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Sean Sherlock
LABOUR TD Seán Sherlock has said that there should be “No more lectures from Greens on cronyism please”.
“The replacement by the Green/ Fianna Fáil Government, of the ICMSA representative on the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) with a Birdwatch Ireland appointee, is as clear an example of blatant cronyism as we are likely to witness.
FINE Gael TD Bernard Allen has compared the Green Party to the Father Dougal McGuire character in Father Ted, following comments by Green Party Leader John Gormley comparing the Labour Party to Father Ted.
Deputy Allen said, “Following the latest opinion poll showing Green support collapsing to just two per cent, which means it could be as low as nothing at all allowing for the margin of error John Gormley described the Labour Party as being like Father Ted because they sit on the fence so much.
Mick Murphy
CORK Green Party organiser Mick Murphy has expressed the parties concerns over plans to allow the GAA to acquire lands in the docklands acquired by the city council under a compulsory purchase to provide a public park.
Mr Murphy said, “Our main points of concern are assuming that the proposed sale to the GAA falls under the terms of Section 183 of the Local Government Act (disposal of land) a vote to sell land next week would fail to meet the provision contained in the Act where councillors can only vote on such matters if 10 clear days notice including the amount of money to cover the sale is made available in writing to elected members.
Eamon Ryan
GREEN Party Minister Eamon Ryan has been caught in the most obvious fib as his admission that he was aware of a Green Party plan on Cabinet rotation flatly contradicts his comments seven days ago according to Fine Gael Front Bench Spokesman, Simon Coveney.
“Last Wednesday March 3, Minister Ryan was at pains to make it clear that he was unaware of any rotation plan within the Green Party for the rotation of Cabinet seats. These comments were carried on pretty much every media outlet.
Ciaran Lynch
LABOUR TD Ciarán Lynch has said that Eamon Ryan’s pronouncement yesterday that the Government will put together a panel of experts to take a look at how to address the problems faced by struggling homeowners, bears all the hallmarks of a Green Party “solo run”.
“It is curious that such a proposal would come from the Minister for Energy and Communications, a minister that holds no responsibility whatsoever for housing, welfare issues or banking policy. Surely it is the Minister for Housing Michael Finneran who should be coming forward with initiatives like this. It is also extraordinary that Dept of Finance seems to know nothing at all about this.
