The full article in today's Irish Independent can be read by clicking here: http://www.independent.ie/national-news/green-leader-in-secret-meetings-over-second-incinerator-for-city-1426003.html but the most shocking points are summarized below:
- Under questioning from Sen. Frances Fitzgerald it emerged that GREEN ministers John Gormley and Eamon Ryan held 'secret' meetings with representatives of a US company seeking to build another incinerator in Dublin which would compete with the planned Poolbeg incinerator in Mr Gormley's own constituency.
- The consultant with which Minister Gormley met was one Anne Butler, an environmental consultant. This is the same Anne Butler who was head of the Environmental Protection Agency for 10 years. The Environmental Protection Agency is the same agency which has responsibility for waste and emissions licensing and monitoring.
- The Department of Defence has given the developers of the incinerator, Energy Answers, an undertaking that it will not object to the incinerator which is less than five kilometres from the Baldonnel aerodrome.
