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Pat Leahy Irish Times Political Editor: It’s the end of the Greens. For now, anyway. The Greens may not actually lose all their seats; there are hopes that they might cling on to one. Either way, it’s the end of the party as a serious player in Irish politics for now. At a time when the effects of climate change are increasingly visible around the world, the party most associated with climate action has been decimated by Irish voters. The Greens knew that this was a possibility when they negotiated a programme for government with muscular climate measures and got stuck into several ministries, often doing unpopular things. After all, it happened to them before. But it’s still a pretty cruel blow. Politics is a tough business. More than half of people surveyed by the General Election 2024 Exit Poll believe the Government has not gone far enough on climate change, while one-in-five believe it has gone too. In response to a question on individual voters' views of the Government's approach to climate change, 51% said "the current Government has not gone far enough". A fifth (20%) said the current Government has gone "too far" and 29% that the current Government's actions "are about right". More young people than older people believe the Government has "not gone far enough" on the issue, with 60% of 18-24 year olds raising concerns, 63% of 25-34 year olds, 50% of 35-49 year olds, 47% of 50-64 year olds and 46% of over 65s. The percentage of people who believe the Government has "gone too far" on climate change is far lower across all age groups, with 15% of 18-24 year olds agreeing with the statement, 17% of 25-34 year olds, 25% of 35-49 year olds, 20% of 50-64 year olds and 16% of over 65s. By region, 62% of Dublin respondents believe the Government has not gone far enough on climate change - a figure that compares to 48% in the rest of Leinster, 44% in Munster and 50% in Connacht/Ulster. A separate regional breakdown shows that 13% of respondents in Dublin believe the Government has gone too far. That compares to 23% in the rest of Leinster, 21% in Munster and 22% in Connacht/Ulster. The Social Democrats have the most Exit Poll supporters who believe the Government has not gone far enough at 84%, followed by the Green Party (77%), Labour (68%), People Before Profit-Solidarity (65%), Sinn Fein (54%), Fianna Fail (47%), Fine Gael (44%), Independents (44%), Aontú (37%), Independent Ireland (33%) and other smaller parties (32%). In a separate party breakdown on who agrees with the view that the Government has gone too far, other smaller parties not represented in the most recent Dáil are highest at 56%, followed by Independent Ireland (46%), Aontú (43%), Indp (29%), Sinn Féin (28%)
December 1, 2024 at 1:59 PM