Anyone got a working email address for Minister Gormley?

JHMEG · 12-03-2008 3:53pm #1

Have tried minister@environ.ie and john.gormley@oireachtas.ie. No reply from either.

This reminds me of the time Brenda Power was trying to get hold of Minister Seán Haughey and they kept hanging up on her on national radio...

Marcus.Aurelius · 12-03-2008 4:19pm

Alternatives might be

john.gormley@environ.ie
minister.gormley@environ.ie

That's the usual naming system that govt depts use

ciarsd · 12-03-2008 4:29pm

john.gormley@oireachtas.ie

http://www.johngormley.com

johngormley@eircom.net

Or --> minister@environ.ie taken from (http://www.environ.ie/en/Ministers/MinisterGormleysCV/)

3ps · 12-03-2008 4:36pm

i have received replies from minister@environ.ie but don't expect anything within say a week or two!

JHMEG · 12-03-2008 4:38pm

3ps wrote: »

i have received replies from minister@environ.ie but don't expect anything within say a week or two!

Ok thanks, will hang on another while. It's been only 9 days.

fletch · 12-03-2008 4:41pm

Yeh I used minister@environ.ie, got a pretty detailed reply from Eddie Kiernan, Private Secretary, 22 days later. I was surprised because it looked like he actually took time to read my mail rather than just send off a standard template response.

Gregor Samsa · 12-03-2008 5:35pm

JHMEG wrote: »

Ok thanks, will hang on another while. It's been only 9 days.

In all fairness, you can imagine the amount of email a Government Minister receives on a daily basis - from legitimate communications like yours to nutjobs touting their latest home nuclear fusion invention - not to mention all the Viagra offers a publicly published email address must invite. I'd give it a while longer for him or his assistant to get through the inbox to your mail.

Essexboy · 20-03-2008 11:41pm

JHMEG wrote: »

Have tried minister@environ.ie and john.gormley@oireachtas.ie. No reply from either.

This reminds me of the time Brenda Power was trying to get hold of Minister Seán Haughey and they kept hanging up on her on national radio...

I got a response from minister@environ.ie

JHMEG · 21-03-2008 12:14am

Thanks. 17 days now, and no answer. :mad:

ciarsd · 21-03-2008 9:23am

JHMEG wrote: »

Thanks. 17 days now, and no answer. :mad:

And probably the same amount of time to wait yet.. Good oul Easter recess...

Max_Damage · 21-03-2008 11:57am

I sent him an e-mail some time ago, and like a previous poster said, I got a reply from his secretary, about a month and a half later. Don't hold your breath.

Seth Brundle · 21-03-2008 12:05pm

maybe try john.gormley@fiannafail.ie

niceirishfella · 21-03-2008 2:30pm

kbannon wrote: »

maybe try john.gormley@fiannafail.ie

liking it.........

:rolleyes:

JHMEG · 21-03-2008 2:48pm

kbannon wrote: »

maybe try john.gormley@fiannafail.ie

Just tried it.. hasn't bounced!

Could what has been suspected for quite some time be true??:eek:

ninty9er · 21-03-2008 5:48pm

kbannon wrote: »

maybe try john.gormley@fiannafail.ie

/at/fiannafail.ie addresses are reserved for college cumainn and HQ staff only and don't have secondnames unless there's a number of John's for example in which case the person chooses their own address.

We wouldn't have him anyway:pac::pac:

astraboy · 21-03-2008 8:30pm

ninty9er wrote: »

We wouldn't have him anyway:pac::pac:

Ya hes far too honest for FF.

I remember emailing the former junior minister for transport, Ivor Calley, regarding his proposed bans on modifications to cars. Took about 3 weeks to get a reply and it was a standard bull**** template not answering any of my concerns.

cyclopath2001 · 21-03-2008 10:47pm

Maybe he didn't understand what you meant by 'Muppertry'?

Seth Brundle · 22-03-2008 11:28am

astraboy wrote: »

Ya hes far too honest for FF.

I would be inclined to disagree.
Everyone knows that FF members are ardent followers and will do anything that helps the party.
John Gormley, as with that Trevor Sargent seem to have sold their principles just to get into governemnt. It is obvoius that JG made commitments with Bertie not to complain about certain things, e.g. Tara
Before the election, he and other GP members were quite vocal in expressing their view on the FF leader, etc. Now, they bury their head in the sand by saying that they want to wait for the tribunal to report!
John cannot be trusted now!

astraboy · 22-03-2008 5:13pm

kbannon wrote: »

I would be inclined to disagree.
Everyone knows that FF members are ardent followers and will do anything that helps the party.
John Gormley, as with that Trevor Sargent seem to have sold their principles just to get into governemnt. It is obvoius that JG made commitments with Bertie not to complain about certain things, e.g. Tara
Before the election, he and other GP members were quite vocal in expressing their view on the FF leader, etc. Now, they bury their head in the sand by saying that they want to wait for the tribunal to report!
John cannot be trusted now!

O I never said he could be trusted, just that he was still too clean and honest for FF!

On topic again, do the ministers have to email back? Or can they choose to ignore you?

JHMEG · 22-03-2008 5:21pm

astraboy wrote: »

On topic again, do the ministers have to email back? Or can they choose to ignore you?

That's backways. You really meant:

Do the ministers have to ignore you? Or can they chose to answer you?

ninty9er · 22-03-2008 6:07pm

JHMEG wrote: »

That's backways. You really meant:

Do the ministers have to ignore you? Or can they chose to answer you?

The ministers probably never see the emails as each TDs firstname.lastname email is redirected to their secretary. They have private ones.

To answer though, their office must email back yes. Within 40 days IIRC

N8 · 22-03-2008 6:36pm

ninty9er wrote: »

The ministers probably never see the emails as each TDs firstname.lastname email is redirected to their secretary. They have private ones.

To answer though, their office must email back yes. Within 40 days IIRC

Generally, yes their secretaries will lie to you on their behalf. Whoops Bertie's secretary must have forgot that bit.....

Seriously though, I doubt if Gormless John will answer anyone with the truth: "I am a naive prick and I spoke before consulting my bosses in ff."

JHMEG · 22-03-2008 7:42pm

ninty9er wrote: »

To answer though, their office must email back yes. Within 40 days IIRC

No they don't. I emailed Noel Dempsey twice and never got a response.

G Luxel · 23-03-2008 11:46pm

if u email capitol hill, u will get a reply within 24 hours, as i did.

ninty9er · 24-03-2008 12:06am

JHMEG wrote: »

No they don't. I emailed Noel Dempsey twice and never got a response.

I was actually going to mention Noel, as he has been known to personally reply at some bizzare hours of the day....let's just say he's a night owl. 4am I believe it was when a friend of mine got a response within minutes of sending:D

cyclopath2001 · 24-03-2008 11:01am

astraboy wrote: »

On topic again, do the ministers have to email back? Or can they choose to ignore you?

They'll ignore you if you're acting the Muppert

L1011 · 24-03-2008 1:04pm

ninty9er wrote: »

I was actually going to mention Noel, as he has been known to personally reply at some bizzare hours of the day....let's just say he's a night owl. 4am I believe it was when a friend of mine got a response within minutes of sending:D

Any response I got from Dempsey was a scanned in letter sent as a PDF attachment!!

I once had a conversation via email with Dick Roche at about 2am, mails pinging back and forth....

masterwriter · 24-03-2008 1:04pm

JHMEG wrote: »

Thanks. 17 days now, and no answer. :mad:

Call them and ask for if they recdeived your email. If not send again and ask that read receipt be sent or ring them after you send it and ask if they got it.

I have had replies from that address. Ask them also about he rules for replies. I think you are supposed to get an acknowledgement in 4 days and full reply in 16 days and interim reply if not possible in 16 days. May be wrong with the numbers of days

They may not have to reply but you can complain to the Ombudsman if they don't and if you are not satisfied witn the reply

http://ombudsman.gov.ie/en/MakeaComplaint/WhoCanIComplainAbout/

JHMEG · 01-04-2008 12:33am

28 days now:mad:

astraboy · 01-04-2008 5:30pm

cyclopath2001 wrote: »

They'll ignore you if you're acting the Muppert

You are rather sad are'nt you? Do you enjoy trolling motors? Well done old bean, carry on, I shant be taking the bait any longer. Go drive at 40kph and hold everyone up. Your rattled boy.

Back on topic: I'm sure Gormless has received countless emails regarding this, and much as I hate to stick up for the man it will take time to get a response. However, he should have given clear information BEFORE the budget as to his plans and allowed people and the motor industry the ability to be informed about this initiative before it was sprung with confusing results.

JHMEG · 12-04-2008 1:30pm

39 days later a reply, buy not an answer:rolleyes:

11 April 2008

Dear JHMEG,

I have been asked by Mr. John Gormley, T.D., Minister for the
Environment, Heritage and Local Government to refer to your recent email
in connection with motor tax.

A further letter on this matter will issue as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

__________________
Eddie Kiernan
Private Secretary

Anyone got a working email address for Minister Gormley?

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