Greens not getting the run-around

WHATEVER Deirdre de Búrca’s motives for resigning her Senate seat and Green party membership, I cannot share her view that Fianna Fáil is “running rings” around the Greens.

The Greens have managed to get a lot of their policies implemented, as an honest appraisal of their performance since entering coalition will attest.

John Gormley has succeeded in halting a series of potentially reckless planning decisions all over Ireland. The Greens have been responsible for our higher building and energy standards. Another plus for the Green presence in government is the ESB’s commitment to a “smart” metering programme.