A different minister for ag. merged Who will be the new minister for Agriculture?

Greengrass1

With the cabinet shuffle taking place soon who would you like to see get the job?

Conmaicne Mara

Greengrass1 wrote: »

With the cabinet shuffle taking place soon who would you like to see get the job?

This was done not so long since but either Deenihan or Doyle. The grapevine has it that Deenihan is going to be demoted altogether. The other name mentioned is that of chief whip Paul Kehoe.

Wednesday will be a big day for hill farmers, if that goes wrong I'd prefer an election to a reshuffle. I've lost my patience with this crowd.

Sam Kade

It won't be too hard to replace <modsnip> simon

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blue5000

Maybe we'll get reilly as punishment:eek:

5live

Greengrass1 wrote: »

With the cabinet shuffle taking place soon who would you like to see get the job?

Andrew Doyle? from Wicklow is a strong contender. I met him a good while back and he impressed with his grasp of a few issues.

I think there will be a good few younger TDs getting promoted to the front bench and junior ministries befoe an election in a years time.

Conmaicne Mara

Doyle is a farmer is he not, what type of farming is he involved in?

Lambofdave

http://www.andrewdoyle.ie/about/

frazzledhome

Does it matter?
Bruton I think would be great

kingstown

Does it make any difference who has the job currently or who gets the it in the future?

RobertKK

It is only a matter of time before the government collapses, hopefully we get someone who does the least damage possible.

edit to add, didn't mean to have a thumbs down symbol with my post...

Conmaicne Mara

frazzledhome wrote: »

Does it matter?
Bruton I think would be great

kingstown wrote: »

Does it make any difference who has the job currently or who gets the it in the future?

For vulnerable sectors it matters. How a minister approaches the job, how they are in relation to submissions made etc. can have a big effect.

Can't fully remember but Bruton may be for the chop also. Joan is odds on for his current job.

blue5000

Greengrass1 wrote: »

With the cabinet shuffle taking place soon who would you like to see get the job?

When will it be?

Nekarsulm

blue5000 wrote: »

When will it be?

Reshuffle promised before end of session. That's 17nt July.
Next two weeks probably. New Labour leader to be elected 5th July, then Joan will fire Costello and send Alex White to Health, Reilly will prob. get Foreign affairs.

If Doyle gets Ag. and he would be good, I think, hope his health holds up.

Farmer Pudsey

I think there will be a major reshuffle. I think there is a move to shift Gilmore to Europe instead of Hogan wheather it happens or not is a good question. I think Quinn and Rabbitte will be gone if Gilmore fails to get the EU Commissioner. If I was Labour I keep away from health nothing to win in Angola.

I think Reilly and Denihan will be shafted especially if Hogan fails to get the EU job. A surprise might be Micheal Noonan as it is hard to see him standing in next Election. The other surprise might be Sean Barrett he is seventy years of age with an automatic seat next time. Hogan or Gilemore Ceann Comhairle and the other the Eu Comissioner.

Agriculture Charles Flanagan would be a good bet, Enda need a few good TV preformers coming up to the Election, sen Covney to health to end his Leadership credentials but it might be too dangerous, he is one of the most unpopular Ag ministers for a long time with farmers, looks good to the urban folk but lacked the ability to handle what was an easy portfolio.

coolshannagh28

There would be a certain karma to Coveney getting health

Crossakiel

Anyone have any thoughts on who the new minister for agriculture will be?

http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0708/629209-cabinet/
http://www.agriland.ie/news/kehoe-will-refuse-agriculture-re-shuffle/
http://www.irishexaminer.com/analysis/jobs-slot-is-key-labour-demand-in-reshuffle-274564.html

viztopia

i think anyone would be an improvement to Coveney. to give him credit he perhaps handled the horse meat scandal well but apart from that I think he has been a disaster.

theaceofspies

viztopia wrote: »

i think anyone would be an improvement to Coveney. to give him credit he perhaps handled the horse meat scandal well but apart from that I think he has been a disaster.

The Bilderberg Group don't seem to think so

Crossakiel

If Coveney is moved on, it would be very important that his replacement is as dynamic as he has been in terms of building the profile of agriculture. It would be a disaster if we got some old school boring TD that was only there for the pension!

Hopefully Coveney will appoint a beef regulator as his last act in office!!!

Nekarsulm

Crossakiel wrote: »

If Coveney is moved on, it would be very important that his replacement is as dynamic as he has been in terms of building the profile of agriculture. It would be a disaster if we got some old school boring TD that was only there for the pension!

Hopefully Coveney will appoint a beef regulator as his last act in office!!![/QUOTE]

Yes, that very likely to happen.
Also James Reilly to abandon paid medicine and work with Medicins san Frontieres for a year in Chad................

Crossakiel

ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!

Crossakiel

Agriland are running a poll http://www.agriland.ie/news/poll-will-next-minister-agriculture/

Conmaicne Mara

Reshuffle was supposed to be yesterday, then today, now maybe Friday. But we are all to be reassured there is NO rows going on in Govt.

<MOD Snip> Simon might get to finish out the 5 years in Ag at this rate.

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Nekarsulm

Simon WILL get his five years!

whelan2

veradkar(sp) will have a tough job in health

tanko

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Simon WILL get his five years!

Oh crap. Terrible news for the beef/suckler industry:(

whelan2

tanko wrote: »

Oh crap. Terrible news for the beef/suckler industry:(

very surprised he wasnt moved , was he not seen as golden boy of the cabinet?

rangler1

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Simon WILL get his five years!

He's alright, no one's going to be any better, and he does give a good image for farming/farmers.
Anyone that thinks that the senior civil servants aren't running the country aren't in the real world.....

merryberry

Will coveneys dual ministerial role affect agriculture?

coolshannagh28

Defence is a sop to him ,not good enough to get a big portfolio ,

LivInt20

Agriculture and Defence

Cows with Guns

Butter and Barracks

Tractors and Tanks

any others??

bogman_bass

I would say that it's the 5th biggest portfolio after finance health education and justice

Greengrass1

Defence is a big Job.
And so is ag. He should only have one and do it as best he can

blue5000

LivInt20 wrote: »

Agriculture and Defence

Cows with Guns

Butter and Barracks

Tractors and Tanks

any others??

Oh sweet jezus dept inspectors are going to be armed:eek:

mf240

LivInt20 wrote: »

Agriculture and Defence

Cows with Guns

Butter and Barracks

Tractors and Tanks

any others??

Milking machines and machine guns.

Superlevy and superpowers.

Peace keeping and beekeeping.

Freedom fighters and friesans

Kovu

LivInt20 wrote: »

Agriculture and Defence

Cows with Guns

Butter and Barracks

Tractors and Tanks

any others??

Finally, this song is relevant!

Figerty

Best I heard was on Radio one..

Simon Coveney is now the Minister for Cannon Fodder:)

ganmo

.Kovu. wrote: »

Finally, this song is relevant!

Dammit ya got in before me!

Does this mean the defence forces will be deployed on farms to milk and herd?

Kovu

ganmo wrote: »

Dammit ya got in before me!

Does this mean the defence forces will be deployed on farms to milk and herd?

Yea, Reggie is now being deployed to suckler farms to make single headlocks on all the barriers.;)

Farmer

I understand that it was his experience sitting on de fence in the factory issue that got him the job

rangler1

Farmer wrote: »

I understand that it was his experience sitting on de fence in the factory issue that got him the job

Lamb price drops 25%+ every year, if it was easy to control markets, he could get lots of experience controlling them there

Greengrass1

rangler1 wrote: »

Lamb price drops 25%+ every year, if it was easy to control markets, he could get lots of experience controlling them there

His brother has loads of experience in getting rid if then too

Cow Porter

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Defence is a big Job.
And so is ag. He should only have one and do it as best he can

is the country at war or something??

just do it

With Reggie's CV he'll surely get a call up to be a special advisor

sandydan

just do it wrote: »

With Reggie's CV he'll surely get a call up to be a special advisor

thought cv needed for job should include horse training experience or yachting:D

sandydan

any you watching Callans kicks rte 1 10,35,
would give accurate idea of skills needed well not too far off my opinion:D:D