The Green Party's chief whip Marc Ó Cathasaigh has called for the Road Safety Authority to be brought before the Public Accounts Committee.

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#BREAKING EU governments just voted YES to lower energy bills, YES to less energy poverty, and YES to climate action. #EPBD is adopted! 🌱👏

My thanks to the mechanics, engineers, and drivers giving Limerick a cleaner, quieter, smoother bus service 🔌🚍

#YourJourneyCounts

Nearly every climate denial argument I’ve ever heard falls into one of these five categories.

1 - it’s not real
2 - it’s not us
3 - it’s not bad
4 - it’s too hard/costly to fix
5 - it’s too late

And you know which is growing the fastest these days? The last one 😳

Really disappointing to see EU leaders burying their head in the sand on the climate crisis.

We don't have time for that immature behaviour, and it's not the way to stop the rise of the far right either!

ow.ly/5W3Y50Rf0Pv #EU2024

Pod of The Last Word on Environment with Matt Cooper is now available. We discussed EU's idiotic ditching of #climate , green policies just as Europe heats up dangerously & food production pummelled.

If I sound a little angry, that's probably because I am.

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Great to meet with Green Party Ireland colleagues in Killarney this morning 💚

We have 5 brilliant Green candidates in Kerry for the upcoming local elections, each working hard for their communities.

Go n-éirí an t-ádh libh 👏

Just announced: the percentage of women on boards in the Irish sport sector is 45%

#IRFU
FAIreland
The GAA
have surpassed 40% representation of women on their boards for the first time

Well done all, great news as we work to make sport more accessible for women & girls

Delighted to meet with some of the other lgbtq+ elected reps in the Oireachtas on Wednesday.

Plenty to do. Even the most cursory look at the comments tell you how much work there is to be done.

The @RSA is withholding information that can save lives. The one word excuse 'GDPR' is not enough. Since their inception in 2006 they have not been in front of the Public Accounts Committee - Now @MarcK_Green has requested they appear.
More - greenparty.ie/news/green-par… #RoadSafety

A lot of Green councillors have gone on these trips to learn from the best in the world cycling and active travel infrastructure from the Dutch masters. We hope to see more politicians try it! ow.ly/YZ7m50RcUUo #StudyAbroad Dutch Cycling Embassy IrishCycle.com

People want healthy reliable food on their plate, and the new 10% organic public procurement plan will help to grow a food system that does just that. agriland.ie/farming-news/1…
#Organic #GoodFood

Really glad I was able to meet the delegates of the Youth Assembly this afternoon. Young people's input on policy is vital, I know that the delegates' contribution to the Climate Action Plan was instrumental.

Big news in the fight for a sports pitch for the Liberties.

Dublin City Council have confirmed that they are working on plans for a FIFA-size pitch and park space on the Marrowbone Lane site - a space they had earmarked for a big depot.

More to do, but big progress!

The Cathaoirleach, the Leader and fellow Senators took the opportunity to welcome new Senator Malachai O'Hara to the Seanad today.

Pictured here with Members and Family before taking his seat in the Seanad Chamber for the first time.

#SeeForYourself #SeanadÉireann

“Will we give our children the same planet that we enjoyed?”

All episodes of #RisingTides available to watch now on the RTÉ Player. Link in next post.

I want to be a Senator for all voices from Northern Ireland. Here’s is the first part of my maiden speech in the Senate.

#senator4all #sharedisland

The second half of Mal O'Hara's maiden speech as a Senator. Mal's breadth of experience with community groups and as a frontline activist is what this #SharedIsland needs for our #SharedFuture ☘️ Seanadóir Mal O’Hara Belfast (he/him) Green Party NI

At the launch of Feminist Climate Justice Report with esteemed colleagues ⁦Cllr. Colette Finn⁩ ⁦Cllr. Dan Boyle/An Comhairleoir Dónal Ó Baoill⁩

Mal O'Hara's maiden speech as a Senator made a compelling case for representation for all of Northern Ireland in Seanad Éireann- earlier this week Mal became our first non-aligned Senator with just that ambition ☘️
#SharedIsland #SharedFuture Seanadóir Mal O’Hara Belfast (he/him) Green Party NI