Fine Gael Really know how to through a party

NaFirinne

Fine Gael seem to really know how to party.


https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/party-politics-varadkars-400k-bill-for-food-drink-and-entertainment-38392928.html


I guess they have a lot to be proud of with all their accomplishsments in managing the Irish economy


Maybe we should through them a few more euro to Honor them with a bit more lavish affairs then their current ones.

expectationlost

It’s not Fine Gael its the Taoiseach

Cookie_Monster

any comparisons to previous Taoisigh?

Given the Brexit mess I'd say it's pretty important to get as many other leaders / ambassadors / dignitaries here and talking as possible, doesn't seem unreasonable to me

Blazer

Jesus it’s 400k. It’s not like it’s going into corrupt politicians pockets.
It’s going back into the economy.
And 400k over 2 years? That’s a pittance.
There far worse things FG have done that warrant far more condemnation

beggars_bush

I've never voted FG and I know this is a non issue

I'd be annoyed if the Taoiseach's office wasn't treating officials guests well

lbc2019

Through where? Bypass it?

ancapailldorcha

Mod: Moved to Current Affairs/IMHO.

biko

lbc2019 wrote: »

Through where? Bypass it?

I suppose "throw" and "through" sound kinda similar in one's head.

biko

It's like a rap battle, of political correctness.
Judy won.

odyssey06

It's hard to know what to make of it without seeing comparable figures for previous office holders.

But it does seem strange that the expense of the President's inauguration is allocated from the Taoiseach's budget?

More than a quarter of the Taoiseach's entertainment budget was spent on the inauguration of Michael D Higgins as President for a second term. Mr Higgins came under fire during the Presidential election campaign over the level of spending in Aras an Uachtarain while he was in office but there was no expense spared on his €110,000 inauguration ceremony. The bill for the extravagant event included €53,994 for ''refreshments'' and an additional €35,125 on food.

Shouldn't that be coming from the Presidential expenses?

lbc2019

biko wrote: »

I suppose "throw" and "through" sound kinda similar in one's head.

They dont though ;-)

€400,000 for two years doesn't seem overly excessive, but they could undoubtedly do a lot of cost cutting there. Is there nobody in government who gets a kick out of cutting costs and saving money? It's actually a great feeling.

I've always been concerned about the expenses at senior levels since Olivia O'Leary mentioned, in around 2010 in her RTÉ Drivetime slot, that senior civil servants and government advisers were still bringing her and her fellow journalists out to the fanciest restaurants in Dublin for individual updates on political issues on a regular basis. She, in her account, proposed that they get sandwiches and coffee and go to one of the parks and chat, but the person in question insisted they go out.

That was fairly disgusting to stomach at a time when we were all being asked to show some patriotism and sacrifice. Is it still as bad?

It should be a government policy that the state will not pay the bill for anything above a 4-star hotel and a particular price in hotels and restaurants. The way so many senior civil servants and politicians go on you'd swear a 4-star hotel and an ordinary moderately priced restaurant - of which there are many good ones - was a "waste" of their expenses.

There used to be a huge culture of opposition to waste in all its forms in Irish society. Vacuous dullards would equate it with meanness, but it's nothing of the sort. We need to get that culture back because it is genuinely admirable, responsible, efficient and sensible.

daheff

lbc2019 wrote: »

They dont though ;-)

I think you meant "Dough" ??:P

lbc2019

daheff wrote: »

I think you meant "Dough" ??:P

No lol

expectationlost

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

any comparisons to previous Taoisigh?

Ahern’s office told to nip its florist bills in the bud


https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/aherns-office-told-to-nip-its-florist-bills-in-the-bud-klbrdssdnhx

expectationlost

odyssey06 wrote: »

It's hard to know what to make of it without seeing comparable figures for previous office holders.

But it does seem strange that the expense of the President's inauguration is allocated from the Taoiseach's budget?

More than a quarter of the Taoiseach's entertainment budget was spent on the inauguration of Michael D Higgins as President for a second term. Mr Higgins came under fire during the Presidential election campaign over the level of spending in Aras an Uachtarain while he was in office but there was no expense spared on his €110,000 inauguration ceremony. The bill for the extravagant event included €53,994 for ''refreshments'' and an additional €35,125 on food.

Shouldn't that be coming from the Presidential expenses?

the presidents expenses mostly come from the Tasoieach's Vote, pretty much everything regarding the President id done via the Tasoieach's department

Portsalon

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Mod: Moved to Current Affairs/IMHO.

Or you could have merged it with this thread

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=110951087

- or vice versa!

ohnonotgmail

expectationlost wrote: »

the presidents expenses mostly come from the Tasoieach's Vote, pretty department

from the what now?

Portsalon

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

from the what now?

Vote No. 1: PRESIDENT'S ESTABLISHMENT (Accounted for by the Department of the Taoiseach.)

(LINK)

ohnonotgmail

Portsalon wrote: »

Vote No. 1: PRESIDENT'S ESTABLISHMENT (Accounted for by the Department of the Taoiseach.)

(LINK)

how did you get from "Tasoieach's Vote, pretty department" to that? explain your witchcraft to me.