State Pathologist - S Class Mercedes

19-11-2010 01:28PM

When was the car bought?

spyderski · 19-11-2010 01:31PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Finally these doomsayers have found a home with this recession. Does it really matter a damn what car she drives? In what way does it affect any of ye?

Plonker Plonker Plonker

It affects me if my taxes are going towards paying for it.

19-11-2010 01:33PM

Don Juan DeMagoo wrote: »

Did she not have a helicopter at one stage as well....... Surely a state chopper would make more sense than an s class. There are loads of choppers laying idle at the moment, buy one for a knock off price and TAADAA..... end of silly threads that make me question my country again

Yes, because helicopters are soo much cheaper to run than an S class.

Now that I think of it I'm off to sell my car and buy a helicopter. It's a tough sacrifice to make but money is tight in these recessionary times.

finty · 19-11-2010 01:36PM

spyderski wrote: »

So you proved his point then? I'd say she wouldn't get an S-Class in Scotland!

First of all you have no idea what she'd get in Scotland.

Secondly, if you read the whole thread he made numerous points about the State Pathologist being appointed by cronyism and also that it wasnt an open competition.

I justed pointed out that as well as these fact Don Juan is ignorant of;

1. A pathologist is medically qualified.
2. Have done years of training to become a pathologist.
3. After that specialised further in forensic pathology.
4. Dont need to be a member of the Gardai.

(cant understand why his mate down the pub couldnt get his foot in the door, its shocking really!!)

He is also wrong about the appointment process being unfair.

Fail to see how that proves any of the nonsense he's been spouting

But guess what people, the one place in Europe that with the exception of a couple of the higher people in the department, you have to be a member of the Gardai to apply??? I can only imagine the class of highly qualified person applying.

ONLY in Ireland would you see such blatant obtuseness and cronyism

Do you know what her wage is?
Do you know if it is in line with the rest of the developed world?
Do you know that there was a fare and unbiased interview for all the best international persons for this position?
Arethe murders and scum as you say any worse/better anywhere else in world?

AB1980! · 19-11-2010 01:40PM

She gave an interview on rte radio a couple of years ago acknowledging that she gets some stick for the flash car but that she pays for it herself and it's her one luxury. I imagine you can't have much of a social life waiting to get those calls. I presume she claims standard public service mileage

19-11-2010 01:43PM

spyderski wrote: »

Plonker Plonker Plonker

It affects me if my taxes are going towards paying for it.

Ah you gotta love the personal abuse.

Absurdum · 19-11-2010 01:50PM

The number of State cases dealt with by the State Pathologist's Office in recent years is as follows:
2000: 162
2001: 228
2002: 218
2003: 192
2004: 169
2005: 255
2006: 265
2007: 300
http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/JELR/Pages/State_Pathologist's_Office

I can't find what the salaries are like there, it's probably in there somewhere, I don't have time to search.

She used to drive a Honda Prelude when she was deputy :pac:
Some comparisons:

Forensic Pathologist Salary

What is a forensic pathologist salary range? I am sure those who are interested in pursuing this career might be keen to get an idea of how much a forensic pathologist earns. The average forensic pathologist salary range is from $75,000 to $120,000 per year. Forensic salary range could depend on several factors such as your work experience and the employer. Salary might vary from state to state. Some private companies might pay more.

Forensic pathologist salary range could exceed $200,000 in case you have 10-15 years of experience. Those who have many years of experience might be asked for their expert opinion in high profile cases. So, if you wish for a higher forensic pathologist salary, work hard and gain experience.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/forensic-pathologist-salary.html

What is a forensic pathologist's salary?

Forensic Pathologists can get payed starting from $180,000 a year depending where the are working
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_forensic_pathologist's_salary

The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner is actively seeking qualified candidates for the position of Chief Forensic Pathologist who are board certified by the American Board of Pathology. The Coroner's Bureau operates out of two state of the art facilities in southern California, in the cities of Perris and Indio....

Department: Sheriff's Department

Salary: $87.45 - $114.17 Hourly$15,158.78 - $19,789.02 Monthly$181,905.36 - $237,468.19 Annually
http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?ipath=EXGOO&siteid=sep_simphire_healthcare&Job_DID=J3I5ND6S0XMPGLG3SZW

Carrying out or overseeing post-mortems on people in often tragic circumstances can't be easy, she may have to go from HQ in Dublin to Kerry at short notice, then she could have to go to Donegal for example. I'd imagine she has quite a lot of equipment which would need to be secure so public transport is out of the question.

Don Juan DeMagoo · 19-11-2010 01:55PM

ClutchIt wrote: »

THIS IS SHEER IDIOCY.

Your solution is (A) Sack Irish people and hire foreigners. (B) Use a helicopter! Which would cost the same price as a new S-class every year just to keep running (fuel, pilot, health and safety, air traffic control etc).

Really that post and any post begrudging the state pathologist is embarrassing.

(A) No I never said that.....

(B) It was only an idea, faster there and more convenient. what has health and safety got to do with it? are you suggesting helicopters aren't safe?

Yes, it is. Scenes of Crime in the Gardai are peopled by Garda members trained within the Gardai, for obvious reasons in linking the needs of AGS from scene to trial. The suggestion was made as a way that they could get into that career, not that they HAD to. As was said before, its a limited field in a small country, they were getting helpful suggestions as to how to get into it if they really wanted to.

Its dead, admit it, stop flogging it

I have already admitted I was wrong.

Sorry for airing my views and questions, wasn't expecting to get this reaction. I was/am very skeptical of Irish cronyism and pay in top positions. I fully accept that she is a top class state pathologist.
But is it wrong to question the pay in comparison to other developed countries. It is us paying for it after all.

I accept i am the whipping boy for this thread and will leave it now.

Again I meant no disrespect by my comments, just thinking out loud I guess.

curlzy · 19-11-2010 01:59PM

:D:D Favourite thread in a long time. I mean it really makes me appreciate that fact that while Fianna FAIL are complete and utter crap, at least we're not being run by the likes of the ignorant ****wits you see on this forum sometimes. I'm referring to the plonkers that think that a Doctor such as Marie Cassidy doesn't deserve the best car and most convenient way to travel. Jesus, are all you begrudgeres 12 or what???:D:D:D

finty · 19-11-2010 02:00PM

curlzy wrote: »

:D:D Favourite thread in a long time. I mean it really makes me appreciate that fact that while Fianna FAIL are complete and utter crap, at least we're not being run by the likes of the ignorant ****wits you see on this forum sometimes. I'm referring to the plonkers that think that a Doctor such as Marie Cassidy doesn't deserve the best car and most convenient way to travel. Jesus, are all you begrudgeres 12 or what???:D:D:D

They should have given her a bike

HarryPotter41 · 19-11-2010 02:13PM

Don Juan DeMagoo wrote: »

(A) No I never said that.....

(B) It was only an idea, faster there and more convenient. what has health and safety got to do with it? are you suggesting helicopters aren't safe?

I have already admitted I was wrong.

Sorry for airing my views and questions, wasn't expecting to get this reaction. I was/am very skeptical of Irish cronyism and pay in top positions. I fully accept that she is a top class state pathologist.
But is it wrong to question the pay in comparison to other developed countries. It is us paying for it after all.

I accept i am the whipping boy for this thread and will leave it now.

Again I meant no disrespect by my comments, just thinking out loud I guess.

Nobody thinks you meant any offence and you are not a whipping boy ( unless you're into that kinda thing ).

There's nothing wrong with questioning salaries but not just one persons, it would have to be across the board. Would it be fair to reduce hers and have her going through the horrific weeks work she has just had while somebody sitting in an office bending paper clips now gets paid more than her because we just reduced her salary to international norms?

So don't leave us!!

HarryPotter41 · 19-11-2010 02:14PM

finty wrote: »

They should have given her a bike

Someone would complain because they gave her a racing bike instead of a high nelly.

19-11-2010 02:17PM

Then you'd be guaranteed if someone says for her to walk, someone else will come along and say her shoes are too nice, that she should walk barefoot.

19-11-2010 02:18PM

HarryPotter41 wrote: »

Someone would complain because they gave her a racing bike instead of a high nelly.

Pffft a bike.

Ridiculous, audacious and vulgar waste of public money, bitch should walk!

Millicent · 19-11-2010 02:19PM

AH is comical lately. Couple of days ago we had someone banging on that a Gregorian chant Masters' lecturer shouldn't be employed because he, the taxpayer, shouldn't have to pay for it. After the potential for jobs from such a course were pointed out to him, he didn't come back.

Here we have people dissing Marie Cassidy because she has the chutzpah to drive a decent car. No evidence as to whether it's provided by the state (apparently it's not) but rabble, rabble, rabble, I'm a taxpayer so she should get a 1980s Skoda to travel the country investigating horrific murder scenes.

Seriously, begrudgers, engage your brain and try to come up with a coherent argument before you bother. Just because you're a taxpayer doesn't mean you need to find things to moan about. For God's sake, there's plenty of subjects you could relevantly moan about. Stop finding stupid things to complain about for the sake of it.

19-11-2010 02:21PM

Millicent wrote: »

rabble, rabble, rabble, I'm a taxpayer...

If they did as much taxpaying as they did moaning the country would be infinitely better off!

Absurdum · 19-11-2010 02:22PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Pffft a bike.

Ridiculous, audacious and vulgar waste of public money, bitch should walk!

then we could bitch about her Jimmy Choos

kerash · 19-11-2010 02:25PM

Preusse wrote: »

two Assistant State Pathologists as well

Read that as Assassin..

angelfire9 · 20-11-2010 12:09AM

If i read this thread correctly her car is not state owned but private
BUT
even if it was state owned I wouldn't begrudge it to her, a driver either

This week alone she would have had to attend 2 horrific crime scenes in Cork & Limerick
Overseeing the autopies and preparing evidence for a murder trial with respect to the tragedy in Newcastlewest

Horrible horrible horrible job

Its awful to think we have turned into such a nation of begrudgers

Son Of A Vidic · 20-11-2010 12:23AM

OP - who gives a fcuk what she drives as long as she does her job well. Out of interest, do you think she should drive a hearse?

Bosco boy · 20-11-2010 12:00PM

spyderski wrote: »

Plonker Plonker Plonker

It affects me if my taxes are going towards paying for it.

let's hope so that if she ever meets you professionally she gives you good service and value for your taxes! Hopefully a nice tidy job too!

brandon_flowers · 20-11-2010 12:08PM

spyderski wrote: »

Plonker Plonker Plonker

It affects me if my taxes are going towards paying for it.

Does it now because my tax pays for it too and it doesn't bother me? Most unfortunate that something that small can bother you.

Splicer · 01-12-2010 11:46PM

I really don't get it. Its an S-class, not even a Maybach... Plenty of people drive those. Plus being a doctor, especially one who handles such pressure warrants the salary. Her salary would afford getting a new S-class every year, so don't be petty.

Duncan31 · 02-12-2010 12:24AM

Id have more respect for someone buying a good car and claiming the civil service mileage rates that some tight arse claiming the full rate and owning a 1987 toyota corolla.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 02-12-2010 12:29AM

Don Juan DeMagoo wrote: »

(1) Was she forced into her current employment? Enough with the oh but the poor dear has to work with terribly traumatic scenes. It is in the job title and I am aware there are hundreds of very qualified people in Ireland trying to get into the forensic pathology department...........
But guess what people, the one place in Europe that with the exception of a couple of the higher people in the department, you have to be a member of the Gardai to apply??? I can only imagine the class of highly qualified person applying.

ONLY in Ireland would you see such blatant obtuseness and cronyism

(2) What do her international peers earn. Enough with this "there is no one else as qualified" malarkey. Reduce her wage to the average international/european standard. If she decides to leave, so be it. Offer the position up to an international audience, watch and see it be gobbled up. Then repeat it for all the state bodies. Trust me, you may not want to believe it but there are some more intelligent people in the world than Ireland....

Did she not have a helicopter at one stage as well....... Surely a state chopper would make more sense than an s class. There are loads of choppers laying idle at the moment, buy one for a knock off price and TAADAA..... end of silly threads that make me question my country again

This post is rubbish.

Are you on the same wage as the international standard?

the purple tin · 02-12-2010 07:28PM

She needs a very reliable and efficient automobile.
After all, this is the country in which the Taoiseach once told members of the public to commit suicide!

foxinsox · 02-12-2010 08:01PM

Absurdum wrote: »

then we could bitch about her Jimmy Choos

I only came in here because I thought it was about Hermes bags and Prada shoes.. :P

I think she should drive her Merc with her head held high..

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 02-12-2010 08:04PM

the purple tin wrote: »

She needs a very reliable and efficient automobile.
After all, this is the country in which the Taoiseach once told members of the public to commit suicide!

Got a link for that?

Ben Hadad · 02-12-2010 08:09PM

It was probably bought for her by Blackrock College alumni.

dxhound2005 · 02-12-2010 08:10PM

The Germans made her buy it.

State Pathologist - S Class Mercedes

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