September 7th2010
John Gormley
LABOUR TD Ciarán Lynch has accused Environment Minister John Gormley of “ducking his responsibilities” by not attending an Oireachtas committee meeting on extreme weather.
“It was with deep disappointment that I found out today that Environment Minister John Gormley has decided to duck his responsibilities by rejecting an invitation to meet with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Heritage and Local Government, to discuss the aftermath of the last year’s extreme weather events.
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September 3rd2010
John Gormley
ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley’s refusal to attend a meeting of the Environment Committee to discuss the Report on Severe Weather Events shows that he is “running scared from the Report’s finding and that he is completely unwilling to take responsibility for his portfolio” according to Cork Fine Gael senator Jerry Buttimer.
“Back in July the Joint Committee on Environment, Heritage & Local Government made the decision to invite Minister Gormley to its next meeting, scheduled to take place on 21st September to discuss the Committee’s Fourth Report on Severe Weather Events. This week the Committee has been informed that the Minister has declined its invitation.
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August 24th2010
Simon Coveney
FINE Gael Transport Spokesman Simon Coveney TD has called on John Gormley to recognise reality and reverse his daft new policy to prevent trades people from using commercial vehicles for occasional personal use.
“This is an example, if one were needed, of how the Green Party has totally lost touch with the reality of how most people live. John Gormley should take his head out of the sand and realise what he is doing. His plan seems to suggest that Gardaí will be asked to police church car parks, school yards, shopping centres and sports clubs to find commercial vehicles being used outside the workplace, what a joke.
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July 29th2010
Ciaran Lynch
LABOUR TD Ciarán Lynch has welcomed a request by the Oireachtas Environment Committee asking Environment Minister John Gormley to discuss the extreme weather events of last winter.
“I welcome the fact that the Oireachtas Environment Committee has agreed to my proposal to invite Environment Minister John Gormley to meet with us in September to discuss the report published by the Committee on Extreme Weather Events.
“We would like to ask Minister Gormley how he and his Department propose responding to the various recommendations put forward in the report.
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July 14th2010
THE Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Cork TD Bernard Allen has called on Environment Minister John Gormley to provide funding for effective flood defences in Cork city as a matter of urgency.
The Fine Gael TD made the call following the publication of the Oireachtas Environment Committee’s report into the November flooding across the country. During the floods more than €140 million in damage was caused to Cork city centre.
The report by the cross party committee has recommended that responsibility for managing dams be removed from the ESB and has also recommended an independent inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the flooding in the Lee Valley and Cork city.
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