Cullen accused of abusing power over records centre

ENVIRONMENT Minister Martin Cullen was accused yesterday of pulling a political stroke in seeking to locate the National Biological Records Centre in his home constituency of Waterford.

The National Heritage Council is recommending the centre be located at the Waterford Institute of Technology, without putting the project out to tender.

The council’s wildlife committee member Des Crofton resigned in protest claiming there was “political patronage” involved and the law on the tender process was being broken.