Political change and reform

10belowzero

So all the ballyhoo , mud slinging and dirty dancing of the election is over (nearly) , so how will we know if the parties and new government are serious about political and Dail reform.
Quite simple really , the litmus test will be if they decide to disappear again for nearly four month's on holidays this summer , like they did last year ,when the Country was really going thru the mill.
If Enda and Eamonn are really serious about change in the Dail , one of the first decision's of the new government , should be to reduce the Dail's summer recess/holiday to 2 week's in line with the leave entitlement's of the ordinary worker's of this Country,not that the vast majority of worker's will be able too or even afford a summer break this year.
Yes indeed , that will be the true litmus test as an indicator ,as too just how committed our new leader's are to political change-the clock start's ticking now.

bladespin

I'd be inclined to think the punishment handed out to FF in this election is the reform needed, I doubt if the voting public will be so lazy in their selection in the future - that IMO was the biggest problem (politically) this country had.

jimmynokia

i see they already want to increase car tax and wont lower fuel prices where is the reform there yet another shambles of the irish government increases already

10belowzero

So their off , Dail 31 has lifted off , will we see any CHANGE - will it be re run's of previous episode's , same ole , same ole routine - half a dozen Td's showing their face's for the camera's after Taoiseach's question's are over ,and asking a few question's , just so there'll be some thing to talk about on Oireachtas Report,and for some Td's to prove to their constituent's , that their still alive.
Well, will it be back to mon + fri off , midweek game's of golf (non policy making), and slipping in to the chamber(with a thick file in hand) , every now and then between visit's to the Dail bar, so every body will think ,your doing some thing important.
We'll just have to wait and see, but a good indicator , as I said above is will they take a dive for nearly 4 month's ,this summer , like they did for the last 2 year's in particular ,when the country was going down the tube's, or will we be shocked to see Enda and Eamonn wearing teashirt's more shocking than Mick Wallace's , while Gerry +Micheal pass out the ribena +munchies , while Ming has them rolling in the isles - I can just see it now - Pat Rabbitte trying to rub suntan oil on Clare Daly , Joan Burton in a red bikini , anyhoo what do you think ?