Department of Finance

orourkeda

Given the state of our finances how would one determine the level of qualifications obtained by the people negotiating on our behalf.

Jaysoose

*Are you suggesting that Brian lenihans qualifications in Law are not ideally suited to discussing highly complex financial scenarios?







*Sarcasm alert

ucd.1985

We can get rid of Brian, its the people who have been there for years and years we need to be worried about!

later12

As far as I am aware John Corrigan and Jim O'Brien were involved and both are well respected with strong economic backgrounds, the former being the head of the NTMA, and is also a member of the NPRF's Commission.

In fairness most of the senior Department officials who were directly or indirectly involved would have financial backgrounds, with the possible exception of Mr Kevin Cardiff the secreatry general of the Department who I understand is a Barrister by training.

I dont really see the negotiators as the issue here by the way, they themselves would not have final say in the negotiations nor was it ultimately their decision to accept or reject the agreement.

Nolanger

They had a choice a few years back to hire qualified finance people but decided to use ordinary civil servants.