Who's running the country these days

cuculainn

Quick question. With every one out canvassing these days and Brian Cowan retiring, who is running the country?

Has everything being put on hold till the new government is elected or is the country drifting along aimlessly?

Could it be a case of everyone is so busy fighting over who gets to steer that when they turn around the ship has sunk?

P.S sorry about all the nautical metaphors

Raging_Ninja

The Cabinet still meets regularly, and they are in charge with Brian Cowen being Taoiseach. He is still Taoiseach and the ministers still have their portfolios until such time as a new Government is formed. If necessary I imagine a full Dáil can still be called and legislation passed, but there doesn't appear need for it until after the General Election.

Lapin

Same people that always run it.........


The civil service

P. Breathnach

Raging_Ninja wrote: »

The Cabinet still meets regularly, and they are in charge with Brian Cowen being Taoiseach. He is still Taoiseach and the ministers still have their portfolios until such time as a new Government is formed.

Agreed. With most of the day-to-day stuff being done, as always, by civil servants.

If necessary I imagine a full Dáil can still be called and legislation passed, but there doesn't appear need for it until after the General Election.

Not agreed. The Dáil has been dissolved.

liammur

cuculainn wrote: »

Quick question. With every one out canvassing these days and Brian Cowan retiring, who is running the country?

Has everything being put on hold till the new government is elected or is the country drifting along aimlessly?

Could it be a case of everyone is so busy fighting over who gets to steer that when they turn around the ship has sunk?

P.S sorry about all the nautical metaphors

No one is running the country since the develops/politicans/bankers went bust a few years ago.

johnmcdnl

P. Breathnach wrote: »

Not agreed. The Dáil has been dissolved.

Say in the case of a national emergency though - wouldn't their be some form of legislation to allow the last government pass some emergency legislation...

I know the dail is dissolved but surely their has to be some sort of loophole or something to allow some bills to be passed if neccesary

PeterIanStaker

National emergency? You mean like some sort of financial crisis or something?

CiaranMT

PeterIanStaker wrote: »

National emergency? You mean like some sort of financial crisis or something?

Could you imagine something like that befalling the country :eek:

PeterIanStaker

CiaranMT wrote: »

Could you imagine something like that befalling the country :eek:

pffft . . . never.

cuculainn

Ok so I thought it was civil servants.

But if a current minister comes to my door canvassing I will give them some bollixing for being out canvassing instead of doing the job they are still being paid to do