Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is such a sacred cow now that we cannot even ask to amend it. The Rural Independent Group previously wrote to An Taisce seeking a meeting. It dictated the terms of the meeting. It wanted to chair the meeting and control us. It is unaccountable and not answerable to anyone. Some of the members of An Taisce are then moved on to An Bord Pleanála. As has been said already, are members of An Bord Pleanála also members, or former members, of An Taisce? That all has to be clarified. An Taisce is 60 years a-growing and it can do what it likes. Is that what the Green Party wants? No wonder the country is in the mess it is, especially with Green Party TDs inside the Chamber, although they will not be here much longer, except for maybe two or three of them who might be back. The people of Bray know what Deputy Matthews did to the air show-----

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