Minister takes the wrong turn

ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley is now reportedly calling for increased road tax on vehicles over 1600cc in an unimaginative attempt to discourage people from using larger vehicles while he at the same time supports his Government’s equally unenlightened roads programme.

And he said, following Bord Pleanála’s approval of the waste incinerator at Ringsend in Dublin, that he will now push for policies to make incinerators redundant.

Well, minister, why are you not pushing for a decent public transport system and give those of us who have to use our cars an alternative.