Plumbthedepths wrote: » Leo asked for the Lord Mayor of Dublin to make a statement who happens to be a FF candidate do you if the Lord Mayor was a FG candidate he would have made the same suggestion?. Btw it was Leo who tried to politicise what happened.
2020Vision wrote: » Decent of Leo. It's not all that common for a politician to offer an opposition politician the opportunity to obtain loads of free publicity.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » You're right I didn't even know the Lord Mayor was a FF candidate until this tragedy happened. Seemed Leo was channeling his inner 'Enda'.
mariaalice wrote: » One of the big issue with politics: Before the election, Steven Donnelly blames Simon Harris personally for the problems of the HSE. The election is looming and Simon Donnelly is afraid he might actually become minister for health he gives an interview where he says one person can't sort out the health services it will involve big changes involving several stakeholders. In other words in opposition its the minister's individual responsibility, potentially in power it's not the minister's individual responsibility.
KrustyUCC wrote: » Leo def knew who he is and what he was doing It's was an unnecessary swipe I'd say Leo would want it back if he could do it again
smurgen wrote: » We'll be paying anyways. As it stands we're housing emergency accommodation in hotels due to fine Gael policy not to build social housing.propping up their hotelier friends. With increased social housing it will mean that there'll be more housing supply that will reduce aggregate rents. Even for those of us working or asses off.
MadYaker wrote: » Housing is way more solvable than health imo. Just get the department to start building houses themselves. It's not rocket science. FG's policy of relying on the private sector to provide social housing has been totally ineffective.
Bishop of hope wrote: » It was a swipe surely, considering that thime clean up involved waterways Ireland and Dublin City Council I can easily see why he said it
KrustyUCC wrote: » He said it as he thought there was political capital in it and that it could damage a FF election candidate It backfired on him
Bishop of hope wrote: » I don't know, it enraged MM, I'd be happy with that.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » Not a good start for Leo.https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/varadkar-i-didnt-politicise-homeless-mans-injuries-975771.html
Bishop of hope wrote: » But all this is media driven.
Graces7 wrote: » A man is seriously injured and you say this? Politics..... no humanity
1800_Ladladlad wrote: » I believe this is the Green party, cashing in on the bolloxogy and the image of a pop culture trend lol :pac: its sad
Plumbthedepths wrote: » Unless the car is electric, would this be considered hypocrisy?
Quin_Dub wrote: » That looks like an older model Qashqai - So definitely not electric/hybrid and probably a 1.8L/2L Diesel as most of them were. Oh dear...
scrumqueen wrote: » The health solution is there, (slaintecare) they just wont implement it, Christ alone knows why
Plumbthedepths wrote: » Ah well in keeping with the Greens so, they did change the motor tax system to favour diesels.
ThunbergsAreGo wrote: » He doesn't do empathy well at all Very robotic and scripted in how he comes off
Snow Garden wrote: » No, robotic and scripted is Enda all day long. To be fair to Leo, I think he does tries to be himself most of the time and not 'act' the gombeen politician that we are so well used to. I think he does have empathy but he can be like a fish out of water in forced encounters that we generally get in election campaigns. That is not to excuse the mayor gaffe. I was sickened at the sight of MMartin bringing out a baby to the press yesterday. That's not mature politics. Enda spent 25 years living and working in Dublin city centre but only noticed homeless people in 2014....https://www.thejournal.ie/enda-kenny-out-until-2am-1816635-Dec2014/
Plumbthedepths wrote: » I heard Leo describe us as wealthy country, yet in the 30's without a pot to p*ss in this country built vast tracts of public housing. Examples of these schemes can be seen all over the country. Yet despite our supposed wealth we can't do it now.
BarryD2 wrote: » Did you ever see Tallaght back in the 1970s/ 80s? It was like a third world country - housing estates & blocks interspersed with patches of grass and mud. The occasional concrete complex with a few small shops with iron bars over the windows. That was the reality of 'cheap housing'.
is_that_so wrote: » The problem with an AB vote as it can lead to buyer's remorse as you're not actually voting for anything. Not being one of the above should not be the reason to choose them.
hots wrote: » Surely that's a photoshop job?? No one could be that stupid?
Matt Barrett wrote: » I'd cap allowances at 2 kids and evict anyone not paying rent. I'd also make social housing available to any worker not earning enough to rent. I'd also make sure nobody stayed in them once the market cooled enough. But folk keep voting FG and expecting changes
