The Ireland Thinks/Sunday Independent poll published today shows the Green Party trailing last at 2% as the energy crisis deepens and soaring inflation exacerbates cost-of-living difficulties.
The poll showed all government parties taking a hit, but while both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael were marginally impacted, the Greens saw their share of the vote collapse by 50% – moving down from a 4% to a 2% share of the vote.
State of the parties in tomorrow's Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll:
SF 36%, +1
FG 21%, -1
FF 16%, -1
Solidarity PBP 5%, +1
SocDems 4%, NC
Labour 3%, NC
Aontu 3%, NC
Greens 2%, -2
Independents/others 11%, +2
Many more poll results in the paper tomorrow pic.twitter.com/8PFas3DmV2— Alan English (@AlanEnglish9) September 3, 2022
This week, leader of the Greens, Minister, Eamon Ryan announced a ban on installing or replacing gas and oil boilers to heat both new and existing homes – possibly as soon as 2025.
The poll showed Sinn Féin up 1 point at 36%, while Independents and others were up two points to 12%.
The Sunday Independent poll also showed that 73% of people want the government to prioritise the cost-of-living crisis, while the housing crisis was identified as a major concern for 52pc of those polled.
In regard to immigration, a significant majority – 58% of people -believe that Ireland should take “no more than the current level” of refugees from the Ukraine.
Just 19% said Ireland should accept “as many refugees as want to come”, 13% said they favoured taking up to 60,000 refuges, and another 10% were unsure.