Gormley should be taken with a pinch of salt

ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley put on a petulant performance on RTÉ’s Prime Time (January 7) when Miriam O’Callaghan asked him about his own duties and those of others during the recent floods and blizzards.

Mr Gormley was at pains to point out that he was on top of his snowdrift – or maybe he said his job.

He was busily trying to “locate” salt, although we had snow since before Christmas. As the minister was asked about the location of the other minister (the one for transport) he shrugged off this audacious question and said he didn’t know.