Category Archives: Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters; Aarhus Convention; Aarhus Treaty

How do our courts work?

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Neil van Dokkum

The volume of work at my place of employment has caused me to neglect this blog, for which I apologise. Rather than simply stopping blogging, I thought I might combine work and blogging. The piece below is a very … Continue reading →

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Access to Justice?

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Neil van Dokkum

The Aarhus Compliance Committee has interpreted Article 9 (3) of the Convention to mean that the public must have access to adequate judicial mechanisms in the event of acts and omissions in contravention of environmental law and, secondly, to provide … Continue reading →

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Bring on the Super Sub!

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Neil van Dokkum

In this era of professional sport, who you have on the bench is as important as who you have in the starting line-up of your team. Coaches have to think long and hard about who will be seated on the … Continue reading →

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Start Preparing Your Submissions

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Neil van Dokkum

” “Ref: MS-2017 11 – please quote this reference on all correspondence Dear Deputy, I refer to your email received 21 April 2017 in relation to the new RESS scheme and financial support. My Department is currently developing a proposed … Continue reading →

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So you say you wanna Revolution?

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Neil van Dokkum

“You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it’s evolution Well, you know We all want to change the world … You say you’ll change the … Continue reading →

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Have Your Say! Revision of Wind Energy Development Guidelines 2006

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Neil van Dokkum

That excellent web site Concerned About Wind Turbines – Donegal (CAWT) has put important and previously cunningly concealed information into the public domain by an AIE request to our old friends, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. Despite … Continue reading →

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Clueless!

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Neil van Dokkum

Irish rural communities have been opposing wind farms, and pylons before that, for the better part of a decade. This has involved community groups gathering funds through church collections, cake sales, and the like. There are numerous tales of hardship … Continue reading →

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When the Boot is on the other Foot

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Neil van Dokkum

Section 50 of the Planning and Development Act of 2000 (PDA 2000) is possibly one of the most unpopular sections when it comes to community organisations who battle big business, particularly wind farm developers. This is due to … Continue reading →

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How the Council Spends Our Money — Citizens Against Corruption

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Neil van Dokkum

Congratulations to the Four Angry Ladies on starting this site, and asking questions that most are too scared to ask. I would ask two more: The link between the Comeragh Community Development Group and BSB Energy has already been established. … Continue reading →

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Facts and Figures

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Neil van Dokkum

My blog yesterday aroused a huge amount of interest. People expressed shock and surprise at the news that a company cannot be forced to declare a dividend. It is not always fun being the bearer of bad news but … Continue reading →

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The Public Meeting in Rainbow Hall

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Neil van Dokkum

The turnout at last night’s meeting in Rainbow Hall was huge – well over five hundred people (and we have signed lists to prove that, RTE News). The meeting ended with a very resounding, and unanimous, rejection of the proposed … Continue reading →

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Please Save the Copper Coast!

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Neil van Dokkum

The Copper Coast in County Waterford, Ireland is a UNESCO World Heritage Site of breathtaking natural beauty. It is hard to imagine that anybody would want to build an industrial wind farm right in the middle of it, but apparently … Continue reading →

Enough Already!!!

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Neil van Dokkum

A certain individual has been going around my community spreading particularly malicious rumours about me. For a while it was a pathetic joke, but it has to stop now. One of the malicious lies being spread by this … Continue reading →

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Important ECJ Ruling on the SEA Directive

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Neil van Dokkum

An important decision has been handed down by the European Court of Justice on the definition of “plans and programs” in the SEA Directive. What is an SEA? An SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment) is essentially an environmental impact … Continue reading →

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Private wind farms are exempt from AIE requests for information

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Neil van Dokkum

An interesting decision was handed down by Peter Tyndall, the Commissioner for Environmental Information, as to whether a private wind farm (“Wexwind”) fell within the definition of “public authority” for the purposes of the AIE Regulations, and was therefore … Continue reading →

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Pat Swords vs Minister for Communications,Energy and Natural Resources & Attorney-General

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Neil van Dokkum

After a year of waiting, the judgment is finally out, and it does not make for pretty reading. The learned judge found against Pat in his condonation for delay application, and failed to rule on the protective costs application. … Continue reading →

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Report on Communication ACCC/C/2014/112 regarding complaint of non-compliance against Ireland

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Neil van Dokkum

The first session involved the opening statements. These are delivered in writing to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee (ACCC) beforehand, which allows a speaker from both sides to paraphrase and highlight the main points underpinning the Communication and the … Continue reading →

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Match Report

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Neil van Dokkum

The Captain’s warm-up had gone well and so we arrived at the beautiful but enormous Palace of Nations in Geneva with the usual pre-match jitters, but with Pat Swords charging ahead and us in his wake, we found our … Continue reading →

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EirGrid ordered to disclose costings

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Neil van Dokkum

The defence of “commercial or industrial confidentiality” is routinely abused by many enterprises to conceal a plethora of evils from the reach of legitimate requests for Access to Information on the Environment (AIE). . Article 9(1)(c) of the AIE Regulations … Continue reading →

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Giant Wind Turbines Collapsing with Alarming Regularity

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Neil van Dokkum

Originally posted on STOP THESE THINGS:
Gravity or some other force at work? **** The number of cases involving collapsing turbines and flying blades (aka “component liberation”) has become so common that, if we were a tad cynical, we would…

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