Fine Gael accuses Gormley of selling out

FINE Gael last night accused Environment Minister John Gormley of “selling out” after the Green Party TD said he could not interfere with the planning process for an incinerator in Dublin’s Poolbeg area.

Fine Gael tabled a motion in the Dáil calling on Mr Gormley to use his ministerial powers to order Dublin City Council to amend its waste management plan.

The proposed amendment would prevent the council from locating the incinerator in Poolbeg.