Green Party or Greenwashing Party?

There’s lots of space for new parties if you want to set one up. Why don’t you put your fabulous theoretical platform out there yourself and see what kind of support you get?

Great to see another Green achievement on public transport.

What is your problem with this development? Not liking the W nomenclature perhaps?

The price after grant of €2,400 for this 10 panel (4.1kWp) system would be €5,575. Please note Electric Ireland are renowned for been one of the most expensive suppliers for Solar PV historically.

Plenty of other companies offer similar up front and also over a term so the reduction in your bill should cover a lot of the monthly cost.

Battery are currently at an all time peak and based on most mathematics will never pay for themselves over their life span. Especially when you consider FiT which is available from all suppliers now at different rates depending on your agreement

No need to debate any further, all information has been provided at this stage.

You seem a bit needy and desperate for my approval. You don't need my approval, and you're not going to get it for a dishonest plan that is designed to make it less likely that environmental targets will be achieved.

If you were actually interested in achieving environmental targets, you'd be rounding up loads of votes for the Greens to get them more seats and more negotiating power in the next Government. But instead, you'd doing everything you can to make it less likely that there will be a strong environmental focus in the next Government.

I wouldn't read too much into one single opinion poll, but the Greens got a nice jump in last week's poll, so it looks like most Green supporters don't agree with you.

Nobody said solar would heat a house during the winter, it can help of course with IR panels but that depends on cost case.

BER ratings are just required for SEAI grants, even outside of the government targets, achievable or not, people should be carrying out constant upgrades to their houses when possible to reduce cost and increase insulation. I don't need the government to tell me that.

Anyone I know has either built houses to a very high standard or has been upgrading existing houses for years long before the government or popular culture was telling everyone they had to. It just made financial sense to invest money into insulation etc because longer term it would reduce heating/electricity bills. Nothing to do with a BER rating

Plenty of houses in Ireland have been upgraded or built to a high standard without ever getting a BER rating. Unless the person is selling them they won't get one either.

Government can set whatever targets they want, most people haven't a clue what a BER rating is and how to achieve it. As I said already, this thread is an excellent example of the lack of understanding of BER ratings and the retrofit program.

Everyone in Ireland should be looking to improve the quality of their own home, that can be from small upgrades to large. They can do that either via the SEAI grant system, DIY or pay someone outside of grant scheme. Of course it shouldn't be forgotten that you can get free upgrades done depending on your situation.

Also it should be noted the upgrades of houses all over Ireland is the responsibility of all political parties and not just the Green Party. Every single party should be helping people who don't understand how to or what they should do and of course help people with the free upgrade system when they are entitled to it.

I have no issue with BER ratings.

Except that it never happened, but let's not let the facts get in the way of a good story.

It actually exposes the weakness of their arguments, complaining about a Green TD NOT flying!

The problem here is instead of the TD telling the mob they are wrong. He has bowed down to the mob and made the situation worse. he has cost the taxpayer more money, wasted days travelling and at the end of it probably generated more CO2 than the airplane flight in the first place.

This little video actually is a good description :-)