The Country's Paralysed but Gormless Stays On His Holidays ; Roads Remain Treacherous As the Environment Minister Stays Away [Eire Region]

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GREEN Minister John Gormley, who should have been co-ordinating the Office of Emergency Planning's efforts to tackle the unprecedented weather conditions, remained on his Christmas break as motorists faced treacherous conditions.

Mr Gormley's Department of Environment was expected to take control of the Office of Emergency Planning in the face of the coldest weather in almost 50 years - but has done nothing.

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The Country's Paralysed but Gormless Stays On His Holidays ; Roads Remain Treacherous As the Environment Minister Stays Away [Eire Region]

His department oversees local authorities, which were heavily criticised for failing to make safe - or even clear - the country's motorways and main arterie...

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