John Gormley

Dublin City Council has decided to grant permission for the demolition of ‘Dunluce’, 21 Anglesea Road, to be replaced with a 5/6 storey apartment building, comprising 36 apartments.

There are a number of conditions attached to this decision, and a copy of the full decision can be downloaded from the link below.

Dublin City Council decision on planning application at 21 Anglesea Road (TIFF format)

Below are edited extracts from the debate on the proposed Poolbeg incinerator in the Dáil on Thursday February 22nd. The full debate is available on the Oireachtas web site.

Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the Government’s position on incineration and, in particular, the proposed incinerator for the Poolbeg peninsula; the status of the procurement process; if, in his view, Dublin City Council can proceed with the incinerator, which up until now has been supported by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. (more…)

I have added some new video clips covering issues such as the Incinerator, the Wastewater Treatement Plant, and Post Office closures. Please check out the video category for more.

– Gormley disappointed by FG/Labour’s NIMBY attitude

Green Party Chairman John Gormley TD today welcomed the decision of Fingal County Council to support the campaign against the proposed incinerator at Poolbeg in Dublin. Deputy Gormley however expressed dismay that the motion was not backed by Fine Gael and Labour Councillors. Cllr Joe Corr, the Green Party Cathaoirleach of Fingal Council, was forced to use his casting vote to ensure that the motion was passed at last night’s monthly meeting of the Council.

“This vote demonstrates that only the Green Party is fully united against the proposed incinerator,” said Deputy Gormley. “Fine Gael and Labour on Fingal County Council appear to have fallen for the Government’s ‘divide and conquer’ strategy. They seem to believe that it’s acceptable to put an incinerator in the heart of Dublin Bay as long as it’s not in their own back yard. This NIMBY attitude puts them in the same bracket as the FF/PD representatives in Dublin South East, who make a lot of noise about opposing the incinerator locally, while doing nothing to change Government policy, which backs the incinerator.

“The incinerator is a problem for the entire Dublin region, and the Green Party is fully united on this issue. We have a consistent policy which focuses on the alternatives to incineration, and we will oppose any municipal incinerator whether it be in Dublin City, Fingal, or anywhere else in the region. We need to build a Dublin-wide campaign against the incinerator, and the Labour and Fine Gael representatives in Dublin South East need to convince their colleagues elsewhere in Dublin to get on board,” concluded Deputy Gormley.

John Gormley highlights the closure of post offices in the Rathgar and Terenure areas in this brief video:

A brief video of John Gormley describing his constituency:

A brief video of John Gormley speaking about the issue of the proposed incinerator at Poolbeg.

– Cutbacks and closures leading to illegal dumping

Statement by Green Party Chairman and TD for Dublin South East John Gormley:

“The Christmas tree recycling service for Dublin South East has been very disappointing this year and I have received quite a number of complaints from my constituents. Last year residents could simply tag their Christmas tree and leave it out for collection, but this year this service has been quietly dropped. The number of depots where Christmas trees can be brought for recycling has also been cut dramatically. In Dublin South East only one location – Gulistan Terrace in Rathmines – is accepting Christmas trees. The result is that many people are dumping their trees. It makes very little environmental sense to expect people to get in their cars and all travel from all corners of the constituency to one recycling centre.

“Sadly, the above scenario is indicative of overall cutbacks in the recycling services in Dublin South East and elsewhere under the Fianna Fáil and PD Government. We have witnessed the closure of the bring centre on Londonbridge Road, the curtailment of services at the Rathgar bring centre, and the Ringsend recycling centre is closed for most of Saturday and Sunday – precisely when busy people have the time to recycle.

“The Green Party in Government will significantly improve recycling services not just in Dublin South East but throughout Dublin and the country,” concluded Deputy Gormley.

This year Dublin City Council are only offering a minimal Christmas tree recycling service. The details of bring centres which are accepting Christmas trees are on the dublinwaste.ie site. The only centre in Dublin South East is the Rathmines Bring Centre at Gulistan Terrace.

Last year Dublin City Council operated a collection service where you could purchase a tag for your tree and it would be collected for recycling. This year the service was quietly dropped. This is another example of an area in which our recycling services are getting worse rather than better.

Speech to Dáil Éireann, 6 December 2006, by John Gormley TD, Green Party Chairman

I’m glad to have the opportunity at last to speak in the House on the issue of the running down of our Post Office network. As you know, Ceann Comhairle, I have repeatedly submitted questions, motions and requests for adjournment debates on this issue over the past few months. On each occasion, the matter was ruled out of order on the basis that the Minister is not responsible for An Post. However on the 11th of May this year, Minister Seamus Brennan told my colleague Dan Boyle in the House that “The Government is committed to maintaining a viable network of post offices throughout the country”. How can the Government be committed to an objective, and yet refuse to take action on it, and refuse to even answer questions about it in this house? (more…)