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4 October 2007
Cuffe welcomes new measures to improve Garda investigations
21 August 2007
Cuffe calls for Gardaí to reverse turban ruling
16 May 2007
Green Party calls for action on continuing Mountjoy Prison crisis
1 May 2007
Green Party pledges to upgrade Garda Stations around the country
27 April 2007
Timing of Immigration Bill leaves no room for debate
18 April 2007
Green Party disappointed at 'lightweight' National Women's Strategy
15
March 2007
Green Party condemns judge's reckless shotgun comments
14 March 2007
Green Party questions new Criminal Law Bill
13 March 2007
Green Party slams McDowell's rushed
criminal justice package
20 February 2007
Civil Union Bill welcome but should go further
19 February 2007
Children's rights: not enough time to debate referendum before
election – Cuffe
15 February 2007
Green Party says McDowell's Tribunal Bluff Called
14 February 2007
Green Party cautions against rushed measures on crime
9 February 2007
McDowell must explain failure to act on child porn ring information
– Cuffe
31 January 2007
Govt funding u-turn an insult to domestic violence victims – Cuffe
30 January 2007
McDowell must halt closure of Domestic Violence Agency says Green
Party
27 January 2007
Green Party Critical of McDowell's Detention Centres Proposal
22 January 2007
Runaway crime stats show new agency is urgently needed to tackle
organised crime – Cuffe
19 January 2007
Green Party calls on Justice Minister to explain funding cut for
Domestic Violence Agency
16 January 2007
Changes to prisons and policing key to justice reform
8 January 2007
Green Party backs call from Children’s Rights Alliance for
Constitutional change
14 December 2006
Green Party disappointed at Zappone-Gilligan Ruling
14 December 2006
Brady's call for army response to murder epidemic appalling – Cuffe
14 November 2006
Green Party welcomes Court ruling on Irish-born Child Scheme
14 November 2006
'Baby Ann' Ruling
must inform
referendum wording– Cuffe
14 November 2006
Greens back DPP call for transparent sentencing system
13 November 2006
Green Party calls for fast-tracking of Judicial Ethics legislation
12
November 2006
Green Party says Traveller suicides require more action from Government
7 November 2006
Greens welcome reform at top level of An Garda Síochána
3 November 2006
Green Party welcomes Taoiseach’s announcement to hold Referendum on
Children’s Rights
12 October 2006
Green Party proposes same-sex marriage and legal rights for couples
who live together
29
September 2006
Immediate action needed to enshrine children's rights in Constitution
28 August 2006
Green Party condemns Justice Minister's vindictive attack on Prisons Inspector
17
August 2006
Heads must roll over Morris reports, says Green Party
17 August 2006
Green Party expresses extreme concern at unfolding crisis in Irish Prisons
14
August 2006
Green Party slams 'premature' Garda recruitment
drive
7
August 2006
Green Party says McDowell fails on Prison Reform
6 July 2006
Green Party condemns Government refusal to allow debate on
findings of Sullivan Review
2 June 2006
Green Party welcomes to close loophole, but says essential
amendments should be carried through
1 June 2006
Green Party calls for Criminal Law (Sexual
Offences) Bill 2006 to be reviewed by Ombudsman for Children
26 May 2006
Green Party repeats call for immediate
legislative reform to protect young people
25 May 2006
Green Party calls on Govt to outlaw child trafficking on
International Missing Children's Day
24 May 2006
Green Party calls for immediate
legislative reform to protect young people
23 May
2006
Green Party repeats call for review of Asylum Process
22 May
2006
Green Party calls for review of Asylum Process
20 May 2006
Greens welcome end to Afghan Hunger Strike
18 May 2006
Green Party
calls on Afghans to halt hunger strike
16 May 2005 Greens welcome decision by Department of Justice to meet
with Afghani Hunger Strikers
15 May 2005
Green Party reiterates call for McDowell to meet with Afghani hunger
strikers
14 May 2006
Green Party calls on McDowell to meet with Afghani Hunger Strikers
12 May
2006
Green Party calls for McDowell to provide for partnership rights without delay
11 May 2006
Green Party calls on Minister for Justice to fast-track
anti-trafficking legislation
10 May 2006
Green Party calls on McDowell to take responsibility for
enforcement of road safety legislation
5 May 2006
Greens call for McDowell to invest in rehabilitation and education
of offenders
27 April 2006
Call for immediate extension of Garda vetting service
7 April
2006
Green Party calls on Minister
for Justice to rethink introduction of ASBO’s
20
March 2006
Greens highlight failure of Garda numbers to keep pace with population
6 March
2006
Green Party repeats call for gun amnesty following tragic events this weekend
26
February 2006
Green Party critical of Garda Intelligence flaws
21
February 2006
Greens
call for speedy resolution to impasse over proposed Garda Reserves
26 January 2006
Greens call for gun amnesty and
increased crime prevention as latest statistics show doubling of
murder rate
24 January 2006
Green Party says proposals to enshrine
Children’s Rights in Constitution must proceed
24 January 2006
Green Party backs DPP in call for drug prosecution reform
19 January 2006
Green Party
says definition of family should recognise changing Ireland
20 December 2005
Greens call on Minister
for Justice to take direct action on Civil Partnerships
13
December 2005
Greens say
McDowell must clarify threat to State or consider his position
as Justice
Minister
12
December 2005
Green Party
says McDowell's release of confidential papers is abuse of his powers
16
November 2005
Greens Launch Childcare Policy
18
October 2005
Green Party reiterates criticism of Employment Permits Bill
18
October 2005
Green Party says incarceration of children
in adult prisons is unacceptable
5
October 2005
Green
Card minimum entry requirement of €55,000
is
unacceptable
3
October 2005
Green
Party calls for Taskforce to tackle violence against gay people
14
September 2005
Greens condemn McDowell for
failing to remove Donegal Gardaí "This is further evidence that Noel Conroy is unfit to serve as Garda Commissioner and I once again call for his
resignation"
7
September 2005
Green
Party call on McDowell to implement Children Act, not ASBOs
The
Green Party today again expressed concern regarding the Minister for
Justice Michael McDowell’s plans to introduce Anti Social
Behaviour Orders to Ireland under the Criminal Justice Bill 2004
19August
2005
Green Party calls for visa card system and new Ministry of State for Immigration Affairs
'When
in government, the Green Party will establish a Ministry of State for
Immigration and Ethnic Affairs'
27
June 2005
Greens
call on O’Donoghue to break
his
silence on Carty report
The
Green Party has called on Minister O’Donoghue to break his silence
and clarify when he actually received Assistant Garda Commissioner
Kevin Carty’s damning report.
24
June 2005
Ministers must clarify what they knew and when
Ministers O’Donoghue and McDowell
must
clarify when they received
Carty’s report on criminal activities of Gardái in Donegal.
20
June 2005
Gender
Discrimination cases on the rise
"The
Green Party has described as extremely worrying the figures
contained in the Equality Tribunal’s Annual Report, published
today."
17
June 2005
Garda
Commissioner Noel
Conroy must resign
"The
reputation of the Force has been tarnished and it has happened on his watch."
13
June 2005
Green
Party critical of flaws in Garda Bill
"Instead
of the proposed three-person Ombudsman Commission we need a single Ombudsman
with overall responsibility.”
09
June 2005
Green
Party calls for support for anti-ASBO March
“ASBO’s
aren’t the answer to problems of anti-social behaviour. They’re
simply a sticking plaster solution."
1
June 2005
Implement
Morris
recommendations immediately
"The
tribunal has cost millions of taxpayers’ money and it is important that its
findings and recommendations be debated and acted on without any further
delay."
17
May 2005 Minister Repeats Overtime
Mistake
Paying
members of the Gardaí such large amounts of overtime may result in consuming
resources that would be better allocated elsewhere.
5
May 2005
Implement Children Act, not ASBO’s
"The causes of
Anti-Social behaviour will not be addressed by the importation of ASBO’s into Ireland.”
20
April 2005
Green Party welcomes Prison Report, calls for action
An external review
of the management of the Prison Service is now urgently required.
15
April 2005
Same-sex couples deserve equal treatment under tax
laws
This is a human rights issue. I believe that this will cost the Government and the Irish taxpayers more in the long run if the case is defended.”
24
March 2005
Green
Party welcomes McDowell U-turn for Eluhanla
The
Green Party has welcomed the admission by the Minister for Justice Michael
McDowell that he was wrong to allow the deportation of Olunkunle Eluhanla.
23
March 2005
McDowell
deliberately missing the point on Nigerian deportation issue say Greens
Gogarty and
Cuffe urge Minister to reconsider on
compassionate grounds
If
the Minister is being logical in his argument he will concede that Kunle's
case should have been processed within 12 months.
18
March 2005
Green Party calls for inquiry
into deportation of Nigerian
teenage
I
am told that he was briefly detained in Alagbon Prison in Nigeria and that
he was subsequently attacked and molested.
15
March 2005
Green Party calls for review of
deportation process
I
am disturbed at the lack of compassion and humanity shown by Michael
McDowell, Minister for Justice.
8
February 2005
Irish
Times must act following article on lone parents
To
use emotive and offensive language by describing the children of lone parents as
‘bastards’ is reaching a new low for any responsible journalist and
publication.
3 February 2005
Extend deadline for parents
with Irish-born children
Failure to agree on the method of back up documentation to
substantiate residency has led to serious delays.
31 January
2005
Green
Party places children at heart of submission on family rights
Irish
children experience the second highest rate of poverty in the European Union.
Constitutional changes can help ensure that children’s rights are given
greater recognition.
2
January 2005
Greens
critical of Mountjoy relocation to greenfield site
The
Green Party has heavily criticised the announcement by the Minister for Justice
that the Government intends purchasing a site in a rural location for a prison and mental hospital.
24
January 2005
Green
Party welcomes today’s judgment on former FF minister Ray Burke
We
believe that this is the tip of the iceberg and we hope that the ongoing work of
the tribunals will shed more light on the murky world of Irish politics over the
last 30 years.
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