Climate objections.
Ó Broin’s comments follow remarks made last week by Uisce Éireann CEO Niall Gleeson.
“You want to stop people building houses on their own land”
“Environmental NGOs are a vital cog in our planning system”: Ministers Darragh O’Brien & Malcolm Noonan defend controversial NGOs like An Taisce – a serial housing objector – being given a “special position” within the planning process. Question by Ben Scallan.
The Irish government is in the process of creating an an “environmental court” which will be staffed by High Court judges in conjunction with the proposed Planning and Development Bill 2023. The Bill, which is almost 700 pages long, is the third largest Bill in the history of the Irish state, and has been described […]
“My #ClimatePledge is to eat less meat and dairy.”
Deputy McGrath said that the organisation were “again crossing the line and are abusing their status”
In recent days, it has been widely reported in other media that the Irish taxpayer funds An Taisce to the tune of €3m per year. It has been widely reported, because An Taisce is leading the campaign against a new cheese factory in the South East of the country, potentially costing the region hundreds of […]
An Taisce has once again succeeded in annoying many people over its ongoing objection to a proposed cheese processing plant in Kilkenny. The project which will potentially create a large number of much needed jobs has been approved by Kilkenny County Council and An Bord Pleanala and survived a High Court challenge last week. However, […]