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Mary Harney - THE TRIP Part II

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    #32
    pcworldsucks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭pcworldsucks


    Breaking News: Harney died!!! Unfotunately when she hit the ground the layer of fat on the front of her body compressed downward acting like a defribilator and deliverd such a massive shock to her heart that it started again.


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    #33
    Biggins
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    pcworldsucks wrote: »
    Breaking News: Harney died!!! Unfortunately when she hit the ground the layer of fat on the front of her body compressed downward acting like a defibrillator and delivered such a massive shock to her heart that it started again.
    lol

    just one question...
    What heart? She hasn't got one! :mad:


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    #34
    thelordofcheese
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,368 ✭✭✭thelordofcheese


    pcworldsucks wrote: »
    Breaking News: Harney died!!! Unfotunately when she hit the ground the layer of fat on the front of her body compressed downward acting like a defribilator and deliverd such a massive shock to her heart that it started again.

    HURRR DUURR MARY HARNEY IZ FAT, LUK AT MY ASTOOT POLITIKUL OBSERVAYSHUNS!


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    #35
    sdanseo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,302 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    In fairness, it's not her fault, it's the airline's.

    I mean the tickets were only €999. The rest was "oversize baggage". :pac:


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    #36
    The_Minister
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    Wagon wrote: »
    I think it's more the fact that they spent all this cash on a fact finding mission and it will achieve absolutly nothing. They are absolute failures.
    Zzippy wrote: »
    I'd like to know what Mary Harney learned that will improve the health service - and why we need to learn anything from the country with the highest private healthcare costs and highest number of people without health cover in the world.
    It mentions one example in the linked article.

    While the American healthcare system is inequitable, it is the most innovative in the world, and creates more new cures and treatments then any other.
    There is alot to learn from the American healthcare system.


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    #37
    Toots
    Business & Finance Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 17,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭Toots


    Her spokesman described the the bringing of a spouse on an official trip as "normal".
    Dragan wrote: »
    This is the part that concerned me more.

    My father brought my mother on a business trip with him to the states last year, but you can be damn sure he paid for her ticket. The company was cool with her staying at the hotel, because the price was per room not per person so it didn't make a difference. I think some of the people regularly brought their spouses along if it was a long trip and the spouse wasn't working, however all the spouses expenses would have to be covered by the employee, not the company.

    I think if this is the case, then there's no harm with spouses and partners coming on trips, however I'd say Harney's hubby was living in the lap of luxury along with his wife over there, courtesy of the state. :mad:


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    #38
    jimmycrackcorm
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    The_Minister wrote: »
    It mentions one example in the linked article.

    While the American healthcare system is inequitable, it is the most innovative in the world, and creates more new cures and treatments then any other.
    There is alot to learn from the American healthcare system.

    It's just unfortunate that most Americans can't enjoy that fact. [cough]Michael Moore[cough]


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    #39
    flyton5
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    The Icelandic president flys with Iceland Air so I don't see why Harney should be given the use of the governments Lear jet. In fact the thing should just be sold and let the government ministers fly everywhere in an Aer Arann turbo prop. It may not be as lavish but f*ck them they don't deserve it.

    Also I'd love to see how much of the taxpayers money she spends on alcohol. Apparently she's rather fond of her tipple to the point where she's "tired and emotional" an awful lot of the time.

    Oh yeah, I almost forgot to poke fun at her appearance. Fat bitch...


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    #40
    Jesus Wept
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    flyton5 wrote: »
    The Icelandic president flys with Iceland Air

    He probably flies with Ryanair nowadays, or swims.


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    #41
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,650 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    The Flight would probably have cost more than €160,000 if you take into account the Pay that the Aer Corps Pilot's and Flight Attendants, who also recieve small allowences when away from home. They are Paid out of the DoD's Budget. And so is their Accomodation and Food. So that cost is not added in their.

    But, in Fairness, they earn the money they make, being on call constantly and working away from home for weeks at a time.


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