Richard Boyd Barrett accuses Minister for the Environment of contempt for public consultation and EU environmental law

In Dail Eireann this afternoon, People Before Profit TD, Richard Boyd Barrett has accused the Minister for the environment of contempt for public consultation and EU law in relation to the granting of a foreshore licence to Providence Resources to...

23rd October 2012

PUBLIC MEETING – KEEP DUBLIN BAY OIL RIG FREE

An application for an exploratory licence to drill for oil just 6km from the coast of Dublin Bay has been granted by the Minister for Environment, Phil Hogan for Providence resources, headed up by Tony O’Reilly. Despite a lack of...

20th October 2012

People Before Profit, TD, Richard Boyd Barrett, condemns the Taoiseach for “deliberately and cynically misleading the Dail” during Leaders Questions this afternoon.

In a statement this afternoon, Richard Boyd Barrett TD, condemned the Taoiseach for deliberately misleading the Dail during Leaders Questions. In response to a question about the plight of Home Help workers and those who rely on their services, the...

16th October 2012

Getting the most out of our resources

THE recent announcement by Providence Resources that it has discovered up to 1.6bn barrels of oil at Barryroe, off the west coast of Cork, along with the granting of a foreshore licence to Providence to drill for gas and oil...

15th October 2012