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« Reply #650 on: March 10, 2011, 01:16:11 AM »
« edited: March 10, 2011, 03:46:32 AM by Јas »

Worse gender spread in government than has been the case for some time. Just 2 women.

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« Reply #651 on: March 10, 2011, 06:36:00 AM »
« Edited: March 10, 2011, 06:40:09 AM by Јas »




The New York Times reveals new Taoiseach is not of the gender most of us had thought.
Then changes its mind...


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« Reply #652 on: March 10, 2011, 10:33:41 AM »


The Junior Ministers have now also been divided up…

Government Chief WhipPaul Kehoe(FG-Wexford)
MoS for Housing & Planning Willie Penrose (Lab-Longford Westmeath)
MoS for Gaeltacht Affairs Dinny McGinley (FG-Donegal SW)
MoS for Primary Care Roisín Shortall (Lab-Dub NW)
MoS for Small Business John Perry(FG-Sligo/N Leitrim)
MoS for Tourism & Sport Michael Ring (FG-Mayo)
MoS for Trade & Development Jan O’Sullivan(Lab-Limerick)
MoS for Disability, Equality & Mental Health Kathleen Lynch (Lab-Cork)
MoS for NewEra Project Fergus O’Dowd(FG-Louth)
MoS for Public Service Reform & Office of Public Works Brian Hayes (FG-Dub SW)
MoS for Food, Horticulture & Food Safety Shane McEntee(FG-Meath E)
MoS for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton  (FG-Dub SE)
MoS for Research & Innovation Seán Sherlock (Lab-Cork E)
MoS for Training & Skills Ciarán Cannon(FG-Galway E)
MoS for Public & Commuter Transport Alan Kelly(Lab-Tipp N)

The Chief Whip and MoS for Housing are non-voting attendees at cabinet.

The group is much more geographically spread than the actual cabinet, and have twice as many women (4).
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« Reply #653 on: March 10, 2011, 12:22:13 PM »

Cabinet's very Dublinocentric.
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« Reply #654 on: March 10, 2011, 12:22:59 PM »

Also, "justice, equality and defence"?
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« Reply #655 on: March 10, 2011, 03:55:30 PM »


As I recall, Defence is mandated by the Constitution, but it's not important enough to warrant its own portfolio. Hence this.
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« Reply #656 on: March 10, 2011, 06:32:38 PM »


As I recall, Defence is mandated by the Constitution, but it's not important enough to warrant its own portfolio. Hence this.

It is not in the constitution, but is based off statutory law that predates the current constitution.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministers_and_Secretaries_Act,_1924

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« Reply #657 on: March 25, 2011, 04:09:44 AM »

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has joined the bandwagon in saying that Michael Lowry should resign following the report of the Moriarty Tribunal.

Not that there's any chance of that happening, of course.

The only ways a TD can be removed are through declared bankruptcy and imprisonment. It's conceivable that Lowry's legal fees related to the Tribunal could bankrupt him - but that's probably still quite unlikely.
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« Reply #658 on: March 25, 2011, 04:59:51 PM »

I for one am caught completely unawares by these accusations.
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« Reply #659 on: March 25, 2011, 05:28:39 PM »

I for one am caught completely unawares by these accusations.

Personally I am shocked and even somewhat disappointed. Such conduct I would never have expected from a man who shines with the sheer force of his own integrity quite so much as Lowry.
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« Reply #660 on: April 04, 2011, 02:08:10 AM »

Not a headline I expected to see...

Healy-Rae to decide if he will run for president - Irish Times
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« Reply #661 on: April 04, 2011, 05:49:12 AM »

This must happen.
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« Reply #662 on: April 04, 2011, 12:55:34 PM »


Would he be able to get nominated?
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« Reply #663 on: April 05, 2011, 12:59:47 AM »


Absent something quite remarkable happening, no.
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« Reply #664 on: April 05, 2011, 10:56:34 AM »

And he must win. And Jas must cringe. And I must rejoice.

Please God, make it so.
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« Reply #665 on: June 10, 2011, 06:00:20 AM »
« Edited: June 10, 2011, 06:06:40 AM by Јas »



Brian Lenihan (52), TD for Dublin West and outgoing Minister for Finance in the pre-election FF/Green government, has died this morning.

He had pancreatic cancer, first diagnosed in December 2009. Despite the diagnosis and considerable treatment in fighting the disease, Lenihan continued as Finance Minister for the duration of the government - and sucessfully defended his seat in February's General Election (leaving him as FF's only Dublin TD).

A former Minister for Justice, Lenihan was first elected to the Dáil in a 1996 by-election brought about by the death of his namesake father (also of cancer), a former Tánaiste and Presidential candidate. Lenihan's death means that the 3-generation Lenihan dynasty, which until recently had 3 TDs simultaneoulsy in the house, is ended.

One of the few very senior politicians I've met, he came across as a nice guy. RIP.

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« Reply #666 on: June 10, 2011, 06:05:52 AM »

Just saw this on the BBC.

Rest in Peace.
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« Reply #667 on: June 10, 2011, 12:11:01 PM »

Now, Lenihan Jr. RIP. Now, can one of Lenihan's go to Dublin West and try to get sympathy vote in by-election or another pick-up for Sinn Fein, ULA or Labour?
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« Reply #668 on: June 10, 2011, 01:42:29 PM »

RIP. Though I hope the by-election goes to the left rather than FF picking up a sympathy vote.
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« Reply #669 on: June 10, 2011, 02:10:16 PM »

Rest in Peace. 52 is not old.

FF now down to one seat in Dublin - do I remember that right?
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« Reply #670 on: June 10, 2011, 02:11:16 PM »
« Edited: June 10, 2011, 02:12:56 PM by patrick1 »

Rest in Peace. 52 is not old.

FF now down to one seat in Dublin - do I remember that right?

I think he was the last one.

edit: checked and he was.  Even he barely held on.
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« Reply #671 on: June 10, 2011, 02:13:56 PM »

Ah, right. Hanafin didn't make it. So, yeah.
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« Reply #672 on: June 10, 2011, 02:30:56 PM »

The sort of the news which is shocking to hear even though it was an inevitability that it would happen soon. RIP. Didn´t agree with what the man did, but horrible way to die and so young as well.

As for the by-election, I imagine that SF will putting their maximum resources on targeting the seat. FF are hardly in the best shape for a by-election especially in Dublin and no government has won a by-election since the 1980s (1982 iirc) though there has no time since then which has been so favourable to the government parties (In this constituency, probably Labour rather than FG would benefit). I doubt the ULA will run a candidate - they already have Joe Higgins here.
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« Reply #673 on: June 16, 2011, 12:57:09 PM »

So, along with the Presidential election this October (more on which anon), the Government have decided upon 3 referenda to be held at the same time.

These be:
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A referendum to specifically allow the Government to cut the pay of the judiciary.

While the pay of public servants has been cut quite significantly in the course of recent budgets, the judiciary have been exempted - by virtue of the Attorney General's advice that their inclusion would be unconstitutional. For...

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That there is a perfectly adequate long-standing judgment on the books that says that cuts in judicial pay arising from taxation are fine, seems to have been either ignored or discounted by now 2 Attorneys General. Angry

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A referendum to effectively reverse the Abbeylara judgment of the Supreme Court from 2001 - the effect of which was to greatly inhibit the capacity of parliament from conducting investigations, by deciding that such inquiries do not have the power to make findings of fact or expressions of opinion adverse to the good name or reputation of citizens.


and 3.
An amendment providing protection for whistleblowers - something that I've not been able to find any real detail about.
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« Reply #674 on: June 16, 2011, 02:04:37 PM »

If Paddy Power is to be believed, it looks like Ireland may elect a Gay president.


I'll get my coat.
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