The Green Party has called for all work to be
halted on the construction of the M3 motorway through the Hill of
Tara complex. Green Party Environment and Heritage spokesperson
Ciaran Cuffe TD said that as far back as March 2005 the
Green Party had flagged the project as 'an act of cultural and
historic vandalism'.
Deputy Cuffe said: "The recent discovery of a
prehistoric circular 'henge' at Lismullen, on the route of the
proposed motorway lends further weight to the Green Party's position
on the M3. Dr Pat Wallace of the National Museum of Ireland warned
the Minister for the Environment Dick Roche in April 2005 that the
discovery of sites such as Lismullen was entirely possible, given
the Hill of Tara's unique archaeological landscape. The Green Party
supports calls for a full excavation of this site.
"The Green Party wants all work on this
controversial motorway to come to an end, in particular the massive
floodlit Blundelstown interchange. Instead, we are calling for the
upgrading of the existing N3 Road. The Green Party in Government
will also ensure that the Dublin to Navan rail line is reinstated
without delay. Improving public transport will take traffic off the
roads and get commuters to work far more quickly."
