Dáil votes to adjourn for 12-week recess

Paddy Samurai · 08-07-2010 6:34pm #1

Apparently some people are annoyed about this.Thats the thanks our politicians get ,for working their fingers to the bone,on our behalf.:rolleyes:

Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said it is 'a nonsense' for the Opposition to suggest that the Government is on holidays during the Dáil recess.

Whats the difference between a Recess and a Holiday?

Mr Cowen said all Oireachtas committees would be continuing their work and he said the budgetary process would also be under way during the summer break.

See they do care!..........its a working holiday recess.They are probably working in the bunker ,on secret plans to kick start the economy and get the country on its feet.

If the Government is on Holidays,are'nt the opposition on holidays too?.

Poll on the way

The_Joker. · 08-07-2010 6:37pm

Someone just drop a scud buster on Leinster house.

Kiwi_knock · 08-07-2010 6:39pm

Sure they do nothing when they are there so an added break will not change anything

mikemac · 08-07-2010 6:41pm

They are not on holidays.
Your local TD will be available to meet you in any local town next week, they probably hold meetings especially for constituents all over the area.

If you want them to attend some local meeting they will show up.
If you need them for a protest march like a local hospital they will be there for sure.

If your local TD or mine was to disappear out of the country for the next 12 weeks and ignore the people who voted for them they will lose votes.
We voted for them to represent our area so they better be around.

Now you'll say they are there to legislate but if the Dail is in recess then they work for the people who put them there.

DubMedic · 08-07-2010 6:47pm

Minister Brian Lenihan is the only one that deserves a break.

Wagon · 08-07-2010 6:56pm

I've always though the bastards should get the same holidays as the rest of us. 21 - 22 days a year. That's plenty.

Biggins · 08-07-2010 7:00pm

feelingstressed wrote: »

...if the Dail is in recess then they work for the people who put them there.

Jeasus - I wish some of them would stop working in that case!

I could list some of their crap but it would be too long for here so its here instead: http://unitedpeople.ie/fail.html

Paddy Samurai · 08-07-2010 7:01pm

feelingstressed wrote: »

They are not on holidays.
Your local TD will be available to meet you in any local town next week, they probably hold meetings especially for constituents all over the area.

If you want them to attend some local meeting they will show up.
If you need them for a protest march like a local hospital they will be there for sure.

If your local TD or mine was to disappear out of the country for the next 12 weeks and ignore the people who voted for them they will lose votes.
We voted for them to represent our area so they better be around.

Now you'll say they are there to legislate but if the Dail is in recess then they work for the people who put them there.

Given the current state of the country IMO they should reduce it significantly this year ,say to 6 weeks,and get on with the job of fixing our economy etc.There after reduce it permanently to 8 or less weeks.This would give them plenty of time to see the locals and still take 2 weeks hols.I am sure their local constituents would understand.

ejmaztec · 08-07-2010 7:01pm

The only break those useless feckers deserve is at the neck.

mikemac · 08-07-2010 7:13pm

Biggins wrote: »

Jeasus - I wish some of them would stop working in that case!

They all work for you, your constituency put them there.

Not just the parties listed on that website which is full of criticism but policies (if any) hidden away from the public...

Any local TD can meet you and no matter what the issue they will at least listen to you.
Any maybe they can do nothing but you know who they work for.

Biggins · 08-07-2010 7:14pm

feelingstressed wrote: »

...you know who they work for.

I know whom they were elected to work for.
But as to what they can gain themselves from the position and then hold on to it by any means necessary - is another thing altogether!

mikemac · 08-07-2010 7:14pm

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

Given the current state of the country IMO they should reduce it significantly this year ,say to 6 weeks,and get on with the job of fixing our economy etc.There after reduce it permanently to 8 or less weeks.This would give them plenty of time to see the locals and still take 2 weeks hols.I am sure their local constituents would understand.

Sounds good, I agree

Liam Byrne · 08-07-2010 7:29pm

feelingstressed wrote: »

If you want them to attend some local meeting they will show up.
If you need them for a protest march like a local hospital they will be there for sure.

.....after which they will go back up to the Dail and vote the opposite way.

I also didn't hear of any of them calling around to get the public's opinion on NAMA, or Anglo bailouts, or golden handshakes, or "expenses" for scheisters, etc.

So yes, they'll make it look like they're listening as usual, but they'll still do what suits their party rather than the country or their constituents.

The only 100% noble and honest exception I can think of at the moment is Shane Ross, and he's not even a TD.

Any maybe they can will do nothing but because you know who they work for.

Gurgle · 08-07-2010 7:36pm

feelingstressed wrote: »

if the Dail is in recess then they work for the people who put them there.

Its much better than that.

When the Dail is in recess, they're not doing any more damage to our economy, standard of living or civil liberties.

OP, can you add a '52 weeks' option to the poll?

Einhard · 08-07-2010 8:10pm

Gurgle wrote: »

Its much better than that.

When the Dail is in recess, they're not doing any more damage to our economy, standard of living or civil liberties.

OP, can you add a '52 weeks' option to the poll?

Fair enough on the first two points, but how exactly is this government restricting our civil liberties? Surely the passage of the Civil Partnership bill has actually expaned them?

randylonghorn · 08-07-2010 8:43pm

Tbh, I sometimes wonder if putting the whole bloody lot of them under house arrest wouldn't improve the country ...

Stephen · 08-07-2010 8:46pm

Dermot Ahern's blasphemy law would be one way that they're reducing our civil liberties.

Griffen262 · 08-07-2010 9:01pm

"We utterly oppose this recession,and I say to you again"..........................

wahey!!!!!!!!!.......(fúcking hell..)....wahey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

................"sorry, this recess"

Thomas828 · 08-07-2010 9:41pm

Twelve weeks?!? Schoolkids only get eight weeks! This is a farce!

Myrddin · 08-07-2010 10:25pm

Sure they're a grand bunch of lads :rolleyes:

Maybe they should devote their doss time recess to drumming up support for the next general election - where peole can once again vote Fianna Fail. Sure this time their leader isnt even involved in a corruption Tribunal - how can they possibly fail?

Plowman · 08-07-2010 10:50pm

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unknown13 · 08-07-2010 11:27pm

Its 12 weeks for a reason. Next week the serious allegations will come out and then people will have forgotten about them by the time the dail resumes.

Dáil votes to adjourn for 12-week recess

How long should the Dail summer Holidays...Eh Recess be? 79 votes

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