22 November 2002

PRESS RELEASE

GREENS CALL FOR CARRICKMINES CASTLE CHANGES IN WAKE OF LATEST ‘JACKSON WAY’  FLOOD ALLEGATIONS

The Green Party has called for changes in the route of the M50 motorway in South Dublin following the latest allegations made at the Flood Tribunal.

Green Party Environment spokesperson Ciarán Cuffe T.D. said today, “There now needs to be changes made in the route of the M50 motorway. A significant number of county councillors have now been implicated in the murky rezonings that took place in Dublin County Council concerning the Jackson Way lands and the motorway route.   We now want to ensure that the damage already done does not extend to a national monument of the significance of Carrickmines Castle.”

“The current plans propose building a major roundabout on top of the remains of Carrickmines Castle. This size of roundabout was influenced by the questionable rezonings of the Jackson Way lands.  The Green Party believe that the Minister for Transport Seamus Brennan should now step in and modify the plans so that the roundabout is reduced or eliminated.”

“The Green Party are insisting that the remains of Carrickmines Castle should not be entombed beneath a motorway junction.”

INFORMATION

Ciarán Cuffe, TD    087 265 2075 or 618 3082

Stephen Rawson, Press Officer                             087 235 7551 or 618 4088