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What happens to TD's that were not re-elected?

  • 28-02-2011 8:19pm
    #1
    Monife
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭


    Was just wondering what happens to TD's now?

    Do they become Councillors?

    Or are they out of a job? Do they still get paid?


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  • #2
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 9,040 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    They go back to teaching.


  • #3
    county man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 120 ✭✭county man


    Monife wrote: »
    Was just wondering what happens to TD's now?

    Do they become Councillors?

    Or are they out of a job? Do they still get paid?

    Half of them end up in the Seanad.:rolleyes:


  • #4
    amen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭amen


    Was just wondering what happens to TD's now?



    Or are they out of a job? Do they still get paid?

    They are out of a job. If a teacher and they post was held open they can go back otherwise off to the dole or what ever job they can find.
    Do they become Councillors?
    why would they ?
    Do they still get paid?
    nope but there is a readjustment allowance the helps compensate them for the lost seat.

    We really need to have a politics education class taught in school.


  • #5
    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,987 ✭✭✭SafeSurfer


    Not this time. Fianna Fail don't have enough councillors to elect many of the outgoing FF TDs who lost their seats to the Seanad.

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



  • #6
    AnonymousPrime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 196 ✭✭AnonymousPrime


    They go to TD heaven.

    (Your parents will explain it to you)


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  • #7
    Cavehill Red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,109 ✭✭✭Cavehill Red


    A modest proposal -

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  • #8
    PeterIanStaker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭PeterIanStaker


    They retire on two or three large pensions while the rest of us have to scrape money together to make ends meet and eventually get a heart attack or an aneurysm from the stress of being out of work, watch our relationships implode under financial strain and watch our offspring destroy their lives with drink, drugs and unwanted children.

    Simple, really.


  • #9
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,614 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Many of the outgoing FF TD's will simply retire.

    Some TD's have jobs to go back to.


  • #10
    Fiskar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭Fiskar


    Yet to see an ex Td on hard times. Mind you, will be watching out for one Johnny Brady to see how he copes on the welfare system as he couldn't seem to manage on 104K a year as TD :D


  • #11
    limklad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭limklad


    mewso wrote: »
    They go back to teaching.
    That Shocking!!!:eek: They will screw up the kids...


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  • #12
    Rabble Rabble
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,367 ✭✭✭Rabble Rabble


    TDs are often teachers, doctors, lawyers, farmers or publicans.

    The average joe in his cubicle is not normally a candidate - with some exceptions.

    No fear for most of 'em.


  • #13
    gcgirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,044 ✭✭✭gcgirl


    Shredded and recycled


  • #14
    juuge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 792 ✭✭✭juuge


    You can be sure that none will have to emigrate!:(


  • #15
    Athlone_Bhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 325 ✭✭Athlone_Bhoy


    mewso wrote: »
    They go back to teaching.

    Where they can work for 4 years until the next election then they have a nice pension of over 100,000 for 4 years work. Not bad is it.
    Half of them end up in the Seanad.rolleyes.gif

    Not for long.


  • #16
    loldog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭loldog


    They're all going to live on a farm and it's going to be fimed as a reality TV programme.

    .


  • #17
    paul71
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,347 ✭✭✭paul71


    amen wrote: »
    We really need to have a politics education class taught in school.


    I know, some of the questions are astonishing, sorry op, not aimed at you specifically.

    However when I was in school we had civics class, explained constitution, separation of powers, office of president, dail, office of taoiseach and taniste, seanad, judicuary, council of state, PR voting system, local authorities.

    What has happened to this subject in schools?

    In last few days I have people asking if they can vote in different constituancies because they can't get home on time only to find out they are not registered to vote anywhere. Others seem to assume FF have some sort of secret backdoor into senate.


  • #18
    Min
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,550 ✭✭✭Min


    They get disappointment money.


  • #19
    Scotty #
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,782 ✭✭✭Scotty #


    Monife wrote: »
    Was just wondering what happens to TD's now?

    Do they become Councillors?

    Or are they out of a job? Do they still get paid?
    They get a severance payment lump sum(redundancy payment in other words), another severance payment over two years, a pension lump sum (3x annual pension), and the pension itself (1/40th of their salary per year of service) for the rest of their lives. Pension is about €42,000 for 15 years service I think? Considerably more if you were a Minister.

    Even if re-elected they are still entitled to the severance payment. They are also entitled to the pension regardless of what other employment they move onto...

    If a TD has served on a Committee or held any other type of office during their time in politics, they can accrue extra pension payments based on the positions held. I'm sure I heard someone on the radio talk about Jackie Healy-Rae doing this and only turn up for one meeting.

    Ray Burke, a disgraced FF minster who was jailed for corruption (incase you are too young to remember) still receives an annual pension of about €110,000 from the tax payer. Charles Haughey's wife would also collect a fairly sizeable pension.


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