Greens’ moot fund for babies

Some €5,000 would be invested in every child born which would mature later in life to be used for education, work abroad, or help starting a business, under Green party election proposals.

Launching its general election manifesto, party leader Eamon Ryan outlined plans for a network of publicly owned banks as well as a community health organisation to replace the HSE.

While the Greens did not have any TDs in the last Dáil, the party is pinning its hopes on securing three or four seats, including one for Mr Ryan in Dublin Bay South, out of the 40 candidates running in all constituencies.