An Taisce seeks legislation for its trust status

The Irish Times

An Taisce has welcomed the Taoiseach's promise of a National Trust for the State, but it reminded Mr Ahern in a statement yesterday it was already constituted as the National Trust and "must be recognised as such by the new legislation". Mr John Ducie, vice-chairman of An Taisce, said a report in The Irish Times yesterday suggesting that it has "too many battles to fight" to assume the role of Ireland's National Trust was "pure nonsense". "An Taisce is already the National Trust for Ireland and was recognised as such in the 1963 Planning Act. All we lack is the statutory recognition of our property ownership role and that must be stated in the new legislation."

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