Shefwedfan wrote: » Irish water was and still is a great idea.
whiskeyman wrote: » He didn't even apologise properly. Not a hope he'll resign.
Quosarmy wrote: » +1 He's an ignorant fcuker, he'll ride this out
Mysterypunter wrote: » They had no infrastructure, they were starting with a dilapidated network, and promising to upgrade it using the money brought in from charges. If I were selling you a house, would you buy it from me if it had a frame in place, but no walls, and no roof? But it's got great potential. It's a wonderful idea.
tritriagain wrote: » Can't see Hogan resigning . He'd be out of a very very good job. Ministers resigning are still keeping a very very well paid job as a TD. The amount of family I spoke to who thought they gave up their seat. These people are only playing the game. They will still be around. Will Irish politics ever really change?
Shefwedfan wrote: » What???
JBD961 wrote: Phil Hogan was having dinner in The Devlin in ranelagh when he was ''self isolating''
Dav010 wrote: » Eh, people buy dilapidated house all the time and fix them up, it may come as a surprise to you, but they even buy fields with no houses on them at all, to build a house. And, in pretty much all cases, you have to raise the money first before you start to build. In time, the necessity for Irish Water will be obvious to even the most opaque of minds, but I do agree the roll out was an example of how not to get the country to buy into paying for a service that is essential to their wellbeing. While I think the Irish politicians have to fall on their sword, Phil Hogan is no longer a serving politician here, so I don’t see why he should resign.
intellectual dosser wrote: » Phil Hogan is a See You Next Tuesday, but he's our See You Next Tuesday. If people want to be virtuous, you're better than me. We need him in his role defending our interests throughout Brexit negotiations. The Brits will do all they can to make hay out of this.
Cyrus wrote: » Mr Hogan was self-isolating in Kildare – where he is understood to have a residence at the K-Club – after his return from Brussels until August 5th, when he travelled to Dublin for a medical appointment. He stayed overnight at a health facility in Dublin, during which time he was also tested for Covid-19, with negative results, and then travelled to Kilkenny for a period of convalescence, according to his spokesman.
nigeldaniel wrote: » Resign, resign resing, that's all some people ever demand. If we had that we would be having an election every 3 months. I am guessing the ultra-left would love that.
mickdw wrote: » Hogans movement since arriving in ireland are going to catch him out. Clearly from what he has said to date, he is either very fortunate the way everything worked out or the story has been manufactured around his actual non compliant movements. So he flew into Ireland and decided to stay in kildare for 14 days. Those 14 days would have taken him into the kildare.lockdown period where it would be illegal to be leaving the county for a jolly. Luckily big phil had a doctors appointment which allowed him to legally leave his 14 day kildare quarantine and phil then tbought it best to recover at another location outside kildare before the lockdown even came into play. He was very lucky how that all worked out.
Living Off The Splash wrote: » Did he get the "heads up" to get out of Dodge (Kildare) before the lockdown was announced? Why did he not return to Dodge but instead travelled to Kilkenny? Why did he need to recuperate in Kilkenny and not in Kildare?
MayoAreMagic wrote: » In fairness, lots of people done a runner out of those counties before they were locked down. Do they all have to resign too? Because if they dont, then you are being biased. We need to take the pragmatic approach. Who replaces him if he does go and how will that affect the country. If the answer to that question leaves us short, then, in the current climate, we would be fools to force him out at present.
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