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The Green Party has expressed concern
at today's appointments to the new Irish Heritage Trust. The Party
says that the funding of €6 million for 2006 is inadequate for its
aims and it has criticized the omission of An Taisce representatives
from its Board.
Green Party Environment spokesperson Ciarán Cuffe TD said: "Minister
Roche appears to be engaged in a personal vendetta against An Taisce,
the Irish National Trust. An Taisce has more than 50 years of
experience in fearlessly protecting our nation's heritage. It is
small-minded and parochial of the Minister to leave the organisation
off the board of the new organisation.
"In addition, several of the appointments have more experience of
concrete than conservation. Pierse Contracting and Ballymore
Properties are better known for the quantity of their output, rather
than the quality of their conservation projects.
"The amount of total tax relief of €6 million will not go far in
achieving the Trust's aims and I imagine is probably dwarfed by the
tax relief given to multi-storey car parks in any given year,"
concluded Deputy Cuffe.
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