Good afternoon everyone. I am speaking this afternoon as the party’s Dublin candidate for the European elections in June. For many of us who are facing into the local and the European elections on June 5th, this is a challenging but also an extremely energising time.
I say energising because, as in all times of crisis, opportunities also present themselves. It is up to all of us who care about the future of this country, who are committed to seeing greener and more sustainable policies implemented at local, national and European levels, not to allow ourselves to be daunted by the economic and social challenges we face.
Instead, as the political party which represents the most forward-looking and innovative political thinking in this country and at a European level, the Green Party will lead the way in identifying new opportunities for job-creation, for energy security, for smarter and cleaner transport systems, for a more diversified but productive agricultural sector, for fairer, more community-based healthcare services, and for an educational system that provides young people with necessary skills in a rapidly-changing society and economy.
Read more at: Senator Deirdre de Burca addresses Green Party Convention 09
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