PHIL HOGAN NEEDS TO RESIGN.

I agee!

I wouldn't want to be the unfortunate person tasked with asking him to consider his position

Big Phil,The arrogant untouchable wont go,there are many of his ilk in Irish Society,look at the ETBs for instance,"lads" "retired " for 30 years and still on the gravy train...UNTOUCHABLES in a GOLDEN CIRCLE,but how dare you tell them this or your career will stall and go nowhere while they get the cream.

Its time all these BSTARDS were rooted out of Irish Society!

Although European Commissioners are nominated by Member State governments, they are not appointed by them and they cannot dismissed by them. The Commission as a whole can be dismissed by the Parliament, but I don't think the Parliament has the power to dismiss invidual Comissioners. It could, I suppose, threaten to dismiss the entire Commission if an individual Commissioner did niot resign.

I don't know whether the President of the Commission can fire an individual Commissioner, but she could certainly request him to resign. And she could effectively force him to resign by reallocating portfolios within the Commission so that he had nothing to do.

But none of this really matters. The only reason we notice Hogan's transgression is because he is Irish, and it happened here. When was the last time you heard about a personal transgression of another European Commissioner that had nothing to do with the discharge of his functions? Hogan's attendance at this dinner won't even be a blip in the news cycle outside Ireland, and it won't bother the Commission or the Parliament. It has nothing at all to do with his job as Commissioner with responsiblity for Agriculture and Rural Development.

I would love it if Trickle has to resign. Arrogant and entitled as they come.

Why exactly would we want someone who's fighting our corner during Brexit negotiations to resign and most likely be replaced with somebody from another country who won't have as much interest in Ireland?

Because he had dinner out during lockdown? It was a stupid thing to do but I assume the other million plus people in the country who have also done that at some point should resign from their jobs too by that logic?

Agent Smith wrote: »

if he resigns, Does this not mean ireland Looses it's commisioner?

Yeah but who cares about that. Pitchforks out everyone :rolleyes:

quokula wrote: »

Why exactly would we want someone who's fighting our corner during Brexit negotiations to resign and most likely be replaced with somebody from another country who won't have as much interest in Ireland?

Because he had dinner out during lockdown? It was a stupid thing to do but I assume the other million plus people in the country who have also done that at some point should resign from their jobs too by that logic?

The Blueshirts are out of bed. You actually believe this "fighting our corner" ****e

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He attended a function which broke government restrictions and having arrived from a non greenlist country, didn't self-isolate for the requisite 14 days prior. I've been around the block long enough to see through the twaddle put out by his spokesperson. It's absurd that a high ranking official can arrogantly flaunt the regulations, yet the rest of us commoners have to meekly abide or face punishment.

If you read any of the covid threads on Boards you'd know the "commoners" aren't meekly abiding and certainly aren't facing punishment. I wish we did have stronger measures in place to stop people ignoring the rules but we don't.

As far as we can tell from the facts, it's not true that he arrived from a non green list country less than 14 days prior, and he believed the hotel was following guidelines. I have a staycation booked next week. I expect to eat dinner in the hotel, just like many thousands of other people doing similar.

I assume the hotel will be following guidelines, but I also assume I won't be expected to resign from my job in the private sector when I get back if it turns out they did something wrong.

I'd hate Ireland to shoot itself in the foot by losing one of our most successful representatives in Europe to appease baying mobs who don't know what they're talking about.

landofthetree wrote: »

He is doing excellent work at EU level.
His record shows this.

His work with Japan on a free trade deal is probably the greatest achievement by an Irishman in EU history.

Access to cheaper better quality Japanese goods for us.

Of course SF and Ming were against it. No surprises they hate free trade like Trump.

https://www.farmersjournal.ie/ming-and-sinn-fein-not-up-for-trade-with-tokyo-428148

be careful letting people know that he's particularly good at his job, the SF shills and covid police will be after you

Never liked him anyway. An arrogant man.

quokula wrote: »

If you read any of the covid threads on Boards you'd know the "commoners" aren't meekly abiding and certainly aren't facing punishment. I wish we did have stronger measures in place to stop people ignoring the rules but we don't.

As far as we can tell from the facts, it's not true that he arrived from a non green list country less than 14 days prior, and he believed the hotel was following guidelines. I have a staycation booked next week. I expect to eat dinner in the hotel, just like many thousands of other people doing similar.

I assume the hotel will be following guidelines, but I also assume I won't be expected to resign from my job in the private sector when I get back if it [/U]turns out they did something wrong.

I'd hate Ireland to shoot itself in the foot by losing one of our most successful representatives in Europe to appease baying mobs who don't know what they're talking about.

He did something wrong. When he (and others) walked in and saw how the event was being managed, they should have walked straight out again.
That would have been the honourable and safest thing to do - show some leadership. Walk out and let the authorities know that the restrictions were not being followed.

'It was someone else's fault" wont wash in this circumstance.

the baying mob are baying i see

i for one want everyone who was in Berlin the other night sacked from their jobs and their pensions taken from them.