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	ATTACKS ON SHELL 2 SEA CAMPAIGN ARE BASELESS	1127 days ago
	STATEMENT BY LABOUR YOUTH Monday 23 October 2006 ATTACKS ON SHELL2SEA CAMPAIGN ARE BASELESS Labour Youth have condemned the smear campaign underway in certain sections of the media against the Shell2Sea campaign and demonstrations against the construction of an onshore gas pipeline from the Corrib field. Labour Youth Chairperson, Graham O Maonaigh, commented, “Shell2Sea is a broad based campaign which Labour Youth has been involved in since the Rossport 5 called for action against the Shell pipeline that was putting their lives and the safety of their families at serious risk. “Over the weekend a number of baseless articles appeared in the media attempting to discredit the protests. These are without foundation, as is the taunt that it is a ‘Provo led’ campaign as reported in one national daily. “Labour Youth as part of the Shell2Sea campaign is calling for the gas from the Corrib field to be processed offshore and not at Bellanaboy in line with international best practice. Offshore processing will maintain the safety of the people of Erris. There can be no compromise on safety. “Statements from Terry Nolan, Shell’s Deputy Managing Director of the Corrib project, that the gas from Corrib will benefit Irish people just as projects have benefited people in Norway are hilarious to say the least. Shell will pay no where near the amount of tax or royalties for the gas as they do in Norway. “The reality is that the Norwegian tax payer will benefit more from the involvement of Statoil than the people of Erris will in the Corrib project. The introduction of taxes of an international standard on natural resources and royalties should then be levied on the gas from Corrib. We will be paying the market rate either way so we should follow international standards on safety and taxation of sas projects also. “Labour Youth calls on the intimidation of the Erris community to end and for construction of the highly dangerous pipe-line to cease. Shell should process the gas at sea and not at Bellanaboy where they are putting the lives of the people of Erris at risk.” ENDS - For more info contact Graham O Maonaigh at gomaonaigh.bebo.com www.LabourYouth.ie
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1 Comment:

	Dec said...	992 days ago
	Too right, the fact that the newspapers ignore the fact that this will not benefit the irish people shows that they are not independent, that they cannot even mention it. All the articles that I have read have focused on something other than the Shell2Sea issue, like provos, teacherss taking time off to protest, alleged intimidation of Gardai and workerrs by protesters(bull)
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