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The presidents of two groups affiliated with the Green Party have resigned in a joint letter claiming that they have been “ignored, intimidated and harassed.”
ara Gilsenan, Chairman of Young Greens, and Tiernan Mason, Chairman of Queer Greens, resigned their positions and left the Green Party last night.
In a joint letter shared on social media, they claim that they have realized that their “efforts” to make a difference and hold the party accountable have been “in vain.”
“We had hoped we could fight to make a difference and hold the Green Party accountable, but in our short time as chairmen, we have come to realize that our efforts have been in vain and that the concerns we have raised have not been addressed. .
“We have been ignored, excluded, ignored, intimidated and harassed by elected party members and representatives. Since we cannot make the difference we seek, we resign with immediate effect, ”the letter says.
They urged the “remaining elected officials” to “remember who put it where it is; those who voted for ‘the people and the planet’ are outraged by his actions. “
The letter adds that “history will not be kind to the Green Party as it is, especially if you continue to drive away the people who rebuilt the party after you burned it down the last time.”
His resignations come after the Dáil passed the mothers and babies homes bill on Thursday by 78 votes to 67, with some minor ministerial amendments, after all the opposition party amendments were rejected.
Critics of the Commission of Inquiry (Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters) Records Act say it will result in the commission’s file on mother and baby homes being sealed for 30 years, while Green Party
The Minister for Children, Roderic O’Gorman, denies this and says he is acting to prevent records from being sealed.
The bill is one of the topics mentioned in the letter written by the two presidents.
“While we understand the limitations of being the smallest party in a coalition, we have been dismayed to see our elected representatives vote against Party policy, even outside the limitations of the Government Program, time and again.
“We have fought against the Party’s vote on evictions during a pandemic, against the sealing of Mother and Baby Home documents, against the hasty passage of a lackluster climate bill, and against voting against our own policies in general. .
“We have not been successful,” the letter adds.
Independent.ie has reached out to the Green Party for comment.
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