Roisin Shortall resigns as junior minister

Dave! · 26-09-2012 06:17PM #1

http://www.thejournal.ie/roisin-shortall-resigns-611424-Sep2012/

RÓISÍN SHORTALL HAS resigned as Minister of State for Primary Care, RTÉ reports.

The Labour Party TD’s decision follows a much-publicised dispute with the Health Minister James Reilly. She has also resigned the Labour Party whip.

In a statement, reported by RTÉ News, Shortall blamed her resignation on a “lack of support for the reforms in the Programme for Government, and the values which underpin it”.

Looks like the senior minister won that one... Pretty significant casualty for the government though. Will this mean the two parties will be at each other's throats less (given that one of the main antagonists has resigned), or will Labour go on the defensive now?

wp_rathead · 26-09-2012 06:20PM

Shortall not in for long haul
:pac:

was inevitable really

Dave! · 26-09-2012 06:22PM

wprathead wrote: »

Shortall not in for long haul
:pac:

was inevitable really

God that's good...

Reilly and Shortall had a meeting today or yesterday didn't they?

wp_rathead · 26-09-2012 06:24PM

late last night I believe

woodoo · 26-09-2012 06:26PM

She was left hung out to dry by her colleagues, especially by Minister Quinn who really backed Reilly to the hilt in that TV interview.

I think Shortall was trying to bring in changes.

lac007 · 26-09-2012 06:29PM

Id say alot of drinkers will be happy to hear that.:D

Shea O'Meara · 26-09-2012 06:29PM

The first of many I hope. Labour need to stick to party ideals and not the ego or power hunger of the current leadership which got them into bed with Fine Gael in the first place.
Labour should have stayed in opposition.

Sponge Bob · 26-09-2012 06:30PM

She resigned the Labour whip too, thats 2 of them so far.

Move over in the bed there Ming! (He's talking about the Magdalene Laundries right now. )

Dymo · 26-09-2012 06:35PM

I wasn't a fan of her introducing minimum prices for alcohol so I won't miss her, agreed with her on the Reilly thing but glad she's gone.

Tin Foil Hat · 26-09-2012 06:46PM

I'm glad to see her gone. I have no time for uber-nanny-state types like her.

It has to be said though - she was 100% in the right in her spat with James O'Reilly. He has the appearance and manners of a badly shaved bear. One of them had to go, and Kenny was never going ask Reilly to stand down. And when you've got a careerist, two faced worm like Gilmore to stand up for you, then you have no-one.

efb · 26-09-2012 06:47PM

The Fat Controller remains...

charlemont · 26-09-2012 06:51PM

Glad to see she had to the courage to stick to her guns and not be pushed around, Her resignation will likely cause trauma in the coalition.

Dave! · 26-09-2012 06:58PM

RTÉ are quoting Minister Reilly, in response to Roisin Shortall's resignation, as saying "I've had my fun, that's all that matters."

Sponge Bob · 26-09-2012 07:13PM

Nice. The Finglas No To Cuts Party is born.

Bullseye1 · 26-09-2012 07:25PM

She won't be missed.

Skid · 26-09-2012 07:28PM

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Remember that Róisín was a Junior minister on c.€131k a year this morning.

This evening she is on a TDs salary of €92k and a €41k a year party leaders allowance for a grand total of c.€133k.

Nice. The Finglas No To Cuts Party is born.

I thought you only got the Leaders Allowance if you were elected as an Independent (and not if you resigned from a Party mid-term?).

Boulevardier · 26-09-2012 07:29PM

"She won't be missed."

You may be a bit off there.

steddyeddy · 26-09-2012 07:31PM

Dave! wrote: »

RTÉ are quoting Minister Reilly, in response to Roisin Shortall's resignation, as saying "I've had my fun, that's all that matters."

"Roisin If you ever say that to me again Ill put your head through the wall"!

eire_wolvesfc · 26-09-2012 07:31PM

Dave! wrote: »

RTÉ are quoting Minister Reilly, in response to Roisin Shortall's resignation, as saying "I've had my fun, that's all that matters."

Superb pic, always thought he reminded me of someone but couldn't place it!

ArtSmart · 26-09-2012 07:32PM

Boulevardier wrote: »

"She won't be missed."

You may be a bit off there.

+1

Reilly essentially sacks the HSE then engages in stroke politics.

this wont go well. might be a while, but its-a-coming.

Dave! · 26-09-2012 07:35PM

eire_wolvesfc wrote: »

Superb pic, always thought he reminded me of someone but couldn't place it!

Reilly, Brendan Grace and Jim McCann were separated at birth

But back on topic...

woodoo · 26-09-2012 07:36PM

lac007 wrote: »

Id say alot of drinkers will be happy to hear that.:D

Maybe thats why they let her walk the plank

Sponge Bob · 26-09-2012 07:43PM

Skid wrote: »

I thought you only got the Leaders Allowance if you were elected as an Independent (and not if you resigned from a Party mid-term?).

You may well be right Skid I will amend that post. From!

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0107/flynnb.html

26-09-2012 08:13PM

Was James Reilly right in what he did? I'm still unsure of this. Was Roisin simply overruled in the name of constituency politics or was her list simply a load of crap?

dublinman1990 · 26-09-2012 08:28PM

I was surprised that I heard the story on RTE News a short while ago.

I thought she was a very capable Junior Minister Who would you think will be a credible candidate to replace her now?

Skid · 26-09-2012 08:40PM

Enda Kenny looked shocked on the RTE News. James Reilly must be seriously wounded now, the opposition would not have dreamed they would have inflicted so much damage when they put down the No Confidence motion in him.

dvpower · 26-09-2012 08:41PM

If she couldn't get through a row over some names being added to a list for possible new primary health care centres, she was never going to last when asked to stand over really tough decisions down the line.

Shame 'tho.

Cuttlefish · 26-09-2012 08:50PM

Bullseye1 wrote: »

She won't be missed.

Bit harsh, she was undermined by Reilly and felt her situation was untenable and it seems she had little backing

Cuttlefish · 26-09-2012 08:52PM

At least she has principles, her career has paid the price but she has shown that she will stand by her beliefs unlike other Labour TD's and Senators who have Jim Larkin turning in his grave!

Mr.Micro · 26-09-2012 09:00PM

Cuttlefish wrote: »

At least she has principles,

Yes indeed, not like the last lot who stuck together to keep their jobs while the country sank. Nice to see a politician with principles.

Dirk Gently · 26-09-2012 09:12PM

Labour seemed very willing to let her walk the plank. She had very little option in the end.

Roisin Shortall resigns as junior minister

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