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Defence Bill 2009 - why does China have a veto on where our troops go? via Senator Paschal Donohoe,
Debated the new Defence Bill with Minister O’Dea in the Seanad yesterday. This bill is designed to place our participation in the European Defence Agency on a statutory basis. Made a number of points in the debate.
Firstly, I welcome the fact the we had this bill. At the start of the year a number of people...
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All a set up via Senator Paschal Donohoe,
On the order of business today I asked if the entire AIB Chief Executive appointment was not a set up? I stated that the deal was already clear, the bank would get who they want at a lower wage. The big thing the banks want is their man, with their corporate governance arrangements in place....
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Twitter and me via Senator Paschal Donohoe,
The Evening Herald have today published an article from me on Twitter and it’s use in politics. The article is available here.
I was expecting a warning from the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad today on the use of mobile phones. Maybe he is in agreement with...
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The Government and the Banks via Senator Paschal Donohoe,
News was full of the proposed salary of the new Chief Exec of AIB this morning. The start of the morning made it appear that the Government were due to be steamrolled into making an appointment. By lunchtime it appeared that the Government’s proposed cap on banking salaries would hold. Minister Lenihan appeared to confirm...
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Magic Numbers in the southern Media. via SINN FÉIN - KEEP LEFT, Magic Numbers.I've been trying to read up on my economics. While its always been a relevant subject and necessary for anyone who has an interest in progressive politics its really hit the limelight now. The dismal science has many arcane and complex theories. Two of which were discovered by the southern media. The first is TINA - There Is No Alternative. Its the southern media's catch all theory thats applied once exhaustion sets in. Its most recent outing has been with Nama. But the second is economics at its best. Its the Magic Number theory.First I learned of it was yesterday in the Sunday Tribune. Shane Coleman, Political editor and dabbler in economic theory was the man of the moment.In a rather long article questioning whether Fine Gael and Labour had the bottle to make difficult...
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Ministers Living the High Life via Lucinda CREIGHTON TD,
Lucinda today called on the Taoiseach to put in place proper controls for spending on Ministerial travel, after revealing the extent of Ministers’ use of the Air Corps’ helicopters despite already having at their disposal their own ministerial cars and the Government jet.
Replying to a Parliamentary Question, the Minister for Defence revealed that since the...
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The Budget Debate Tomorrow via Senator Paschal Donohoe,
The Taoiseach spent the weekend warning ourselves and the Labour Party that we need to give specifics of how we would find €4 billion in savings. This is for a special debate in the Dail tomorrow.
Let’s be clear about what is happening here. The Government have not yet revealed their plan despite the thousands...
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Taoiseach to Attend COP15 via Stephen Spillane,
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During the week I got confirmation that the Brian Cowen will be attending the Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change in December.
Does this mean that Ireland is placing a large amount of importance on the conference or is Brian just playing along and supporting his Danish colleagues?
I wonder could it be down to Green Party pressure that is attending or does not want John Gormley to get all the media attention, well Irish Media attention.
I know Simon Coveney of Fine Gael is planning on attending also, but I must reconfirm this. I must also see if Labour’s Dominic Hannigan or Liz McManus will be attending. Watch this space!
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Climate Change: A letter to EU Leaders (stephenspillane.com)
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The Real Face of Irish Labour? via (unnamed source), Kevin Myers is no longer an opinion former. When he moved from the Irish Times to the Irish Independent (which, in fact, sells far more copies), our chattering classes forgot all about him. His recent analysis of the unrepentant and narrow Marxist background of many of our current Labour leaders will be ignored. It’s startling and it’s alarming, not least in its account of the “disappearance” of a file on the Workers Party from the Irish Times archives.
Labour may be a minority in a future coalition with Fine Gael, but it’s well able to wield an influence far beyond its actual numbers, just as the few Progressive Democrats turned their many Fianna Fail colleagues from being pragmatic politicians into mindless worshippers of wealth. ...
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Donohoe calls for review of M50 toll structures via Senator Paschal Donohoe,
The M50 tolling system should be reviewed after it emerged that motorists are paying €50,000 every day in fines, according to Fine Gael Seanad Transport Spokesman Paschal Donohoe.
“The M50 toll was never supposed to be another motor tax. No-one ever expected the NRA to turn into an outpost of the Revenue Commissioners. But with €50,000...
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Want to show the public and the markets that you’re taking the economic crisis seriously, Mr Cowen? Then appoint Jim O’Hara to the cabinet. via Conduct Unbecoming,
While bouncing from economic crises to political crises and back again at an astounding rate, Brian Cowen has stumbled upon a brief opportunity to make a move that would reflect well both upon himself politically, and give a piece of potentially good economic news for the markets to ponder over for once. In a few...
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Ozymandias, King of Kings via Senator Paschal Donohoe,
Quoted Shelley in the second stage of NAMA legislation. ‘Look on my works, ye mighty and despair’ according to that fine poem. This is all about how the legacy of kings ends up in ruins and sand.
NAMA could be the exception to all of this. It is likely that as an institution it will survive...
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The view from outside via Senator Paschal Donohoe,
I frequently have students working with me for a week as part of work experience plans. One such student finished up last week. I asked him to write an impression of his week. Names, as they say, have been changed to protect the innocent!!
” I’ve just spent a week doing Work Experience in Leinster...
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100,000 Dubs on dole: Cowen & Coughlan have failed Dublin - Donohoe via Senator Paschal Donohoe,
Dublin Central Fine Gael Senator Paschal Donohoe has called for political leadership that understands Dublin’s needs after the latest live register figures showed that almost 100,000 Dubliners are still on the dole.
Senator Donohoe called for a job-creation plan for the capital after CSO figures showed that 99,940 people signed in Dublin in October, including 20,363...
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The Late Debate via Senator Paschal Donohoe,
I was on the Late Debate on RTE1 last night. Inevitably the contribution from Garrett Fitzgerald earlier in the day came up in the show. The gist of his point was that we should not be cutting spending at this point to close the budget deficit. We don’t, according to Garrett, have a problem with high...
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The Social Pact via Senator Paschal Donohoe,
I spoke on the order of business this morning about calls for a social pact and social solidarity. This is an oft repeated phrase but what it actually means is rarely tested.
This test is on the way now. I note that some commentators are raising the prospect of 30,000 people leaving the public sector as...
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NAMA must help young families not just banks – Allen via corkpolitics.ie, NAMA must help young families and not just be a bank bail out according to Fine Gael TD and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee Bernard Allen.
The Cork North Central TD said that Fone Gael’s proposed Home Owner Support Scheme would protect thousands of Irish families facing repossession of their family home as a result of the severe economic slump.
“Our home owner support scheme is geared towards protecting the 25,000 families that may face repossession of their family home,” said Deputy Allen.
“This measure would allow NAMA to take an equity share in a property after negotiating a write down in the outstanding debt with the relevant financial institution.
“The property owner would then service his or her remaining share of the debt and pay a rental fee to NAMA for the...
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Bus policy will deliver for Cork says senator via corkpolitics.ie, THE new Fine Gael transport proposals announced this week would provide more frequent bus services on more routes through proper competition across metropolitan Cork, Fine Gael Cork South Central Senator, Jerry Buttimer, said today.
“The new Fine Gael strategy is good news for the hard pressed commuter of Cork who continually finds him/ herself stranded as a result of failed Fianna Fáil policies which maintain the status quo by refusing to open up the bus market to real competition.
“The travelling public is fed up of constantly being left on the roadside waiting for an unreliable service that invariably fails to deliver.
“Fine Gael’s proposals, to allow private and public operators to bid for bundles of bus routes on the basis of competitive tendering, would open up the...
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Tribute to Joe Doyle – A politician of substance and values via Lucinda CREIGHTON TD,
Lucinda’s Dáil Diary
Today was a poignant day in Leinster House, with expressions of sympathy in the Dáil Chamber on the recent death of Joe Doyle. All of the Party Leaders paid tribute to Joe, along with myself and my constituency colleagues Ruairi Quinn and Chris Andrews. Joe’s wife Peggy and his family were present for...
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How come we still can’t stop “Tiger Kidnappings”? Ability or inclination? via ValueIreland.com,
Tiger Kidnappings
Right, before I get into this post, regular readers are probably familiar that I’m quite keen on my conspiracy theories, but I’m not trying to build one in this article.
Having said that, I really really can’t grasp why we’re still seeing so called “Tiger Kidnappings” in this country.
Personally, I’m fully convinced that at least one recent tiger kidnapping (and fairly large) and robbery was an inside job, but you have to think that with the levels of technology and security available to banks these days, that a fool proof way of preventing these thefts could be developed.
Now, banks have put procedures in place in the last year or so that are supposed to help in these tiger kidnapping situations, but as this article highlights...
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