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Dear Mr Kenny,
In connection with general environmental matters
(which very much include incineration), and on an ONGOING
basis, the "traditional media" (e.g. RTE, The
Irish Times, Irish Independent, TV3,
etc., etc., etc.) all appear to be censoring EXTREMELY important and highly
relevant information concerning the international Aarhus
Convention Agreement, which the Republic of Ireland signed on
June 25th 1998: and which is of course
over SIX years ago now.
Thanks to this censorship, almost
NOBODY, and I repeat
almost NOBODY, in Ireland has ever even
heard of the Aarhus Convention Agreement yet - which is potentially one of
the most important international agreements ever signed. Some 40 or so
European countries, including the European Union, are signatories; and, apart
from environmental issues, this particular agreement also has massive and benign
implications for improving democracy in our society.
I wonder why this censorship is happening? -
and I hope I will hear some explanation on your Radio Show tomorrow
regarding this extremely serious matter.
According to the written
Constitution of the Republic of Ireland (Article 29, 5, 1), it
is very clearly stated that: "Every international agreement to
which the State becomes a party shall be laid before Dail
Eireann". Why, after over 6 years, has this not happened
yet? Perhaps you might have a Government minister explain this on your
Radio Show tomorrow?
Recently, I raised the Aarhus Convention Agreement
anomaly with a large number of Oireachtas Members; and,
among other things, I pointed out to them that "the State is a juristic person which
can be sued for the wrongful acts of its public servants" (Page 9,
Sixth Edition, Principles of Irish Law, by barrister Dr. Brian
Doolan).
Additional background information on this subject
can be found in the e-mail reproduced below.
Yours sincerely,
William Finnerty.
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----- Original Message -----
From:
William
Finnerty
Cc: New
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Ann Marie Kelly Discussion Group ;
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Kilconnell Anti-Dump Internet Group ;
Nature Ireland ;
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Woodlawn House Preservation Society ;
Progressive Democrats ;
Sir Anthony
O'Reilly ;
Republic of Ireland Ombudsman (Ms Emily O'Reilly)
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 5:08 PM
Subject: [Celtic Party] Oireachtas members, Aarhus Convention
Agreement, and the EU Constitution
Dear Ann Marie, The problem with the Aarhus Convention
Agreement not being "laid before Dail Eireann"
(Article 29, 5, 1 of the Republic of Ireland Constitution) has now been
brought to the attention of several Oireachtas members - almost all of them I
believe.
The list for Oireachtas members I used, together
with Microsoft's MSN message identification,
tracking, and delivery time information for
the e-mail in question can be seen at either of the Internet addresses
provided just below.
The only Oireachtas members' address to fail was
the one I used for Deputy Prime Minister Mary Harney. According to
the information available to me, all the rest of the e-mails to the Oireachtas
members listed were satisfactorily delivered. (I am copying this e-mail to
the "Progressive Democrats" - so that Mary Harney may perhaps receive the
information through her political party.)
As can also be seen at the addresses provided
below, I took the opportunity to point out to the Oireachtas members that "the State is a juristic person which
can be sued for the wrongful acts of its public servants" (Page 9,
Sixth Edition, Principles of Irish Law, by barrister Dr. Brian
Doolan).
Best wishes,
Billy.
PS: I do not know how long the information
will be at the above addresses for. I would suggest that anybody
interested in it should make a printed copy, and/or an electronic copy of one of
the Internet pages.
Also, and as I have no reason to believe the
"traditional media" will do anything to inform the public in Ireland about
the existence of the Aarhus Convention Agreement, to some considerable extent it
might be possible to get around their AMAZING censorship
barrier on this subject, now in its 7th year, by forwarding
this e-mail (or similar e-mails) to others. (PUZZLE
>>> Rearrange the following words to form a well know phrase:
"agenda" "hidden" ? )
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The Three Main Points of
the Aarhus Convention Agreement
Above text taken from: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/aarhus/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++
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