22nd September 2003

PRESS RELEASE

FREEWHEELING GREEN TD’S CELEBRATE EUROPEAN CAR FREE DAY

The objective of European Car Free Day has been to highlight the benefits of sustainable modes of transport in terms of improving mobility around towns and cities, as well as reducing pollution and addressing the ominous side affects of climate change.

European Car Free Day was the initiative of the Green Party Minister for the Environment in France, Mlle. Dominique Voynet in 1998 and it has grown annually to involve an estimated 100 million people in 37 countries across Europe in 2002.

To celebrate European Car Free Day the six Green Party TD’s will cycle into Dáil Eireann on Monday, 22nd September 2003 at 11 am.

Ciarán Cuffe is a TD for the Dún Laoghaire Dáil Constituency. Ciarán can be contacted at Dáil Éireann, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 or 96 Patrick Street, Dún Laoghaire Tel. 284 6060 or 618 3082, Fax 618 4341, Email Ciaran CiaranCuffe.com, or Text Ciaran on 087 265 2075.