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unusual facts about Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government



Electronic voting in Ireland

The proposed change was under the supervision of then Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Martin Cullen.

Enhanced geothermal system

On 30 May 2007, then Australian opposition environmental spokesperson and former Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts Peter Garrett announced that if elected at the 2007 Australian Federal Election, the Australian Labor Party would use taxpayer money to subsidise putting the necessary drilling rigs in place.

First cabinet of Davíð Oddsson

Össur Skarphéðinsson replaced Eiður Svanberg Guðnason as Minister for the Environment.

North Tipperary County Council

On 26 July 2011, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan announced the proposed merger of North Tipperary County Council and South Tipperary County Council.

One-off housing

One-off housing development is broadly supported by the former Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dick Roche, and by the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív.

Roseanna Cunningham

In the first reshuffle of the SNP Government in February 2009, Cunningham was appointed as Minister for the Environment.

Second cabinet of Davíð Oddsson

Halldór Ásgrímsson replaced Guðmundur Kristján Bjarnason as Minister for the Environment and Minister of Agriculture.

South Tipperary County Council

On 26 July 2011, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan, announced the proposed merger of North Tipperary County Council and South Tipperary County Council.

Trim Castle

In 2003 there was a controversy surrounding the decision by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Martin Cullen not to oppose the construction of a five-storey hotel across the road from the castle.

Vincent Salafia

Salafia was involved in a legal challenge against Dick Roche, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government over the M3 Motorway at Tara in 2006.


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