Outspoken city councillor Jim Long today told the Limerick Leader newspaper that he does not give "two hoots" about co-operating with the County Council.
Responding to reports in Tuesday's Limerick Chronicle, in which Cathaoirleach John Gallahue criticised city planners for not being "forward thinking" enough to put leisure facilities into troubled city estates, Cllr Long slammed the Fianna Fail councillor's claims as "a bit rich", and said he should look at the county's failings when it comes to social housing.
Cllr Gallahue said in yesterday's Limerick Chronicle: "If we had forward thinking planners and people with vision, you would have parks like these at any place which has a few hundred houses. They need public facilities."
However, an angry Cllr Long responded: "How dare he make such a statement? It is inaccurate and not qualified. It is a bit rich of him to come along and slate the city council's planners. Would he not be better off to concentrate on the lack of social housing in the county, and the fact that they did not build any for 20 years? He might be better off putting communities into houses rather than talking about public parks. The city's sole responsibility is supplying social housing, something the county council were negligent in doing."
Responding to reports in Tuesday's Limerick Chronicle, in which Cathaoirleach John Gallahue criticised city planners for not being "forward thinking" enough to put leisure facilities into troubled city estates, Cllr Long slammed the Fianna Fail councillor's claims as "a bit rich", and said he should look at the county's failings when it comes to social housing.
Cllr Gallahue said in yesterday's Limerick Chronicle: "If we had forward thinking planners and people with vision, you would have parks like these at any place which has a few hundred houses. They need public facilities."
However, an angry Cllr Long responded: "How dare he make such a statement? It is inaccurate and not qualified. It is a bit rich of him to come along and slate the city council's planners. Would he not be better off to concentrate on the lack of social housing in the county, and the fact that they did not build any for 20 years? He might be better off putting communities into houses rather than talking about public parks. The city's sole responsibility is supplying social housing, something the county council were negligent in doing."
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