tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post3162960224810055546..comments2023-11-03T08:40:03.424+00:00Comments on Jude Collins: I got those lonesome, homesick A5 blues...Jude Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02255073034338282041noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-72563103609892470312013-04-24T01:12:31.521+01:002013-04-24T01:12:31.521+01:00The Environmental Impact Assessment was carried ou...The Environmental Impact Assessment was carried out in considerable detail - http://www.a5wtc.com/Environmental_Statement.aspx; the judge's decision related to an Appropriate Assessment for the Foyle & tributaries Special Area of Conservation, which he decided should have been carried out, despite the fact that (as allowed by the Habitats Regulations) a screening exercise was carried out which determined that the Appropriate Assessment wasn't required as there would be minimal impact on the SAC - http://www.a5wtc.com/Public_Inquiry_Deposit_Documents.aspx (see Environmental Reports - Habitats Regulations Screening Reports). Part 5 of the decision ( http://www.courtsni.gov.uk/en-GB/Judicial%20Decisions/PublishedByYear/Documents/2013/[2013]%20NIQB%2030/j_j_STE8771Final2.htm paragraph 115) states that because the judge had found against the Department he had no discretion in relation to quashing the Drd Minister's decision. This wasn't a case of any Minister or the Department making a mistake or missing something - all the environmental experts (the consultants and the Environment Agency) had advised that an Appropriate Assesment wasn't required - why would engineers or politicians with no knowledge of environmental legislation over-ride this advice?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-15110646301736974912013-04-21T19:05:32.837+01:002013-04-21T19:05:32.837+01:00Of course people are playing politics here, on bot...Of course people are playing politics here, on both sides. That is par for the course.<br />Unfortunately both Sinn Fein and DUP are happy to ride roughshod over environmental concerns in the name of the overriding cause.<br />Why were the proper assessments not done at the time? Was no-one aware of the habitats directive? If not why not?<br />giordanobrunonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-82884745457284337302013-04-21T18:22:28.929+01:002013-04-21T18:22:28.929+01:00There's some truth in the above comment in tha...There's some truth in the above comment in that there was a dedicated campaign by a grouping of Derry people.However Danny Kennedy was the Minister in charge and reacted positively to the case put forward by that group.One might ask what the previous Minister had done to advance the upgrade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-54350119431478934122013-04-21T11:14:42.804+01:002013-04-21T11:14:42.804+01:00Please, this was just an excuse the DRD and Unioni...Please, this was just an excuse the DRD and Unionists were waiting for. This could have been sorted out with minimum fuss. If it was in the East, do you honestly think it wouldn't have been amended? <br /><br />Catch yourself on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-28961479905409293812013-04-21T11:13:28.056+01:002013-04-21T11:13:28.056+01:00The reason the line between Belfast and Derry was ...The reason the line between Belfast and Derry was *upgraded, wasn't because of Danny Kennedy. It was because the people of Derry stood together and demanded the railway line was kept.<br /><br />*It wasn't a proper upgrade. Still a single line, on a route that needs and deserves a double line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-63020165287873166402013-04-21T11:08:39.009+01:002013-04-21T11:08:39.009+01:00What relevance has the opponents political stance ...What relevance has the opponents political stance got to do with it? It's not a nationalist road, it's a road for all who live in this area. There are many unionists in favour of the road too and to stereotype in the way you have done does not accurately reflect the situation and is irresponsible journalism.<br /><br />Try talking to your neighbours instead of talking about them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-91160927594622630112013-04-20T10:17:22.823+01:002013-04-20T10:17:22.823+01:00More tenuous and highly strained reasoning from Mr...More tenuous and highly strained reasoning from Mr Tribal himself, Jude Collins.<br /><br />The previous poster beat me to it about Conor Murphys numerous deficiencies as Minister.<br /><br />Still, must blame the Prods, must blame the Prods. Warped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-35389914557852573712013-04-20T10:00:36.285+01:002013-04-20T10:00:36.285+01:00You really believed those politician's "p...You really believed those politician's "promises" and assurances after the Omagh bomb?I thought you were a bit more sceptical and cynical than that!Do you believe everything that Gerry Adams says?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-92028257856918695272013-04-19T20:41:59.592+01:002013-04-19T20:41:59.592+01:00Jude
Perhaps if Conor Murphy, the previous Region...Jude <br />Perhaps if Conor Murphy, the previous Regional Development Minister had ensured the proper Environmental Impact Assessments were carried out back in 2010 things might have been different.<br />Or was he in league with all those unionist farmers?giordanobrunonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-41655579732914650682013-04-19T20:23:19.645+01:002013-04-19T20:23:19.645+01:00Correct me if I'm wrong but my understanding ...Correct me if I'm wrong but my understanding is that your party of choice(Sinn Fein) is one of the dominant parties in the Executive and that the majority of M L A's in West Tyrone are from that party.In the circumstances,what effective power can the Shinners exert in a situation like this.I seem to recall that the "villain " Danny Kennedy was helpful in accelerating the upgrade of the railway line to Derry.I suppose its always easier to blame those pesky unionists!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com