Lionel Rhythmic Piecemeal wrote: » The thing is Phil Hogan could probably not work a day again. He’ll have some lump some and pensions available to him.
IAMAMORON wrote: » What a witch hunt.
jm08 wrote: » Nah, he will be the next Gen. Sec. of World Trade Organisation. What we dislike about Hogan is the perfect kind of profile for negotiating trade deals.
An Ri rua wrote: How do you work that out? Britain is a democracy, as are we. 2 very different outcomes to our general elections based on using and not using PR.
elperello wrote: » Thanks for the link but does it not refer to arrangements commencing tomorrow August 26th ?
mick087 wrote: » Why bring up Nigel Farage? You suppose is incorrect. Yet another deflection. It would be more democratic if they was elected, by its citizens and then accountable to its citizens. Being selected and not elected by its citizens is not democratic.
hurikane wrote: » I’ve never seen any previous interviews with Phil but this one left me wondering how was he a politician even to begin with. Seemed clueless, struggled to string sentences together in a coherent way. Lacked intelligence and just looked like a fat cat.
McMurphy wrote: » Fast moving thread, but did anyone ask this question yet?https://twitter.com/DamianOBrien/status/1298277774776504320?s=19
stockshares wrote: » The Virus has a 14 day incubation period. You need two clear tests 7 days apart. He really messed up on Geography in the last few days.
tmabr wrote: » Rte interviewer to pierce Doherty- in his defense Sums up rte
Sorolla wrote: » A very good interview by the Commissioner. As I always said he did absolutely nothing wrong and is being unfairly scapegoated for attending an event organized by the oireachtas. For God sakes - there was even a government minister attending. If Phil did not go could you imagine the outcry on MWR giving out how he snubbed the people of the West of Ireland. I recently had contact with a confirmed Covid case and did a voluntary Covid test. The doctor told me I was free to do as I pleased and only if the test came back positive was I then to self isolate What Leo and Michael did to Phil is beyond scandalous and a huge insult to Ursula. This is like someone working in company A complaining to the CEO of company B and requesting a member of the executive board of company B resign. Ursula will always stand by her commissioner. The commissioner has a LLT (line to take) which is carefully stage managed.He is playing a blinder. If this is the way we treat returning immigrants then I would suggest the diaspora avoid Éire for the foreseeable future.
First Up wrote: » Nothing to do with that. We have posters here demanding that EU Commissioners be elected by voters across the EU. If that was done, the larger countries would dominate everything, simply by having more voters. Nobody else would be elected. The EU has a balanced system that allows smaller countries a seat and voice at the table with Germany, Italy etc.
Sorolla wrote: » A very good interview by the Commissioner. As I always said he did absolutely nothing wrong and is being unfairly scapegoated for attending an event organized by the oireachtas. For God sakes - there was even a government minister attending. If Phil did not go could you imagine the outcry on MWR giving out how he snubbed the people of the West of Ireland. I recently had contact with a confirmed Covid case and did a voluntary Covid test. The doctor told me I was free to do as I pleased and only if the test came back positive was I then to self isolate What Leo and Michael did to Phil is beyond scandalous and a huge insult to Ursula. This is like someone working in company A complaining to the CEO of company B and requesting a member of the executive board of company B resign. Ursula will always stand by her commissioner. The commissioner has a LLT (line to take) which is carefully stage managed. He is playing a blinder. If this is the way we treat returning immigrants then I would suggest the diaspora avoid Éire for the foreseeable future.
ForestFire wrote: » It says if you test negative in another location before coming to Ireland you still need to restrict yourself for 14days. This is to make sure people still isolate and to be clear there are no get out clauses for anyone... No where does it say anything about a subsequent test in Ireland clearing you.... You cannot just make up your own rules because its not there
mick087 wrote: » Nonsence Each country have 1 commissioner each country vote for there commissioner simple. If we are all equal in the EU with the same voice why would one country want to dominate another country.
the purple tin wrote: » That is several times you have brought him up now out of nowhere, J. What are the chances of someone who is so anti-EU and Brussels going to work for them?
RoYoBo wrote: » I'd like to know when the invitations went out for the event in Clifden (and the other golfing games) and when the RSVPs were returned. If prior to the date of Hogan's Covid test, it could show he intended to go regardless of the results. As others have said, if this medical appointment was pre-arranged, he should have been in the country 14 days beforehand. If it was an emergency, he wouldn't have known he would get a Covid test at all. So which was it?
jm08 wrote: » Except, Michael Martin said the reason why he didn't have to isolate coming back from the EU Summit in Brussels is because he did a test and it was negative. Look, the Government are all over the shop on rules and regs. I heard the person on from the Hospitality Industry and he said they had not been given details of the new restrictions when that event had taken place. They had been announced ok, but there was no written instruction provided.
ChikiChiki wrote: » in his briefs on Kildare Street
stockshares wrote: » The IHF Spx said that when new guidelines are issued they are not effective immediately. The problem occurs because the Taoiseach or Minister usually says "effective immediately". The IHF said guidelines that are issued need to be then transcribed into meanigful actions so that there members can apply them.
Loafing Oaf wrote: » Now there's an image I'd like to erase from my brain:eek:
