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Ross accidentally votes against his own Road Traffic Bill in the Dáil

  • 18-01-2018 7:17pm
    #1
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭


    https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2018/0118/934273-dail-drink-drive-penalties/

    So Minister Ross accidently votes against his own bill. He realised he had pressed the wrong button and immediately had the record amended. Firstly, is there a case that votes in the past had been passed, or failed, because TDs didn't realise they pressed the wrong button? Is voting by pressing a button necessarily the safest way to decide on legislation? Will Minister Ross now accept that anybody can make a mistake and should be given the benefit of the doubt, as he was?


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  • #2
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    Why am I not surprised.


  • #3
    somefeen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭somefeen


    This why TDs should be breathalysed before voting


  • #4
    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,548 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    Gas that Mattie McGrath tried to block his change of vote.


  • #5
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Fann Linn wrote: »
    Why am I not surprised.

    Me neither. As a candidate he bemoaned the inability of government to get things done and since getting into cabinet he has shown great difficulty in making decisions himself.


  • #6
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    Adan Moldy Gunrunner wrote: »
    Me neither. As a candidate he bemoaned the inability of government to get things done and since getting into cabinet he has shown great difficulty in making decisions himself.

    Correct. He has exposed himself as everything he wrote about previously when he was not a TD.


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  • #7
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    I think he's done well regarding public transport unions. Sometimes doing nothing is the right thing to do.


  • #8
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    His excuse on the last word is that he's colour blind and finds it hard to tell the buttons apart


  • #9
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    suicide_circus wrote: »
    I think he's done well regarding public transport unions. Sometimes doing nothing is the right thing to do.


    Yes. Id say the Luas drivers, train drivers and bus drivers are happy with their pay rises.


  • #10
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Stheno wrote: »
    His excuse on the last word is that he's colour blind and finds it hard to tell the buttons apart

    And can't read the big "Tá" or "Nil" written on them either, obviously.


  • #11
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Fann Linn wrote: »
    Yes. Id say the Luas drivers, train drivers and bus drivers are happy with their pay rises.
    The luas drivers, yes.


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  • #12
    TallGlass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,935 ✭✭✭TallGlass


    Stheno wrote: »
    His excuse on the last word is that he's colour blind and finds it hard to tell the buttons apart

    An enquiry or a report board will now be set up at a cost of 100's of thousands of Euro to find out a better way to vote so this never happens again.


  • #13
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,278 ✭✭✭kenmc


    Adan Moldy Gunrunner wrote: »
    Me neither. As a candidate he bemoaned the inability of government to get things done and since getting into cabinet he has shown great difficulty in making decisions himself.
    Unfortunately I was one of those misled into lending him my vote last time. Fool me once and all that. Never again. Complete hypocrite, proverbial rabbit in the headlights


  • #14
    Mutant z
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,487 ✭✭✭Mutant z


    ha ha ha what an absolute clown.


  • #15
    One eyed Jack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,443 ✭✭✭✭One eyed Jack


    It's not the first time a TD has done something like this -


    Labour TD 'mistakenly' votes against Government on abortion


    It really isn't difficult, but to give them the benefit of the doubt I'd imagine it was down to being so focused on not voting a particular way that they inadvertently goofed. I'm really not sure how the process can be made any easier though to avoid such gaffes.


  • #16
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Stheno wrote: »
    His excuse on the last word is that he's colour blind and finds it hard to tell the buttons apart

    Do they keep swapping the positions of the buttons around on him or something?

    Cos I'd guess they are in the same spot for all votes, No?


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