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Dáil votes itself another two weeks off

  • 01-04-2010 1:15pm
    #1
    krattapopov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭


    What?! They can vote for their own holidays?? Is there a way to find out who voted yes for this?

    Do they use this time to work in the constituency offices or are they actually taking holidays?

    breakingnews.ie

    How can they honestly think after all that has happened that they should do this, baffles.


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  • #2
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    If this was any other day, I'd think this was genuine - just for today though, I'm a wee bit suspicious.


  • #3
    krattapopov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭krattapopov


    I could look quite the fool it would seem...

    However I did hear a radio report on Phantom that had Gilmore saying that they should only be taking a week with the state of the country and dole queues. He actually made some sense. Also said that 'do you all really think the public wants to see us take this time off'.


  • #4
    MavisDavis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,263 ✭✭✭MavisDavis


    krattapopov wrote: »
    What?! They can vote for their own holidays?? Is there a way to find out who voted yes for this?

    Do they use this time to work in the constituency offices or are they actually taking holidays?

    breakingnews.ie

    How can they honestly think after all that has happened that they should do this, baffles.

    Yeah, that's pretty much guaranteed to be an April Fool. Just like the story on RTE about leprechauns bailing out the Government.

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0401/aprilfools.html

    Too bad they posted their extra holidays joke after noon. Now they're the fools. ;)


  • #5
    krattapopov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭krattapopov


    It appears they got me good but you are correct it was after 12, the fools!! :D


  • #6
    znv6i3h7kqf9ys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 497 ✭✭znv6i3h7kqf9ys


    Wouldn't be a bad idea though. Just think, the risk of major fcuk ups would be reduced by another 2 weeks,


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  • #7
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    krattapopov wrote: »
    It appears they got me good but you are correct it was after 12, the fools!! :D

    Have no fear, many fell for it before you I guess. :)


  • #8
    krattapopov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭krattapopov


    you see it just wouldn't surprise me if it was true!


  • #9
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    krattapopov wrote: »
    you see it just wouldn't surprise me if it was true!
    Nor I. :(


  • #10
    anymore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,672 ✭✭✭anymore


    krattapopov wrote: »
    What?! They can vote for their own holidays?? Is there a way to find out who voted yes for this?

    Do they use this time to work in the constituency offices or are they actually taking holidays?

    breakingnews.ie

    How can they honestly think after all that has happened that they should do this, baffles.

    Are you confusing teachers with Tds ?

    The Teachers, after a couple of weeks ' work' since returning from their week off for mid term in February which followed the couple of weeks work since their two weeks off for Christmas which followed from their week off for mid term in Oct/Nov which followed a few weeks work after their real holidays of three months in the summer are getting two weeks off for Easter. :confused:


  • #11
    Sleepy
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    It shows just how FUBAR this country is when an April Fools joke is so totally plausible.


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  • #12
    Biggins
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    Sleepy wrote: »
    It shows just how FUBAR this country is when an April Fools joke is so totally plausible.
    So true when you think about it. :(


  • #13
    Stark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,084 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    anymore wrote: »
    Are you confusing teachers with Tds ?

    Same people in a lot of cases.


  • #14
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Stark wrote: »
    Same people in a lot of cases.
    Yep, and thats another depressing area of contention! :(


  • #15
    krattapopov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭krattapopov


    Stark wrote: »
    Same people in a lot of cases.

    What's the count? 6 that are holding onto teaching positions? Well for some to have a job at the moment, and then another to fall back into if they so wish.


  • #16
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    krattapopov wrote: »
    What's the count? 6 that are holding onto teaching positions? Well for some to have a job at the moment, and then another to fall back into if they so wish.
    ...And state pensions from both!
    http://www.independent.ie/national-news/shame-of-pensions-on-double-for-teachertds-1726771.html


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