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Is this going to be the template for future enquiries/tribunals?
Thought that was made the first time around 😁
It's the first time Tweedledum and Tweedledee have become bed fellows. In layman's terms thats FWB.
This is not looking good for the Guards. Will Helen McEntee be making any comments on this?
Also the ABP scandal is getting more interesting
Am I reading that correctly, Senior Garda analyst owns the Longford airfield where those Drugs were flown in 😳
Yes you are and there is no link to him and the drugs. But it still does not look good.
Latest Sindo/Ireland Thinks poll doesn't have much in terms of movements. FF gains 2% but that's within the Margin of Error. FG is static as are the Greens.
Sindo/Ireland Thinks August 2022:
SF 35% -1
FG 22% 0
FF 17% +2
Independents 9% -1
SocDems 4% +1
Greens 4% 0
PBP 4% +1
Aontu 3% 0
Labour 3% -1
Not sure if the attempt by Martin to kill off the Sabina Higgins letter mess helped but Labour also lost 1%. FF's prominence in the Sabina Higgins coverage may also have helped FF in that it showed that there is still an FF that is distinct from FG. Varadkar hasn't lost any support for FG. Small movements though. The %s add up to 101 due to rounding.
Regards...jmcc
Another promise they were never going to keep
There is a report before the the AG. Unless there is a legal impediment to it being published it will be. I think it should be published anyway. What it will say happened a decade ago but I guess there will be mileage in that for some people anyway and maybe some discussion. For most people they'd need Google to be reminded about all of this, if they could even be bothered.
So there is a time limit basically when we should just forget about things that happened?
Well, there's a report (hopefully) coming out so clearly we haven't. These types of commissions are used to understand and improve things and we apply that learning but I guess score settling is an option too if that's your thing. Incidentally these are the terms of reference for the commission. It's predominantly about IBRC.
You never answered the question.
I am not required to, unless it's a new addition to the charter. It actually makes no sense in the context of this topic anyway. My understanding of this process is that it is largely about IBRC, which left a very nasty stain on the history of this country.
No you are not required to. But your non answer works just as well. Thanks.
Is this not an "Investigation"," Enquiry" , Reprt as with the APB debacle🤔
You mentioned
"understand and improve things and we apply that learning" 🤔
Have FFG in particular got that Memo 🤔
Well, there's probably not very much more we can learn about the virulent cancer that was IBRC as it is now so long ago and lessons have been well learnt. Not sure about other stuff and the published report should have details on that.
Morning, I'm actually a little more concerned about the most recent rather questionable arrangements re siteserv, but I agree with your IBRC sentiments.
Thanks as always for the latest polling info 👍
Im sure its a coincidence that the Sabina Higgins thread show she has the backing of the public over the Govt regarding her letter
I don't for one minute believe you think this is just some old story of no consequence to be used by people to attack government.
We know the finance department sold siteserv at a loss of some 10 million plus, only to turn around and award the purchaser a state contract on the basis of that purchase. There were claims the contract was in place before we even sold siteserv. These are very serious claims.
This is about politicians alledgedly pulling a stroke with public money while the country had taken on a generational debt to remedy the cronyism and corruption from their now bed fellows. Not only are most of the main players still in power, we've awarded the broadband contract to the same purchaser and of course, as yet, nobody has been held accountable and Noonan is in the wind.
This is stroke politics from the people who made a mockery of their own 'new politics'.
Was the AG working for INM when the purchaser at the center of yet another sweet state deal was the chair?
It's like pleading the fifth in America.
Very well said. It's disgusting what they get away with. They being FG in this instance.
Some things will never change.
They'll condemn, and rightly too, the thievery of ink over 13 or more years ago, but shrug off this.
FF/FG have no business taking any high moral ground in any situation.
Boards.ie showing yet again, that it has a preponerance of government supporters?
Love the word play Majority. Not SF supporter but they were the Majority last time and they all laughed. Sample size could have been the office. Does it say how many votes ?
One recalls a few recent discussions re The Housing Minister & his Role with reqard to local Authorities, some even suggesting they've absolutely nothing to do with him, this despite his Job discription.
Over the past few days his image, elsewhere is constantly being used when the latest local authority / council debacle being discussed, vacant sites, levies, bringing local authorities housing stock back into use, housing etc.
I'm left perplexed as to why his imaged being used, indeed why his name keeps popping up, seems most unfair if local authorities having nothing to do with him 🤔
Based on the terms of reference of this commission none of this stuff will be in the report. It is a story of no consequence whether we like it or not. It's far too long ago for most people to recall and would have no consequences on an election, where things matter. As for accountability well this is a well-bandied phrase. I like to think that comes via regulations and laws which prevent improprieties, some seem to just use it as a catchphrase to get people angry. What's your version of it here?
I think the Indo have caught you out here. The story is not about him. In fact the department has coughed up the money so he has done his job, councils are "in transition".
Read my post again, to understand the point I was making 🤔 his image so to speak, recent assertions local authorities have nothing to do with him, I've read the article and many more that somehow suggest the Minister has some responsibility with regard to local authorities.
Article is not a gotcha feature I'm afraid.
Good Morning 😉
