Central.
What she found was a warm reception to a candidate building a campaign based on positivity and hope.
Janet is everything that Irish politics needs. A strong Green voice and an effective, proactive, politician who believes that people are fundamentally good.
Vote Janet Horner No 1 in Dublin Central.
It’s one thing to float ideas, it’s another to commit to them
This Government needs to give clear funding and a clear timeline for delivering on additional supports for home energy upgrades
Was the visit to the White House worthwhile? Yesterday's event has shown that the shamrock ceremony has become a charade where the main aim is appeasement, rather than diplomacy.
We cannot be passive actors in a world where policy is dictated by tech moguls.
We know from research undertaken in Ireland that recommender algorithms are vehicles for supercharging the most extreme and toxic content available on the internet.
The FF/FG government can't continue to take a laissez-faire “open for business” attitude to these problems.
Business interests must not trump the wellbeing of our young people.
Thanks to @pbp for bringing the Online Safety Bill to the Dáil
One of the big changes between this Government and the previous one is that they have identified the use of LNG as an answer to energy security issues, but the past few days have shown that its supply is not secure in availability or cost.
@rodericogorman asked the Taoiseach when we will see the promised 5GWs of offshore wind delivered?
And if he will reconsider the policy to introduce LNG into our energy mix.
We often hear members of Government and their parties leaning into far right sentiments on migration, including misinformation about @rodericogorman's time as Minister for Integration.
But what do new changes to the International Protection system actually do to reform the system so that it is focused on helping people in genuine need? And are decisions being made by this government purely political?
We choose hope over hate every time
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