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Ireland still disobeying 2008 EU Court order.
Fines rising at €15,000 a day as successive governments in Ireland have not complied.
Total penalties now over ten million euro.
Plus legal costs. https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1328238958510305280
Fines rising at €15,000 a day as successive governments in Ireland have not complied.
Total penalties now over ten million euro.
Plus legal costs. https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1328238958510305280
Ireland accused of playing snakes and ladders with the EU Court by Advocate General.
#Morto https://twitter.com/NoonanJoe/status/1196738305984999424?s=20
#Morto https://twitter.com/NoonanJoe/status/1196738305984999424?s=20
. @patmcgrath reports that five million euro was paid by the government in January. Another five million plus has racked up in daily fines on top of that figure.
The rush to permit developers build turbines in unsuitable places regardless of the law has cost some local people their homes and way of life.
Bad planning always comes at a high cost for someone.
Bad planning always comes at a high cost for someone.
Incredibly, planning applications are still being assessed under outdated ‘Guidelines’ everyone - including the Department responsible - admits are unfit for purpose.
Damage to people and the environment continues to mount.
It is a running sore.
The ads pay well and look nice.
Damage to people and the environment continues to mount.
It is a running sore.
The ads pay well and look nice.
Successive govts have been defending the indefensible for 15+ yrs now, at huge public expense.
Fresh thinking please.
Fresh thinking please.
Current thinking is stale - and getting staler as the Govt is planning to *restrict* court oversight of planning.
They want to make it *harder* for people to question bad planning decisions in Court.
Because ‘delay’ upsets developers.
You could write the script.
Yes Minister.
They want to make it *harder* for people to question bad planning decisions in Court.
Because ‘delay’ upsets developers.
You could write the script.
Yes Minister.
Thanks to @patmcgrath for covering this bit of a big sorry story. It deserves exposure.
People continue to suffer.
People continue to suffer.
(Watch out now those normally prominent voices who stay very silent on this.)
Guess what? Bord Pleanála was *deliberately ignoring* new scientific data and research on noise impacts that was at odds with the old Guidelines. For years it gave permission by listening to one side only.
Until a case finally got through to the Supreme Court.
Who said this:
Until a case finally got through to the Supreme Court.
Who said this:
Link - https://www.courts.ie/viewer/pdf/f0d807dc-b302-47c1-b2f6-8a93e73c4c1b/2019_IESC_90_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
Do you know how hard it is to get into the Supreme Court with a planning case?
Do you know how hard it is to get into the Supreme Court with a planning case?
