Greens seek to rebuild

April 1, 2011 By 3 Comments

Dan Boyle

A delegation from the Green Party led by Chairman Dan Boyle, travelled to Budapest this weekend to attend a council meeting of the European Greens. The occasion is the first time the Irish Greens have met with European counterparts since the general election. Amongst the issues discussed was the party’s recent electoral performance.

A specific meeting took place between the Irish delegation and representatives from other green parties that have suffered electoral reverses, including Germany, Belgium, France and the Czech Republic, to learn from their experiences. The Irish Green Party will be examining this and other organisational issues in the run up to its AGM in May.

 

 

 

 

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Gormley asks cork voters to support Boyle

February 24, 2011 By 3 Comments

John Gormley

JOHN Gormley today urged constituents in Cork South Central to Vote Number 1 for Dan Boyle. He said that Fine Gael and Labour were ‘home and dry’ and people could make their vote count tomorrow by voting green.

“I am asking voters to give Dan a number one preference to keep him ahead of other other parties and to ensure the Greens are represented in the next Dáil,” he said.

Voting Green was ‘a win-win proposition’ he added.

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Carers payment is not social welfare and should be protected

February 11, 2011 By 2 Comments

Dan Boyle

Speaking at an election meeting organised last night by the Cork Carers Forum, Green Party social protection spokesperson Dan Boyle said he believed the best way to protect carers benefit is to remove it from the budget of the Department of Social Protection and have it paid from the Department of Community instead.

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Boyle offers sympathy after Cork Airport tragedy

February 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Dan Boyle

Dan Boyle has offered his heart-felt sympathy to the families of all those killed or injured in the ‘Manx2′ airline crash at Cork Airport today.

“News of the crash has come as a dreadful blow to everyone in the Cork area and across the country. Those who are affected by this horrible crash are in our thoughts and prayers,” Senator Boyle said.

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Boyle slams “macho” displays by FG and Labour

February 9, 2011 By 1 Comment

Dan Boyle

The Green Party today said that Ireland can and will sort out its public finances in a way that is fair, results in greater job creation and reforms our public services. The party proposes that in Government it will ensure that there will be no increases in income tax or cuts to social welfare rates in the next three years of the four-year plan.

Launching its position on the public finances, Party Leader John Gormley said: “The overall direction of four year plan is correct as the basis for stabilising the public finances, but we believe that some key changes can be made without jeopardising European support. We can guarantee that income taxes will not be raised during the next three years, and that social welfare rates will not be cut. No other party is able to say this, on the contrary the opposite is implicit in both Fine Gael and Labour’s proposals.”

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Move to add “economic treason” to constitution

December 16, 2010 By 5 Comments

Dan Boyle

THE Green Party has introduced a Bill which seeks to amend the definition of treason in the Constitution to include economic treason. Green Party Whip Trevor Sargent TD moved the legislation in the Dáil this morning.

Green Party Chairman Dan Boyle said, “Among the many reasons why there has been no action taken against known individuals working in Irish financial institutions whose greed and recklessness have brought us to where we are is that properly defined legislation seems to be lacking in defining this kind of white collar crime and fraud”.

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Boyle to introduce Bill on “financial treason”

November 19, 2010 By 6 Comments

Dan Boyle

GREEN Party finance spokesperson Dan Boyle plans to introduce a Seanad Private Members Bill defining the crime of “financial treason”. He will shortly seek leave to introduce the Bill in the Seanad.

Senator Boyle, who is the Green Party Chairman, said, “Among the many reasons why there has been no action taken against known individuals working in Irish financial institutions whose greed and recklessness have brought us to where we are is that properly defined legislation seems to be lacking in defining this kind of white collar crime and fraud.

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Tax system must be fair

September 22, 2010 By 1 Comment

Dan Boyle

THE Government must ensure that all earners contribute fairly to the tax system, Green Party Chairman Dan Boyle said today. Tax avoidance remains too prevalent, he said, and is placing intolerable pressure on the public finances.

Speaking today at a Social Justice Ireland conference on the future of the welfare state, the Green Party’s finance and social protection spokesman Dan Boyle spoke on a number of areas that are important to be addressed in the context of Budget 2011.

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