Offaly Green Party senator in favour of Government deal

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Offaly Green Party Senator Pippa Hackett has tonight given an 'indicative vote' in favour of the Programme for Government.

The Green Party in a statement tonight said that the Parliamentary Party met tonight and its 12 TDs took a decision to accept the Programme for Government by nine votes in favour with three abstentions.

Indicative votes were also taken of the Green Party Senators (including Senator Hackett), MEPs and one MLA. The group, including indicative votes, recorded 13 votes in favour and four abstentions.

The Programme for Government will now be referred to the party membership for ratification.

Members who register for an online Special Convention or who apply for an absentee ballot will now have to the opportunity to vote on the Programme for Government. Members will receive information shortly from the Green Party Head Office on how to register online for the Special Convention or apply for a vote.

The membership of the Green Party will now have the chance to vote on the deal and each member’s vote will have the same weight as any TD, Senator, MEP or MLA.

The Green Party issued the breakdown of the vote is as follows:

Eamon Ryan TD Yes

Catherine Martin TD Yes

Ossian Smyth TD Yes

Joe O’Brien TD Yes

Steven Matthews TD Yes

Malcolm Noonan TD Yes

Roderic O’Gorman TD Yes

Marc O Cathasaigh TD Yes

Brian Leddin TD Yes

Neasa Hourigan TD Abstain

Francis Noel Duffy TD Abstain

Patrick Costello TD Abstain

Pippa Hackett Sen Yes

Pauline O’Reilly Sen Yes

Grace O’Sullivan MEP Yes

Ciaran Cuffe MEP Yes

Clare Bailey MLA Abstain

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