Bowie wrote: » This is the kind of thing FF/FG get into politics for. We've seen it time and again. They've had to get slicker but occasionally we hear about this kind of ridiculousness. Some people should be sacked and do time for organising this because somebody signed off on it. A man who is his company's sole employee. A company that puts on gigs in the middle east, got the contract. Just let that sink in.
Suckit wrote: » Couple it with their other antics - no need to go back too far, just pick a random year of the last decade. No wonder McEntee has no issues with the way she selected, didn't Enda publicly announce for her not to worry about the by-election, if she didn't get in, he'd give her a seat on the Seanad. And yet they can't fathom why people wouldn't vote for them.
jmayo wrote: » We know the stoke pulling behind FG and ff especially.You are sinn fein AFAIK. Lets not go there because we know what we get with them. As for Labour, everytime they got in to power the amount of advisors shot up and then we had things like Dept of Education paying over the odds for the labour leader's wifes property. The thing is in this country it is not always a political party that is involved. Yes often it is a political party, but there is wholesale climate in public sector, and indeed in parts of the private, where it is not what you know, how much better you can do it or how much cheaper you can do it.It is WHO DO YOU KNOW. Hell it is often the way we a a people seem to do things. Ever been dragged to a job interview with a public or state owned entity just for show, because they needed to pretend that it was all above board when they gave the gig to an insider. Ever see hurdles being put in place to make sure a certain company or contractor gets the contract ? Ah but the powers that be will tell us they met the requirements when the requirements can be written in such a way to make sure there is one winner.And you say people should be sacked. FFS what age are you ? Has anyone ever been sacked in this country for anything? And there were much worse things than this especially involving dept of health. Yes in a proper country someone should have to tell us why this happened and there should be someone fired. But lets not be deluded and actually believe anything will happen in this case.
blanch152 wrote: » Why should tax increases be off the table? If we want better services, they have to be paid for in taxation. People are crying for student nurses to get paid, they are whinging about the PUP being phased out, it all has to be paid for, sooner or later, by taxation. The government finances were put in such strong shape over the last half-decade that we are able to borrow uncontrollably for 18 months - after that, we have to increase taxation or cut spending.
ExMachina1000 wrote: » Cut spending and focus on value for money. Hse would be a great place to start. Social welfare department next. Tighten the belt and rebuild another rainy day fund.
Bannasidhe wrote: » Dammit, I should have put a bet on.
Bowie wrote: » So the tender for the IT set up to coordinate the logistics of the vaccine roll out still hasn't been released. I'd say FF and FG are haggling to see who's crony gets it. My money is on the one man company who puts gigs on in the middles east.
FrancieBrady wrote: » Michael losing the rag and making a cod of himself.https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1339197451513847808
markodaly wrote: » You do know that there is no political interference on who gets to tender? FF or FG or whomever in government do not decide which company wins a tender. This has been explained to you time and time again, yet you persist with this lie.
Sir Oxman wrote: » The people's party elite bedding nicely and comfortably into powerhttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/1216/1184842-green-party-ceta/
Bowie wrote: » Darragh O'Brien getting slapped around on Drive time. Called out on supporting the very policies he railed against when he was in opposition. Giving it the 'can't build houses over night' and gets hit with 'your partners in government were saying that 10 years ago. Will you be still saying it in another 10?'. He's even being forced to back MM on 'no bail out'. He's tied up in knots trying not to say he agrees without disagreeing, 'different interpretation' Chancer.
Bubbaclaus wrote: » Wasn't MM's point that we didn't bailout the shareholders of the banks though? He had a slip of the tongue, but he corrected himself immediately from the brief clip I saw.
Bowie wrote: » "The banks were not bailed out, *pause* Shareholders in the banks were not bailed out." Direct quote. We know he's wrong. Maybe it was an error and he's not a liar but he said what he said. He certainly lied suggesting anyone claimed solutions to the FF/FG created societal problems were easy.
Bubbaclaus wrote: » Clearly the 2nd part of his sentence is him correcting himself though? You don't genuinely think MM has forgotten the bailout, do you? That's just outlandish.
Bowie wrote: » Sounds like he said both but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. If a bank is bailed out how would the affect any shareholders? If a bank is not charged tax on profits for 30 years how does that affect shareholders? Seems to me he was trying to put a bow on the bail outs.
Fann Linn wrote: » Call for Dopey to correct the Dail record now.
Bubbaclaus wrote: » So are we going with Dopey Michael Martin as our Sleepy Joe equivalent?
