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Cabinet reshuffle - Jimmy Deenihan replaced by Heather Humphreys

  • 11-07-2014 3:35pm
    #1
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,299 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Just wondering what ye think of Jimmy Deenihan being replaced by Heather Humphreys at the Dept of Art, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. I don't generally have a good word to say about any politician but it did seem like he was doing good things for genealogy. Anyone know if we can expect more of the same from Humphreys?

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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  • #2
    hjr
    Registered Users Posts: 565 ✭✭✭hjr


    He's been moved to the Dept of An Taoiseach with special interest in the Diaspora, which hopefully means he's focused on the Irish abroad. Would Genealogy fall under that remit I wonder?


  • #3
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    hjr wrote: »
    He's been moved to the Dept of An Taoiseach with special interest in the Diaspora, which hopefully means he's focused on the Irish abroad. Would Genealogy fall under that remit I wonder?

    I'm thinking the same thing - it probably will actually. The actual records we're most interested in getting don't belong to Arts anyway - they're Social Welfare (GRO) and the CSO / probably Justice in terms of changing the Statistics Act. Art/Heritage's main concerns for us would be in local projects and funding; as well as digitising church records.


  • #4
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,614 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    The CSO is governed by the Dept of the Taoiseach - I know from when I lobbied about the 1926 release.

    I know nothing at all about Heather Humphreys but yay for more women in the Cabinet.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



  • #5
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    As long as she does a good job. I wouldn't automatically vote for a woman based on gender alone.


  • #6
    kitchenkid
    Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭kitchenkid


    no doubt we will see over the next few months


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