Gormley's lightbulb ban axed

drunkmonkey

So the EU had granted us a bit of a reprevie with the lighbulbs, so was Gormleys plan a compete waste of energy?

Source:
http://www.herald.ie/national-news/gormleys-lightbulb-ban-axed-to-follow-eu-1615914.html

Sherifu

He finally saw the...

Wasn't such a bright ide....

/taxi

Biggins

Stage 2: Ban gormful Gormley.

Krieg

Not really a big deal, the EU ban is still going ahead in september
Just means we have more time to stock before then

_feedback_

Sherifu wrote: »

He finally saw the...

Wasn't such a bright ide....

/taxi

Ah, would have been better with ........ /bike

Mingey

How many Environment Ministers does it take to change a lightbulb?

Biggins

Mingey wrote: »

How many Environment Ministers does it take to change a lightbulb?

Don't know but you can be damn sure they will put in for expenses!

Gran Hermano

You have to love the gormless-greens, last week they were cutting back
on buses and public transport this week a quick u-turn on their light bulb ban.

Maybe it'll teach the ozone friendly crusties who voted them into power with Fianna Fail a lesson.

toiletduck

I'm glad that the Government has its priorities in order.

/runs off to sign on :pac:

The_Minister

I am happy that this happening.

SEPT 23 1989

Gran Hermano wrote: »

You have to love the gormless-greens, last week they were cutting back
on buses and public transport this week a quick u-turn on their light bulb ban.

Maybe it'll teach the ozone friendly crusties who voted them into power with Fianna Fail a lesson.

this clever government of ours is reducing the number of buses operating in the city and introducing a congestion charge for motorists

seamus

Fantastic. This was one of the most idiotic proposals to come from the greens.

If they really cared about the environment anyway, they would have looked at LED bulbs. They provide the exact same level of light at about 20% of the power and last about 20 years. Unlike CFLs which are less efficient and need to "warm up", which is unacceptable for a number of applications.

What he should do is provide tax incentives for research into these bulbs. Once research has brought LED bulbs to the stage where they're about €20 a pop, then you provide grants and tax relief to existing manufacturers to convert their facilities and then tax the bollox out of standard incandescent bulbs.

A householder would pay between €200 and €400 to replace all the bulbs in their house, but they would see massive reductions in their electricity bills and would only have to replace a bulb maybe three times in their lifetime.

Vadrefjorde

The only credible thing this party could do is break this coalition government and force an election... :mad:
Not that there's an alternative party choice

Cookie_Monster

seamus wrote: »

Fantastic. This was one of the most idiotic proposals to come from the greens.

If they really cared about the environment anyway, they would have looked at LED bulbs. They provide the exact same level of light at about 20% of the power and last about 20 years. Unlike CFLs which are less efficient and need to "warm up", which is unacceptable for a number of applications.

What he should do is provide tax incentives for research into these bulbs. Once research has brought LED bulbs to the stage where they're about €20 a pop, then you provide grants and tax relief to existing manufacturers to convert their facilities and then tax the bollox out of standard incandescent bulbs.

A householder would pay between €200 and €400 to replace all the bulbs in their house, but they would see massive reductions in their electricity bills and would only have to replace a bulb maybe three times in their lifetime.

Excelent points (esp for AH:pac:)
+1

MicraBoy

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Excelent points (esp for AH:pac:)
+1

Eh no. The ban was on incandescent light bulbs. It had nothing to do with LED lights. There is no reason they couldn't be used.

Aside from the fact that it isn't a U-turn just a delay to see what the EU legislates for. Saving us more time and energy!

Wreck

MicraBoy wrote: »

Aside from the fact that it isn't a U-turn just a delay to see what the EU legislates for. Saving us more time and energy!

At last, someone who actually read and understood the article linked in the op.

PrivateEye

Bring on the Green Wipeout of the local/european and next general elections. A series of silly proposals, laughable u-turns on their manifesto and own party history, and plenty of inhouse fighting. A minority left-wing and a party leader whos about as popular in his own constituency as the recession.

Buh-bye.

RossFixxxed

I'm the last person to go into politics etc, but the Green party are just a bunch of ****ing idiots.

Light bulbs? Seriously, with all the job losses, crappy roads, rubbish city, the best they have is LIGHT BULBS and CYCLING to work???

*rage*

ejmaztec

Strike a light! He deserves a kick in the bulbs.

Epic Tissue

Celebration time!

Biggins

Point of order your honour!!!

Should it not be "Gormley's lightbulb ban extinguished" instead of "Gormley's lightbulb ban axed" ???

ejmaztec

Biggins wrote: »

Point of order your honour!!!

Should it not be "Gormley's lightbulb ban extinguished" instead of "Gormley's lightbulb ban axed" ???

If he reads this thread he's going to be incandescent with rage.:pac:

Biggins

ejmaztec wrote: »

If he reads this thread he's going to be incandescent with rage.:pac:

True, his face might light up in disgust!

Nolanger

Mingey wrote: »

How many Environment Ministers does it take to change a lightbulb?

Two - one to change the bulb and another to change his party's name to The Yellows.

walshb

The whole light bulb ban really sheds light on the useless policies and waste of time this party is. Country in meltdown and folks barely able to pay their bills and crime rampant etc etc; but a light bulb will save it all!:rolleyes:

Why doesn't Gormless Gormley go to China and India and America and lecture them. They are the ones guzzling the earth of its resources and polluting it thousands of times more than Ireland, a small puny ISLAND WITH 4+ million people!

galwayrush

Reminds me of a cartoon where someone with an idea springs a lightbulb. this one shattered, but the Greens are like a cartoon political party.

Kirnsy

he's left us in the dark with his latest proposals....



/coat + taxi

galwayrush

Kirnsy wrote: »

he's left us in the dark with his latest proposals....



/coat + taxi

We're not the ones in the dark, unlike the greens.:rolleyes:

old boy

food runing scarce and a getting lot dearer, and 25% of the national herd to be culled to meet our greenhouse gas commitments, so china are opening a coal burning power station each week, and the greens want to bankrupt us with ideaoligy, after clown cowen putting the country on its knees, the problem is will my vote and the vote of like minded people be sufficent to change all this ****e that is called goverment.

walshb

old boy wrote: »

food runing scarce and a getting lot dearer, and 25% of the national herd to be culled to meet our greenhouse gas commitments, so china are opening a coal burning power station each week, and the greens want to bankrupt us with ideaoligy, after clown cowen putting the country on its knees, the problem is will my vote and the vote of like minded people be sufficent to change all this ****e that is called goverment.

Don't forget their nuclear arsenal too. And Gormley thinks Ireland can save the world
with a few poxy light bulbs. Obscene. Yeah, because light bulbs in houses in Ireland is what's causing the earths' demise:rolleyes:

Vadrefjorde

walshb wrote: »

Don't forget their nuclear arsenal too. And Gormley thinks Ireland can save the world
with a few poxy light bulbs. Obscene. Yeah, because light bulbs in houses in Ireland is what's causing the earths' demise:rolleyes:

Think of the carbon footprint for gods sakes!!! :rolleyes:

DarkJager

Can anybody who is honestly more concerned about carbon footprints than the state of their finances please raise their hand?

Vadrefjorde

If i go out and shoot a cow will my finances improve? I'm all for it if so :pac:

walshb

DarkJager wrote: »

Can anybody who is honestly more concerned about carbon footprints than the state of their finances please raise their hand?

Well, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem!:D

drunkmonkey

Vadrefjorde wrote: »

Think of the carbon footprint for gods sakes!!! :rolleyes:

You can take your carbon footprint and stick it up my ass. I don't care, I'm using electricity as long as I'm on this planet. I love turning stuff on, I love having giant TVs everywhere. If I could drive an electric car with a TV in it, I would. I don't care about how much electricity I'm using.:p

Biggins

At the end if the day its GeeGee, Gormless Gormley - the green (night)mare! we talking about.
His ideas are as uselful as a fart in the wind and full of the same hot air!

I don't think he's a complete gobschite but whats my opinion compared to thousand of others!
I mean if bullschite was music, he'd be a whole ceili band.
If brains were taxed, he'd be due a rebate.
Its not so much he's not playing with a full deck, more like he's not even in the game and I wouldn't cross Grafton street to piss on him if his jocks were on fire.

...O' and did I mention Mother Nature hates him - he reminds her of her mistakes!

Nope - I don't like him anyway!

Berty

drunkmonkey wrote: »

So the EU had granted us a bit of a reprevie with the lighbulbs, so was Gormleys plan a compete waste of energy?

Dont worry OP, I saw your pun. Well done.

mumhaabu

Won't somebody please think of the children!:pac: