On 30 December last it was reported in the The Journal that Fine Gael election candidate Stephanie Regan had erected up to 15 posters without permission in the Fingal County Council area.
Under the Litter Pollution Acts it is illegal to erect such posters without permission but obeying the law is obviously not an important priority for this aspiring politician.
Indeed quotes attributed to Ms. Regan clearly indicate that she is very familiar with the dismissive/arrogant attitude to the law regularly demonstrated by Irish politicians.
Christmas holidays “did not allow” her to seek permission from Fingal County Council to erect them.
Regan said… “I didn’t feel I was going too far … I don’t think it was an enormous breach.”
This is an individual who wants to become a member of our parliament where she will draft and bring into force laws that ordinary citizens must obey but, judging from her actions, will be optional for politicians.
Over the years I have made numerous formal complaints against politicians who clearly believe that obedience to the law is strictly for the little people.
Sad to say but politicians are justified in their contempt for the law because not one of my complaints has ever resulted in action being taken against a member of the political class.
But I’m an eternal optimist and am hopeful that someday law enforcement agencies will apply the law equally to politicians (and aspiring politicians) with as much enthusiasm as they apply it to the little people.
Copy to:
Stephanie Regan
Fingal County Council
To:
Fingal County Council
Environment Department24 January 2016
To Whom It May Concern:
I hereby submit this formal complaint against Fine Gael election candidate Stephanie Regan for an alleged breach of the Litter Pollution Acts 1997-2003/2009
On 30 December 2015 it was reported in the online newspaper, The Journal, that Stephanie Regan had erected up to 15 posters without permission in the Fingal County Council area.
Quotes (see below) attributed to Ms. Regan in the Journal article appear to confirm that she was responsible for the erection of the posters and that she was aware that her actions were in breach of the law.
Regan said the posters were “a last minute idea” and Christmas holidays “did not allow” her to seek permission from Fingal County Council to erect them.
Regan said… “I didn’t feel I was going too far … I don’t think it was an enormous breach.”
Yours sincerely
Anthony Sheridan