TaraWatch will hand in a series of Parliamentary Questions (PQs), to be made by members of the Oireachtas and Senate at 1.00pm on Wednesday, 1 July, outside Dail Eireann. Please come down and support us.
Thanks so much to those of you, whether near or far, who supported our demonstration yesterday. We had the Irish Times, Irish Examiner, Photocall, 98FM, International News Network, and Epoch Times covering the story. So, given the week that's in it, let's build on that.
Do you have any ideas for questions for your public representatives? Questions need to be divided between Ministers for Transport, Environment, Finance, etc. They also need to be tailored for different political parties, such as tolls for Fine Gael because they don't care about heritage. Please email ideas to info@tarawatch.org
Some possible topics might include:
- How much money has Gormley spent on the UNESCO consultation?NEWS STORIES
- Explain: why the Tentative List was not submitted to UNESCO in Seville?
- How much money has the Minister spent on employing outside counsel to defend the case against Ireland over Lismullin?
- What does the Government propose to do if they lose the case in the European Court of Justice?
- What will the financial implications be if the Government loses?
- What is the current cost of the tolls proposed for the M3?
- How much has the M3 cost so far?
Group calls for Gormley resignation
Irish Times - Breaking News - 24 June 2009
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Governement John Gormley must resign due to his failure to protect Irish heritage sites, representatives of the Save Tara campaign have said.
Members of TaraWatch, the organisation which runs the campaign, held a protest outside Custom House in Dublin today to voice their dissatisfaction with the minister, who they say has reneged on promises to nominate Irish cultural areas such at the Hill of Tara, the Burren and Clonmacnoise to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which meets in Seville today.
"He has totally reneged on his statutory duties to protect Irish heritage and the Irish environment," said spokesman for the campaign Vincent Salafia.
The group was also critical of the minister's decision to demolish the Lismullin national monument in order to make way for further developments to the M3 motorway.
The move has led to the European Commission bringing a case against Ireland to the European Court of Justice, alleging that the Government here has failed to implement the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive.
Mr Salafia is confident that the European Commission will be successful in the case and said that "by failing to let the EU or UNESCO protect Irish heritage sites, John Gormley has done the exact opposite of what a Minister for the Environment is supposed to do."
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Campaigners Target Gormley
Irish Examiner - 24 June 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have criticised Environment Minister John Gormley for the delay in submitting the Hill of Tara for consideration as a world protected heritage site.
Members of TaraWatch, the organisation dedicated to the protection of Tara as a priceless archaeological site, picketed the Green Party leader's office yesterday at the launch of their 'Gormley Must Go' campaign.
The demonstration coincided with a UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in Seville.
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