The NDP

The seas in Ireland are getting rougher. A couple of fishing trawlers sank in bad weather and at last count seven crew members were killed. The reason given relates to global warming. The trawlers are too small for the rough seas which has only recently become a problem.

In the recently release national development plan a grand total of zero euros has been promised to build costal defences for rising sea levels - way to go Bertie - yet €17.6 billion is going to upgrading roads. The major routes are already clogged and traffic in the cities is appalling. Public transport in the form of urban light rail running on electricity might be the way to go eh?