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'Rogue' Lisbon poster is found in Raheny

Thursday, 31 July 2008

IN the week that French President, Nicholas Sarkozy, was accused in some quarters of visiting Dublin to push for a re-run of the Lisbon Treaty referendum, Northside People uncovered an MEP’s poster still hanging from a pole six weeks after the Treaty was rejected.
A lone poster from MEP Eoin Ryan urging Raheny locals to vote Yes to the Treaty was spotted near the junction of Howth Road and Station Road.
When Northside People contacted Fianna Fáil, a spokesman for their European office said their poster team must have overlooked the ‘rogue’ poster after the election.
“There is no reason why it would have been left up,” he stated.
“A team will be dispatched to remove the poster.”
Fianna Fáil will now be hoping that it doesn’t fall foul of Dublin City Council’s strict Litter Act in relation to the removal of election/referendum posters.
Currently, election and referendum posters are exempt from the provisions of the Litter Pollution Acts until seven days after polling at which point parties can be subjected to a fine.
A spokesman for Fianna Fáil’s headquarters said: "Fianna Fáil is committed to removing all its campaign posters as per the legal guidelines and makes every effort to do so on a national basis."
Meanwhile, Malahide ward councillor Robbie Kelly (GP) has welcomed a new initiative by the Department of the Environment to consult with local communities over how election posters should be restricted.
Plans to introduce bye-laws for election posters appropriate to each local community have been proposed in an effort to curb growing complaints from residents around election time.
The move follows concerns raised by local authorities and members of the public about the amount of posters, their locations and the failure to remove posters, including poster ties, within the seven-day limit.
“Election time has become major litter time with all parties and representatives clamouring to get their posters out,” Cllr Kelly said.
“I welcome this consultation as a chance for those with concerns to make their views known.”
Possible amendments to the current legislation include restricting locations where posters can be displayed, particularly in areas where safety is at stake; introducing a code of practice or guidelines; and allowing local authorities to introduce bye-laws appropriate to their local circumstances.
Minister for the Environment, John Gormley, announced details of the initiative last week.
"This is an opportunity for all concerned with this issue to make their views known,” said Minister Gormley.
“I will consider all comments carefully before finalising my proposals and bringing these to the Government in due course.”
Submissions are invited from all interested individuals and organisations by September 15. For full details, visit www.environ.ie

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