I was struggling to listen to Eamon Ryan this lunchtime - almost as difficult to take as Roche and Cullen these days - in relation to Boxer pulling out of DTT and I was trying to think of what the Greens have achieved in the two years they've been in government.
As far as I can see they've created serious divisions in their party, they've washed their hands in relation to roads, incineration, Shannon and any objective position on the EU. Their crazy lightbulb ban is shelved, as is the €200 car space levy, no carbon tax, the bike tax relief scheme has been largely ignored by employers. There was the silliness with the Stag Hunt, nothing achieved there. Broadband roll-out stutters on and now the DTT is fubared. There was even some partial ban on turf cutting which is now suspended or partially reversed or something. They wasted money on air-mile carbon credits, stood over voting machines and stood behind FF all the way.
So I'm thinking what they've actually managed to do is secure two ministerial positions plus a junior which they have just lost, Dan was gifted a job, oh and BER certs which are pointless, and they also re jigged car tax and VRT which penalised large families and caused a flood of imported UK cars. They jumped into bed with FF and now face opposition oblivion, or will suffer the same fate as the PDs, in double-quick time.
I voted for them and now I feel dirty. If anyone could list off their noteworthy achievements it might lift my shame somewhat.
As far as I can see they've created serious divisions in their party, they've washed their hands in relation to roads, incineration, Shannon and any objective position on the EU. Their crazy lightbulb ban is shelved, as is the €200 car space levy, no carbon tax, the bike tax relief scheme has been largely ignored by employers. There was the silliness with the Stag Hunt, nothing achieved there. Broadband roll-out stutters on and now the DTT is fubared. There was even some partial ban on turf cutting which is now suspended or partially reversed or something. They wasted money on air-mile carbon credits, stood over voting machines and stood behind FF all the way.
So I'm thinking what they've actually managed to do is secure two ministerial positions plus a junior which they have just lost, Dan was gifted a job, oh and BER certs which are pointless, and they also re jigged car tax and VRT which penalised large families and caused a flood of imported UK cars. They jumped into bed with FF and now face opposition oblivion, or will suffer the same fate as the PDs, in double-quick time.
I voted for them and now I feel dirty. If anyone could list off their noteworthy achievements it might lift my shame somewhat.