Cabinet Reshuffle

aidan24326 · 11-06-2009 01:43PM

Het-Field wrote: »

A huge vaccum exists here. There is little or no talent, accumen, or political nous. All it is is a bunch of career politicians.

Unfortunately that's what we're lumped with. Talentless muppets like Cullen and Coughlan, and a whole bunch of career politicians some of whom never had a proper job in their lives.

solice · 11-06-2009 01:45PM

aidan24326 wrote: »

Unfortunately that's what we're lumped with. Talentless muppets like Cullen and Coughlan, and a whole bunch of career politicians some of whom never had a proper job in their lives.

Excuse me! Ill have you know that some of them are still claiming money from their old teaching days!!!!!!!!!:mad::D

aidan24326 · 11-06-2009 03:38PM

solice wrote: »

Excuse me! Ill have you know that some of them are still claiming money from their old teaching days!!!!!!!!!:mad::D

Oh I'm well aware of that don't worry. And not just racking up pension entitlements either, a few of them are* actually still being paid some of their old salary (the difference between the salary they were on and what salary their replacement gets). Which is truly staggering.

*Or at least were until very recently. Has this been changed by any chance?

nesf · 11-06-2009 03:54PM

solice wrote: »

Excuse me! Ill have you know that some of them are still claiming money from their old teaching days!!!!!!!!!:mad::D

Unfortunately strokes like this are still being pulled by Opposition members. It's perfectly legal etc but it bugs me to no end.

ninty9er · 11-06-2009 11:05PM

I think we might see Biffo put his own stamp on Cabinet this time. I'd expect to see a few new faces from the Minister of State ranks.

dave-higgz · 12-06-2009 02:06AM

ninty9er wrote: »

I think we might see Biffo put his own stamp on Cabinet this time. I'd expect to see a few new faces from the Minister of State ranks.

That didn't work too well last time. Batt O'Keefe doesn't strike me a inspiring and I much preferred Mary Hanafin. I do concede though that he has a tough job in education.

However the FF cabinet has been pretty much the same since 1997 so I'd welcome some new faces but not for its own sake!

nesf · 12-06-2009 03:10AM

dave-higgz wrote: »

That didn't work too well last time. Batt O'Keefe doesn't strike me a inspiring and I much preferred Mary Hanafin. I do concede though that he has a tough job in education.

I don't know, he's been tackling some really nasty and unpopular issues like the reintroduction of fees and isn't making a total mess of things. He's got a tough portfolio and is at least holding his own in it.

Seth Brundle · 12-06-2009 08:18AM

ninty9er wrote: »

I think we might see Biffo put his own stamp on Cabinet this time. I'd expect to see a few new faces from the Minister of State ranks.

Whose stamp is on it currently?

ninty9er · 12-06-2009 09:43AM

kbannon wrote: »

Whose stamp is on it currently?

Bertie's

solice · 12-06-2009 10:00AM

Brian Cowens buddies are in the top 2 spots, Finance and Enterprise.

I think Lenihan has to go. He announced he made a mistake with VAT but did not correct it in the budget. But I can honestly say I have no idea who should take over the role.

ninty9er · 12-06-2009 10:56AM

dave-higgz wrote: »

That didn't work too well last time. Batt O'Keefe doesn't strike me a inspiring and I much preferred Mary Hanafin. I do concede though that he has a tough job in education.

Hanafin was good and I liked her style. Batt's isn't better or worse, just different and there are obviously people who don't see that.

He's taking so long to come to a decision on fees, because access is taking precedence over who pays, or how fees would be paid.

It's a slow process, but it's not going to bankrupt the economy overnight.

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