Reilly conveniently knows developer who owns the sites of new PC centre

Boombastic · 03-10-2012 11:09AM #1

HEALTH Minister James Reilly has admitted he has a connection to a well-known property developer who owns the site in his constituency where a controversial health centre will be built.

So this crap is still going on. No vested interest then Reilly? Why has Enda not ousted this gombeen and why are all the others standing behind him?

Is it time that this government where pushed to fall? I certainly have lost all confidence in them they are corrupt and are taking us all for a ride

dave1982 · 03-10-2012 11:11AM

Reily's probably throwing Edna a few quid

fedor.2. · 03-10-2012 11:16AM

God i cant stand that fat bully

Ghandee · 03-10-2012 11:20AM

fedor.2. wrote: »

God i cant stand that fat bully

ejmaztec · 03-10-2012 11:21AM

Reilly keeps on digging that hole.

1ZRed · 03-10-2012 11:22AM

Misleading title. I read developer and PC centre and assumed he was a software developer

The story is ruined now

mconigol · 03-10-2012 11:22AM

I for one am shocked...

fedor.2. · 03-10-2012 11:22AM

ejmaztec wrote: »

Reilly keeps on digging that hole.

It will need to be a big one

rednik · 03-10-2012 11:23AM

We should hold a referendum to rename the country. Bendover

my friend · 03-10-2012 11:24AM

He's still on with Pat Kenny right now

He is focused and honest.

If you are a patient you should hope that he delivers what he plans on.

Drumpot · 03-10-2012 11:25AM

Does anybody actually believe him ?

WoollyRedHat · 03-10-2012 11:29AM

If true, he should be demoted and investigated. And anyone, including the taoiseach should be outed and stand down if neccesary, should they have been aware of this knowledge.

Fine Gael didn't reform or change Irish society or its foundations when they entered government, they simply carried on the charade, but with shinier clothes than the last lot.

Ghandee · 03-10-2012 11:30AM

Him, and the rest of the sham coalition govt should be fcuked out of the country, and sent to Rockall or some place where the only further harm they can do is to themselves.

And don't give me this 'we inherited these problems' they've been in govt now almost two years, and what the fcuk have they began to 'put right'?

Further cronyism, further bending over backwards to Europe.

Bunch of self serving **** the lot of them.

03-10-2012 11:31AM

I had to sit down I was so shocked..

L.Jenkins · 03-10-2012 11:37AM

Drumpot wrote: »

Does anybody actually believe him ?

The question is, How can you tell a Politican is lying?

Their mouth is moving.

RustyNut · 03-10-2012 11:40AM

my friend wrote: »

He's still on with Pat Kenny right now

He is focused and honest.

You forgot to put the sarcasm smiley in there.

03-10-2012 11:40AM

As my granddad would say, "What would you expect from a pig but a grunt"

suicide_circus · 03-10-2012 11:47AM

Its a small country, the elites will inevitably end up moving in the same circles but on the face of it, it looks like more of the same old grubby BS we've all come to expect.

03-10-2012 12:13PM

Turns out the site was selected by Mary Harney during her time in office according to a statement read out on newstalk

Drumpot · 03-10-2012 12:24PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Turns out the site was selected by Mary Harney during her time in office according to a statement read out on newstalk

Did Mary Harney add this site to list of candidates or Reilly ?

Fact is that Reilly overstepped the mark by picking these sites to be considered for something that wasnt professionaly recommended . . It was at best a conflict of interest . . .

Boombastic · 03-10-2012 12:29PM

"The site is owned by a Fine Gael supporter, Seamus Murphy, and one of his properties was used to promote Mr Reilly during an election campaign.

He said the selection of the Balbriggan site had absolutely nothing to do with him, and that it had been chosen by his predecessor, Mary Harney.
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Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Pat Kenny, Mr Reilly acknowledged that he knew Mr Murphy, but he rejected any implication that he would benefit from the selection of the site."

Huh!

ejmaztec · 03-10-2012 12:33PM

fedor.2. wrote: »

It will need to be a big one

It'll save him having to take the government jet to Sydney, I hope for his sake that his shovel's up to it.

norrie rugger · 03-10-2012 12:40PM

Boombastic wrote: »

"The site is owned by a Fine Gael supporter, Seamus Murphy, and one of his properties was used to promote Mr Reilly during an election campaign.

He said the selection of the Balbriggan site had absolutely nothing to do with him, and that it had been chosen by his predecessor, Mary Harney.
.........................................
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Pat Kenny, Mr Reilly acknowledged that he knew Mr Murphy, but he rejected any implication that he would benefit from the selection of the site."

Huh!

Picking the site had nothing to do with him. Pushing it from 150-ish on the list to top of the pile had everything to do with him

housetypeb · 03-10-2012 01:25PM

He should be called Two Stroke Reilly for his masterful use of stroke politics.
Lesser politicians would have only tried to slip one new primary care center into their own constituency but he went for gold by slipping two in.

Biggins · 03-10-2012 01:30PM

norrie rugger wrote: »

Picking the site had nothing to do with him. Pushing it from 150-ish on the list to top of the pile had everything to do with him

Exactly.

I would suggest a reading of the following just to clarify any matters: http://bigginsblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/has-james-reilly-mislead-the-dail/

Its something I wrote about on Sunday.

He now only lied - he bumped up out of nowhere two places and then said they were previously prioritised - when no records exist that show they were!

1. He lied to the Dail (the public)
2. He bumped two places up in his own area for reasons, each of us can gather own opinions on!

“I believe the minister has misled the Dail with regard to how Balbriggan and Swords became priorities on the list of 35 primary care sites drawn up by himself and Róisín Shortall [the junior health minister who resigned last week],” he said. “There was a long list of sites, with no priority weightings attached to them.”

Any attempt by others to question this matter is being currently blocked repeatedly by the Ceann Comhairle (who just happens to be a member of what party again?).

Once more - one more questionable move that smells of inner antics for gain!

wendell borton · 03-10-2012 01:39PM

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

Boombastic · 03-10-2012 04:54PM

So he's changed his story

This morning, Dr Reilly and Education Minister Ruairi Quinn said the site was decided upon by the HSE when former health minister Mary Harney was in office.

But he has now admitted this information was wrong and another site was selected at that point, which subsequently fell through.

Ash.J.Williams · 03-10-2012 05:01PM

Boombastic wrote: »

So he's changed his story

This morning, Dr Reilly and Education Minister Ruairi Quinn said the site was decided upon by the HSE when former health minister Mary Harney was in office.

But he has now admitted this information was wrong and another site was selected at that point, which subsequently fell through.

smacks of the arrogance we're accustomed to and thought we were finished with

Biggins · 03-10-2012 05:05PM

Boombastic wrote: »

So he's changed his story

This morning, Dr Reilly and Education Minister Ruairi Quinn said the site was decided upon by the HSE when former health minister Mary Harney was in office.

But he has now admitted this information was wrong and another site was selected at that point, which subsequently fell through.

Fianna Fail health spokesman Billy Kelleher said the site was "selected during your tenure as Minister for Health".

To be fair it did happen while Reilly was in office - but to be also fair, did the man himself personally sign-off and know of a possible too close to home personal conflict?

I would love to hear if it was some other unknown underling which made the decision (which would let him off the hook?) or did he have the ultimate say?

DoesNotCompute · 03-10-2012 05:14PM

Boombastic wrote: »

This morning, Dr Reilly and Education Minister Ruairi Quinn said the site was decided upon by the HSE when former health minister Mary Harney was in office.

Ah, the auld "blame the person who came before me" defense.

Zebra3 · 03-10-2012 05:14PM

Boombastic wrote: »

So this crap is still going on. No vested interest then Reilly? Why has Enda not ousted this gombeen and why are all the others standing behind him?

Cos there is no difference between Kenny and Reilly and the rest of FG or FF. Gombeens voted in by gombeens.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2012/1002/1224324727315.html

Fintan O'toole hits the nail on the head there.

Reilly conveniently knows developer who owns the sites of new PC centre

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