Healy-Rae to be accommodated?

AdMMM

Just looking through the RTE twitter and see that the Independents outside of the Technical Group i.e. Michael Healy-Rae, Michael Lowry and Noel Grealish mention that they will be accommodated. They neglect to mention by whom and there's every possibility that they could very well be blowing smoke but if they have been granted concessions by the incoming Government, I can safely say I've already lost faith in it!

Michael Healy-Rae also said that he thinks he can do a better job outside of a technical group. Is it unfair of me to tar him with the same brush that we tarred Jackie with?

jaykay74

AdMMM wrote: »

Just looking through the RTE twitter and see that the Independents outside of the Technical Group i.e. Michael Healy-Rae, Michael Lowry and Noel Grealish mention that they will be accommodated. They neglect to mention by whom and there's every possibility that they could very well be blowing smoke but if they have been granted concessions by the incoming Government, I can safely say I've already lost faith in it!

Michael Healy-Rae also said that he thinks he can do a better job outside of a technical group. Is it unfair of me to tar him with the same brush that we tarred Jackie with?

Why would a new govt with a massive majority of their own grant concessions to a bunch of independents ?

AdMMM

jaykay74 wrote: »

Why would a new govt with a massive majority of their own grant concessions to a bunch of independents ?

That's why I can't figure out how he'll be accommodated or even what he means by that!

jaykay74

AdMMM wrote: »

That's why I can't figure out how he'll be accommodated or even what he means by that!

I'd imagine that it is directed at those who voted for him to show that he has some influence in govt when the reality is he has none.

If you listen to the man you will realise he will say anything for a few votes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVRYzqvRtww

Dirk Gently

If his father is anything to go by then M H-Rae wont be going out of his way to have his voice heard in the Dáil. He got elected, job done. I really doubt he has any interest in commenting on legislation in the Dáil. Delighted to see him and Lowery sat there all alone. Maybe their constituents will see what value for money they get with these expensive gombeens now. I fully expect them to sit there for 5 years collecting their salary and contribute sweet fuck all to the nation.

Victor

jaykay74 wrote: »

Why would a new govt with a massive majority of their own grant concessions to a bunch of independents ?

To keep Labour honest.

HivemindXX

I don't see why the government would feel the need to pander to the likes of a Healy Rae.

However, for the record, I consider bribing local gombeens for whatever reason to be a form of corruption.

The Healy Raes and their ilk seem to think when they are needed they can turn the screws and squeeze every penny they can out of the country and when they are not needed they can go back to an amiable relationship where they get their fair share of the pot. Time to disabuse them of this notion. Healy Rae and Lowry should get nothing from the government, it should be as if they didn't exist. Their constituents still have plenty of other TDs to represent them and as they like to say in the US, "elections have consequences" and electing a gombeen should have them too. If certain people feel hard done by because they have a cosy relationship with one of these TDs and now they can't get the government to fund their personal projects well I consider this a good thing.

We complain about gombeens but if electing a Healy Rae means at best you get to bend the country over a barrel and at worst it's no different than electing a responsible TD why would people not vote for them.

eoinbn

It's just part of the 'new politics'. The three independents are effectively powerless but don't want to join the technical group so it seems that the government have offered them speaking time even though they aren't entitled. It's just about giving the opposition more power, not the government.

Dirk Gently

eoinbn wrote: »

It's just part of the 'new politics'. The three independents are effectively powerless but don't want to join the technical group so it seems that the government have offered them speaking time even though they aren't entitled. It's just about giving the opposition more power, not the government.

I would wonder how much of it is them not wanting to join and how much it's the tech group not wanting them to be honest.

Ray Burkes Pension

He's reading his maiden speech out now word for word without looking up once. Embarrassing.

Joey the lips

Every time i see michael healy rae i think of pat short in killnascully. He must be a brilliant worker because he comes across as a complete twat.

BlaasForRafa

clown bag wrote: »

I would wonder how much of it is them not wanting to join and how much it's the tech group not wanting them to be honest.

I'd very much doubt that the likes of Shane Ross and Stephen Donnelly would want to associate with gombeens like healy-rae and lowry.

newman10

Joey the lips wrote: »

Every time i see michael healy rae i think of pat short in killnascully. He must be a brilliant worker because he comes across as a complete twat.

Do not be taken in by the gombeen bull****.

Inside that cap is as cute a hoor a politician would wish to be

Tigger

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombeen_man

buyer95

clown bag wrote: »

If his father is anything to go by then M H-Rae wont be going out of his way to have his voice heard in the Dáil. He got elected, job done. I really doubt he has any interest in commenting on legislation in the Dáil. Delighted to see him and Lowery sat there all alone. Maybe their constituents will see what value for money they get with these expensive gombeens now. I fully expect them to sit there for 5 years collecting their salary and contribute sweet fuck all to the nation.

Well,Castleisland bypass, is the only major bypass built in the last 2 years, and for a long time to com. So he delivered for his constituency