Green Party Convention on NAMA and the Programme for Government

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

No election! :-) Hopefully getting the Green party membership's support will just be a formality.
by ConorReidy via twitter at 10/9/2009 8:14:27 PM
@ConorReidy the negotiators will have to ask for permission first. a formality of sorts :))
by DoneganGardens at 10/9/2009 8:23:49 PM
It's a deal. Statement follows in two...
by greenparty_ie via twitter at 10/9/2009 8:24:05 PM
Greens and FF agree new govt programme http://short.ie/gpdeal Now for the hard bit, a two-thirds endorsement tmrw.
by greenparty_ie via twitter at 10/9/2009 8:33:00 PM
Cedar Lounge Rev: Well, fancy that! Greens and FF agree new programme for government.: RTÉ and.. http://bit.ly/S3FXS
by NIviews via twitter at 10/9/2009 8:33:20 PM
Looking forward to tomorrow. I'm hoping, as I read through the document in the morning, to go "wow" at least once. If I don't, it's going to be a long and ultimately depressing day.
by dermod at 10/9/2009 8:56:37 PM
I'm wondering if there will be a twitter ban in place :) Look forward to hearing the WOW's or other comments Dermod!
by Suzy Byrne at 10/9/2009 8:57:37 PM
zero respect left for the Irish Green party as they continue to ptop up a corrupt Irish political party
by archiseek via twitter at 10/9/2009 10:10:48 PM
Lights still on in Agriculture House & Governnent Buildings as we all crawl through editing process
by CiaranCuffe via twitter at 10/9/2009 10:13:28 PM
Heard that reintroduction of college fees are off the agenda #pfg
by BoomTimeBoy via twitter at 10/9/2009 11:04:14 PM
RTE News reports - No reduction in capitation grants, increase in school book grants, no third level fees. 500 new school teachers over next 3 years,
by Suzy Byrne at 10/9/2009 11:09:11 PM
Vouched expenses system for Oireachtas members and a ban on corporate donations. No word yet on the battery hens or fur farming
by Suzy Byrne at 10/9/2009 11:09:59 PM
Hearing Gormley to become Tanaiste #pfg
by Raghallaigh via twitter at 10/9/2009 11:10:31 PM
RT @davidcochrane: I'm hearing John Gormley to become Tanaiste. #pfg <<<< I for one welcome our new alien overlords!
by gavreilly via twitter at 10/9/2009 11:10:47 PM
Statement From Green Party - 21.22

Green Party Leader John Gormley is happy to confirm that the Government partners have agreed a revised Programme for Government aimed at tackling the serious challenges facing the Irish people.

Minister Gormley said: “The Green Party’s TDs and senators will be recommending this to our members for approval at a special convention at the RDS in Dublin tomorrow. It comes after 60 hours of discussions with our government partners who we thank for their help and cooperation.

“The Programme will re-direct the work of government to better tackle economic recession and address the serious environmental challenges ahead. It will help protect and create jobs while also aiming to restore public confidence in politics. It will also help government do more with less resources while also protecting the most vulnerable in our society.”

“Above all, it will position Ireland to take advantage of a hoped-for world economic recovery through developing a new green economy.”

“We hope to present full details of the revised programme to our Green Party members and to the Irish people tomorrow morning.”

[ENDS]
by Suzy Byrne at 10/9/2009 11:11:55 PM
If Niall O'B gets a Senate seat it'll bring Galway Greens in line, long considered in the Fundie wing #pfg
by AllanCavanagh via twitter at 10/9/2009 11:23:54 PM
The 2007 #pfg: http://gavreilly.com/downloads/pfg2007.pdf; 2002 edition at http://gavreilly.com/downloads/pfg2002.pdf. Compare and contrast.
by gavreilly via twitter at 10/9/2009 11:26:55 PM
RT @unkiedave Looks like #pfg won't be ready for distribution to members at 10 #gpconf
by clicky_here via twitter at 10/10/2009 9:12:58 AM
And the Green Party members have to digest it and make a decision on our behalf between now and 3.45 this afternoon. #pfg
by naoisen via twitter at 10/10/2009 9:13:41 AM
Irish Economy have a guest post from James Nix from the Green Party www.irisheconomy.ie
by Suzy Byrne at 10/10/2009 9:31:45 AM
In my seat. No sign yet of document.
by dermod at 10/10/2009 9:33:20 AM
Heading to RDS, I' ll be voting to stay in and transform Government. Just got a thumbs-up from a guy in a VW camper van
by CiaranCuffe via twitter at 10/10/2009 9:37:08 AM
Good luck to Green members in the RDS today. Hope a few hours is enough to digest the new PfG before signing us up for 50Bn of debts #gpcon
by astarmain via twitter at 10/10/2009 9:48:09 AM
RT @RedDave14 - @CiaranCuffe Is there any chance the Cervical Cancer Vaccine programme got a mention in the #PfG? #gpcon #gpconf
by clicky_here via twitter at 10/10/2009 9:48:37 AM
Fianna Fáil backbenchers still don't have sight of #pfg #gpconf
by naoisen via twitter at 10/10/2009 9:49:08 AM
Bananaman is protesting outside #pfg still not distributed. It's printing.
by stephencrowley via twitter at 10/10/2009 9:52:19 AM
I'm presuming FF have promised to reverse Climate Change over 3 years, replace every Tesco with a field of allotments and reinstate the demolished Dun Laoighaire pier. Can't imagine the Greens could reasonably sign off on NAMA in any other circumstances.
by Simon McGarr at 10/10/2009 9:55:09 AM
Looking forward to my favourite independent newshounds keeping me up to date on the doings and not-sayings of the Greens.
by Simon McGarr at 10/10/2009 9:55:13 AM
No sign of the #pfg document in RDS yet according to members inside #gpconf
by Suzy Byrne via twitter at 10/10/2009 9:56:14 AM
@suzybie Printing out stuff when one can email it about? Recycled trees I hope #pfg
by damienmulley via twitter at 10/10/2009 9:56:46 AM
word is #pfg still being printed, not going to have a lot of time to read it. Some talk of Mary White for CC, not Gormley for Tanaiste
by unkiedave via twitter at 10/10/2009 9:56:52 AM
protesting banana republic #gpcon http://bit.ly/KR2iP
by unkiedave via twitter at 10/10/2009 10:01:56 AM
by Suzy Byrne via Lh5.ggpht at 10/10/2009 10:03:09 AM
Is popular consensus the #pfg talks were all for show so that GP members would have to make a pressurised decision?
by AllanCavanagh via twitter at 10/10/2009 10:07:47 AM
Irish Times reporting PFG to propose redeveloping the GPO as new Abbey Theatre!!! Traitors.
by Griff101 via twitter at 10/10/2009 10:08:53 AM
the RDS is like a cage of green party members surrounded on the outside by a swell of people baying for blood #pfg
by adam_douglas3 via twitter at 10/10/2009 10:10:16 AM
Twitter exclusive. Literally just off the presses: Renewed Programme for Government. http://short.ie/pfg09 #pfg
by greenparty_ie via twitter edited by dermod at 10/10/2009 10:16:25 AM
#gpconf #pfg proposes pols expenses be transparent, vouched and open to scrutiny, register of lobbyists, review of FOI fees
by marklittlenews via twitter at 10/10/2009 10:20:33 AM
#pfg Very "Green" so far, but I'm only on page 4 ...... almost nervous reading it to see what may lie ahead
by wesg via twitter at 10/10/2009 10:20:43 AM
#pfg Water charges are in there
by wesg via twitter at 10/10/2009 10:22:18 AM
@suzybie #pfg #gpconf Do you know if the pfg document will be published in full?
by mediabite via twitter at 10/10/2009 10:22:25 AM
@mediabite it's on www.short.ie
by Suzy Byrne at 10/10/2009 10:23:35 AM
Notes success of disability groups in getting NDS Recession Implementation Plan into #pfg
by Suzy Byrne via twitter edited by Suzy Byrne at 10/10/2009 10:24:00 AM
#Marian #pfg Finucane has Fergal Keane at the RDS... he's describing the scene there now...
by VCurrentAffairs via twitter at 10/10/2009 10:24:40 AM
Water charges in #pfg and Ireland to be a 'GM-Free Zone', will GM imports be banned?
by aon_sceal via twitter at 10/10/2009 10:26:05 AM