Green campaigners have responded
angrily to blocking tactics deployed
by a small number of MPs to stop
a parliamentary vote on the Daylight
Savings Bill, which had held out
the promise of an independent report
and potential trial on moving the
clocks to create lighter evenings.
Environment Minister Phil Hogan
has issued a work programme setting
out the steps and milestones for
the development of national climate
policy and legislation.
Northern Ireland Environment Minister
Alex Attwood has announced a new
innovative strategic partnership
to tackle environmental crime between
the Northern Ireland Environment
Agency (NIEA) and the PSNI.
Legal actions brought by An Taisce
and others over the manner in which
consents were granted for the Corrib
gas project have been settled and
withdrawn at the High Court after
an 11-day hearing - the costs of the
actions are expected to exceed €1
million.