Ireland politics (Part 2)

[TreatyStones]

Michael Martin said it wasn’t as simple as just picking up the phone, which is absolute bollox. If he picked up the phone to Sec Gen* in the department he’d have an answer within hours.

*- I hope I don’t trigger an Art / Glas civil service borefest

[Batigol]

I really think this could give them all sorts of bother. The amount, 330,000, is in the ballpark of what a lot of people are paying for houses. They have a very real grasp of how much that is and how hard it is to earn it.

[TheUlteriorMotive]

It’s an insane amount of money for a shed and is symptomatic of the complete disregard in civil service for taxpayer money and value for money for the taxpayer.

[neilld]

It’s a disgrace and nothing will ever change. Best we can hope is to some day be the right side of it and be given six figures for absolutely fuck all.

[Juhniallio]

@TheUlteriorMotive

It’s an insane amount of money for a shed and is symptomatic of the complete disregard in civil service for taxpayer money and value for money for the taxpayer.

Id say it depends who you are. If youre a civil servant looking for cash for something you’ll be put through the wringer. If you’re the politician telling the civil servant to do something…they kind of have to do it.

[Raylan]

I wonder which politician had such ardent feelings about a bike-shed?

[tazdedub]

@Raylan

I wonder which politician had such ardent feelings about a bike-shed?

I believe Ivanna Batshit was complaining about the placement of another bike shed.

[artfoley]

@Juhniallio

If you’re the politician telling the civil servant to do something…they kind of have to do it.

I’ll do anything a politician or their advisor tells me

As long as it’s in writing

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

An FG minister who hates bikes

[Bod95]

I’d say Charlie was the last politician that the permanent government genuinely feared.

[TheUlteriorMotive]

A huge honour for Ireland to be entrusted with such a prestigious Commissionership

Michael McGrath announced as EU commissioner for justice as Ursula von der...

[Spidey]

Not exactly his forté, I’d say he was hoping for innovation or a finance one.

[artfoley]

@TheUlteriorMotive

A huge honour for Ireland to be entrusted with such a prestigious Commissionership

Mounting Coalition tensions as Fianna Fáil MEPs who opposed von der Leyen blamed for Michael McGrath lowly commissioner appointment | Irish Independent

an FFer in charge of rule of law & anti corruption

jaysus, itd be funny if it wasnt so serious

[Juhniallio]

Thats a massive brief surely. He must be a lot smarter than he looks.
Was listening to analysis a while back and they reckoned hed be shafted cos the ff meps voted against Ursula’s second term.

[Locke]

That’s a huge commish

[jellyfish]

You’d have to wonder what sort of gobshites we’ve sent over as MEPs. The EU support us all the way on Brexit, then we refuse to nominate a female and a male candidate as commissioner and the four party colleagues of the guy we nominate decide to vote against the woman set to decide what portfolio he gets.

It’s a wonder he isn’t looking after the EU car park.

[Fagan_ODowd]

@Juhniallio

Thats a massive brief surely. He must be a lot smarter than he looks.
Was listening to analysis a while back and they reckoned hed be shafted cos the ff meps voted against Ursula’s second term.

And he’ll get a break from the six kids. It’s win win.

[binkybarnes]

Still won’t make up for the loss of big Phil’s influence over there. As a country we may never fully recover.

[Juhniallio]

Ireland’s loss was golf’s gain I’d imagine. He’s probably won a seniors major by now id say.

[glasagusban]

Seven.