Seanad debates

Thursday, 13 February 2003

Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed).

 

Perhaps the following is a strong statement to make, but is it a case of direct rule being instituted? I do not mean the type of direct rule – Senator White might know from where I am coming on this matter – we have always experienced. Are we returning to that type of direct rule from managers where we are just dealing with the psychology of having the freedom of living under a jurisdiction where we do not have direct rule? Perhaps Irish people, in particular, are just coming to terms with the psychology of the anti-establishment, anti-authority mentality. If members of the public discover that county managers will have power to overrule members in respect of decisions affecting waste management or the environment, it will do nothing to instil in them further confidence in the system even in terms of agreeing with local authority rules or guidelines.

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