Person: Minister of the Environment

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

property

Making our homes future perfect

Kya deLongchamps on the confusing whirl of energy upgrades in the home.

We must change our attitude to planning

'A depressing political week, when we saw serious corruption at a local level in our politics'

Practice and theory differ in building control

Why did Labour back axing of planning probe?

Can we really trust politicians with more power?

Indaver: Report will not damage incinerator’s viability

INDAVER Ireland doesn’t believe its planned €140 million incinerator in Cork Harbour is under threat following a report commissioned by the Minister of the Environment that recommended capping the amount of waste that can be incinerated in this country.

Wed, 19 Aug, 2009

Blueprint for island being finalised

THE Department of the Environment is finalising a draft plan on how the Cork harbour island of Haulbowline can be cleaned up and redeveloped.

Sat, 31 Jan, 2009

‘Attend 75% of meetings or resign’

THE leader of the largest party in Cork County Council says public representatives should resign from the job if they don’t attend at least 75% of local authority meetings.

Thu, 28 Aug, 2008

My heart hurts to see what is happening in the Valley of the Árd Rí

AS an American of Irish descent I cannot express strongly or loudly enough my despair at the cover-up by both the Taoiseach and the Minister of the Environment (and that latter title is a joke) regarding the destruction at Tara.

Mon, 25 Jul, 2005

Sargent attacks coalition

Green Party delegates voted on Saturday to fight the next election alone. However leader Trevor Sargent said the party is ready to serve in Government. Political Editor Harry McGee reports.

Mon, 16 May, 2005

Health hazards we can all do something about

AN Bord Pleanála’s support for a commercial toxic waste incinerator in Cork Harbour resulted from “government policy” and “European pressure” to build one, according to Minister of the Environment, Martin Cullen.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2004

Spire makes the GPO look like a cottage

WHAT is the point of having a Minister for the Arts, and bodies such as Dúchas, An Taisce, Aosdána, the RIAI, the Arts Council, the Georgian Society, Bord Fáilte, etc., when Dublin City Council, in one fell swoop, can destroy the scale of all the architecture on O’Connell Street and the unity of the street itself

Sat, 15 Feb, 2003