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Party politics: Varadkar's €400k bill for food, drink and entertainment

  • 12-08-2019 10:26am
    #1
    Captcha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 336 ✭✭


    https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1164641/Brexit-news-UK-EU-Ireland-Leo-Varadkar-Dublin-event-Jean-Claude-Juncker-Michel-Barnier

    "The Irish prime minister spent at least €400,000 while wining and dining European Union and world leaders since taking office. Taxpayers have been forced to fork out for lavish lunches, drinks parties and even musical acts while Mr Varadkar entertained international dignitaries, including European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Pope. The shocking extravagance was revealed after a series of freedom of information requests by Ireland’s Sunday Independent newspaper."

    Is this a lot, what is your opinion?


Comments

  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Yawn. Should have taken them to KFC.


  • #3
    mirwillbeback
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,016 ✭✭✭mirwillbeback


    In fairness, €350,000 was Kylie's appearance fee


  • #4
    padd b1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,839 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    Just over three and a half grand per week.

    I don't really get the outrage to be honest.


  • #5
    Deebles McBeebles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,943 ✭✭✭Deebles McBeebles


    Would have expected much more honestly.


  • #6
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    padd b1975 wrote: »
    Just over three and a half grand per week.

    I don't really get the outrage to be honest.

    Probably the ‘no way, we won’t pay’ crew, Padd.


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  • #7
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Project blame-the-paddies-for-our-monumental-Brexit-balls-up is in full swing.


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    wow paying for food for visiting dignitaries


    amazing find


  • #9
    Salary Negotiator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭Salary Negotiator


    The Express are going to go into full meltdown if/when No Deal happens.


  • #10
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Hey, Varadkar - stop squandering my money!
    Stick with fast food next time

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  • #11
    Portsalon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 702 ✭✭✭Portsalon


    At least the hapless Brits won't have to employ any after dinner cabaret acts as Boris will provide the entertainment!


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  • #12
    Badly Drunk Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,807 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    If the Brits hadn't voted to leave the EU, those EU dignitaries probably wouldn't have been visiting us as much in that time period, so they are definitely to blame... ;)


  • #13
    Tell me how
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,608 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    Boris Johnson spent £322k on water canons which were never used and sold for £11k.

    Express should focus on mater's closer to home.

    (€400k on entertaining diginatries over 2 years sounds reasonable)


  • #14
    mikemac2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,977 ✭✭✭mikemac2


    Might be true but the express have their own agenda and it isn’t Irish taxpayers

    €700 to book a singer isn’t huge. Hardly paying 50k to the Corrs here


  • #15
    Salary Negotiator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭Salary Negotiator


    mikemac2 wrote: »
    Might be true but the express have their own agenda and it isn’t Irish taxpayers

    It isn't British tax payers either.


  • #16
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Half of the money was probably spent on drink for Drunker Juncker, your EU President 2014 to 2019


  • #17
    cgcsb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,846 ✭✭✭cgcsb


    What would be a normal amount? half that? I'd expect a lot more official dinners of late given the circumstances.


  • #18
    InTheShadows
    Closed Accounts Posts: 727 ✭✭✭InTheShadows


    We are still a country paying 8 billion per year on our national debt interest yet are leader and the man we are meant to take guidance from is spending it like it's going out of fashion. A household in massive debt wouldn't be eating at the Shelbourne they'd be shopping in Aldi why is it our government can act different with money that's ours?


  • #19
    Tacitus Kilgore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,128 ✭✭✭Tacitus Kilgore


    biko wrote: »
    Half of the money was probably spent on drink for Drunker Juncker.

    Do you write for the telegraph?


  • #20
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 81,083 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Mod

    Thread already here in CA, thread closed.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058005290


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