convention15 ideas into action #GPC15 Langton’s Hotel, Kilkenny 27th-28th March 2015 Leader’sTechnical welcome Motions Running order A Chairde, FRIDAY 27 MARCH: Set Theatre Welcome to the 2015 Green 7.00pm-7.30pm Green Party Website Workshop for Party Annual Convention. Candidates and Campaign Managers It’s great to be here in 7.30pm-10.00pm Public Debate: Community at the Crossroads Kilkenny, theMotion Marble ACity, – Regional • Declan Rice - Kilkenny Leader where our QuotasEnvironment for NEC NOTE: If passed at Convention Chair (or in his/herPartnership absence in a non-voting capacity by Spokesperson Cllr Malcolm 2013, this amendment would the Deputy Chair)• Sadhbh of National O’Neill - Environmentalthe General Secretary Pillar and the Noonan willElections be standing in the immediately apply to the Council. • Patricia Brennan -Chair Community (or in his/her Workers absence Carlow - Kilkenny by-election election of the new NEC at Proposed new textCo-op with the Deputy Chair) of National in just a fewProposer: weeks time. NEC I hope Convention 2013. amendments in bold. Council. you will all act as ambassadors SATURDAY5.6 28 National MARCH Executive for MalcolmExplanation: and our party this towns andCurrent villages. Text We need 9.00am Committee CompositionRegistration opens Motion B – Number weekend, andThe do NEC your wish part to to propose to a address 5.6 them National all if we Executive are 9.30am-10.15amThe NationalReports Executive required to constitute a ensure thatchange Malcolm to theis returned manner in whichto reinvigorate Committee the vibrant Composition 10.15am-11.15amCommittee shallMotions comprise: as a TD to theit is elected.Daíl. As the processrural economy,The National and attract Executive the 11.15am-11.30ama) the PartyBreak Leader; Constituency Group Kilkennycurrently is a fitting stands, place each NECinvestment Committee which creates shall comprise:jobs. 11.30am-12.15pmb) the DeputyPanel Leader; Discussion on DigitalProposer: Rights Limerick to hold thismust annual be comprisedmeeting of of at leastHow do a)we the make Party places Leader; like c) the Cathaoirleach;• Ann O’Dea (Silicon Republic)“We call on the Green Party to our party. Thistwo persons county isfrom one each of Carlowthe and Kilkennyb) the Deputy the best Leader; d) a representative• T J McIntyre selected (Digitalreduce Rights the Ireland) number required to of the mostfive fertile regions in Ireland, (based on thecase EU examplesc) the of Cathaoirleach;a new green 12.15pm-1.15pmin advance ofMotions each Annual continue constitute a Constituency Group with excitingconstituencies: times ahead Dublin, for East,economy andd) society a representative that is selected1.15pm-1.30pm Convention NECby the Hustings Young Greens from 10 to 5 as defined within food producers,South, but North-West, like the Northernfairer and inmore advance secure? of each That Annual is 1.30pm-2.30pm / Óige GhlasLunch; our party constitution.” rest of theIreland). country These it is at two the persons the can question Convention we need byto answerthe Young Greens2.30pm-3.30pm e) a Treasurer,Panel elected Discussion on Housing5.1.1 A Constituency Group crossroadscome of how from we the develop ten members this weekend./ Óige Ghlas; individually by• preferendum John Fitzgerald at (ESRI)must be recognised by the a truly greenelected agriculture at National sector. 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DeputyThe Leader,and I look forwardConvention to seeing so that as of the 153.40pm-4.10pm i) of the 15Candidates members thereSession: electionminimum focused membership must be issues hereChairperson, about access Treasurer, to Youngmany of youmembers as possible. there will be: will be at leastdiscussion one member of 10 paid-up members. public transport,Greens broadband, rep). i) at least one member of the the Parliamentary• Cara Party Augustenborg and not - Green Party energy, postal,This banking situation and is problematic Parliamentary Party and not more than three• Hazel Chu - Cllr. 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Mark has fallen AnnualParty officers, Draw without Tickets anyone covered by the Party. will be at leastDearey one member and the number required for Our annualfrom draw that tickets region arebeing available actually to purchase.If the above conditions and5.20pm-5.30pm resident in eachDeputy EU constituency Leader speech a– ConstituencyCllr. Catherine Group should All profitselected will help at Annual us to maintain Convention. our Headgender Office andbalance support cannot both covered by theMartin Party. reflect this fact. our candidatesIn order through to address the next this, General the Election.be satisfied Please by the candidates5.40pm-6.00pm If the aboveParty conditions Leader and speech – Eamon Ryan support theNEC draw is proposing which will two take changes, place on Saturdayavailable, eveningadditional members7.30pm-8.30pm gender balanceDinner cannot in Langton’s both Restaurant after dinneroutlined in Langton’s below. First Hotel. of all, from will be selected to achieve be satisfied by the candidates Please talknow to on one each of our region sellers will toonly get be your genderticket(s) balance. at €10 In this eventSUNDAY 29available, MARCH additional members each or £8.automatically Your support entitled is greatly to one appreciated. the next highest ranking males11.00am-1.00pm will be selectedMeitheal/Canvass/Leaflet to achieve Drop for Carlow/ member of NEC. However, this or females in the preferendum gender balance.Kilkenny In this By-Election event Candidate Cllr. Malcolm automatic position must come will be elected. Failing this the the next highestNoonan. ranking Meet males at 11am in the Langton Hotel Childrenfrom among at the Convention ten individuals National Executive Committee or females inCar the Park preferendum to canvass Kilkenny city centre. As always,elected children at Annualare very Convention. available forwill childrenco-opt members to use on to achieve will be elected. Failing this the welcome atAs Convention such, the Party. We officer the day. gender balance. LuchtNational na Executive Gaeilge Committee ag an Ardfheis have a designatedpositions roomwill not count towardsParents areMeetings free to shalluse the be attendedBeidh luchtwill co-optna Gaeilge members sa pháirtí to achieve ag teacht le chéile go sóisialta available forfilling children a regions in the automatic room at anyin atime non-voting they wish capacity by den chéadgender uair agbalance. Ardfheis an Chomhaontais Ghlais i mbliana Green Room,position. located in the but pleasethe note General that it Secretary is not and theag 8pm DéMeetings hAoine 27 shall Márta be attended. Más mian leat deis a fháil aithne a upper tier in the Set Theatre a supervised crèche and chur ar chainteoirí Gaeilge eile an pháirtí agus eolas a fháil faoi and we hope to have colouring parents are responsible for fhorbairtí nua Gaeilge sa pháirtí, bí linn ag Óstán Langton ag an pencils, paper and books their children at all times. am thuas. Cuir ceist ag fáiltiú an ostáin chun muid a aimsiú. Page 2 | ConventionPage 6 | 2015Convention 2013 facebook.com/GreenPartyIreland @greenparty_ie greenparty.ie Guest speakers Malcolm’s welcome A chairde Glas, Prof. Richard Ann O’Dea Thar ceann an Comhaontas Werner Glas i gCeatharlach agus Cill Chainnigh...teastaíonn uaim Richard has Co-founder of fáilte ‘s fichead a chur roimh been at the Siliconrepublic. na toscairí ar fad go dtí an University of com, Ann is a tionól seo i gcathair álainn Cill Southampton leading voice Chainnigh. since 2004. He in the Irish On behalf of the Carlow/ is Director of technology Kilkenny Green Party I International Development and industry. am delighted to welcome in Carlow/Kilkenny we have a founding Director of the Centre After a long stint abroad in delegates to the Green Party shot at being back this year. for Banking, Finance and France and Italy, Ann returned Annual Convention 2015 in our We have a wonderful team of Sustainable Development. to Ireland and worked for beautiful city of Kilkenny. volunteers who will leave no Richard’s book ‘Princes of the several years as a freelance We are here in the aftermath stone unturned to win back a Yen’ became a No. 1 bestseller technology and business of a hugely successful local and seat in this constituency. in Japan. His 2005 book ‘New journalist, contributing to European election campaign, I would like to wish you all the Paradigm in Macroeconomics’ a variety of publications where we returned many best for the weekend ahead.