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Cabinet Reshuffle

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    #32
    aidan24326
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭aidan24326


    Het-Field wrote: »
    A huge vaccum exists here. There is little or no talent, accumen, or political nous. All it is is a bunch of career politicians.


    Unfortunately that's what we're lumped with. Talentless muppets like Cullen and Coughlan, and a whole bunch of career politicians some of whom never had a proper job in their lives.


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    #33
    solice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭solice


    aidan24326 wrote: »
    Unfortunately that's what we're lumped with. Talentless muppets like Cullen and Coughlan, and a whole bunch of career politicians some of whom never had a proper job in their lives.

    Excuse me! Ill have you know that some of them are still claiming money from their old teaching days!!!!!!!!!:mad::D


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    #34
    aidan24326
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭aidan24326


    solice wrote: »
    Excuse me! Ill have you know that some of them are still claiming money from their old teaching days!!!!!!!!!:mad::D

    Oh I'm well aware of that don't worry. And not just racking up pension entitlements either, a few of them are* actually still being paid some of their old salary (the difference between the salary they were on and what salary their replacement gets). Which is truly staggering.

    *Or at least were until very recently. Has this been changed by any chance?


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    #35
    nesf
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    solice wrote: »
    Excuse me! Ill have you know that some of them are still claiming money from their old teaching days!!!!!!!!!:mad::D

    Unfortunately strokes like this are still being pulled by Opposition members. It's perfectly legal etc but it bugs me to no end.


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    #36
    ninty9er
    Registered Users Posts: 9,366 ✭✭✭ninty9er


    I think we might see Biffo put his own stamp on Cabinet this time. I'd expect to see a few new faces from the Minister of State ranks.


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    #37
    dave-higgz
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    ninty9er wrote: »
    I think we might see Biffo put his own stamp on Cabinet this time. I'd expect to see a few new faces from the Minister of State ranks.

    That didn't work too well last time. Batt O'Keefe doesn't strike me a inspiring and I much preferred Mary Hanafin. I do concede though that he has a tough job in education.

    However the FF cabinet has been pretty much the same since 1997 so I'd welcome some new faces but not for its own sake!


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    #38
    nesf
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    dave-higgz wrote: »
    That didn't work too well last time. Batt O'Keefe doesn't strike me a inspiring and I much preferred Mary Hanafin. I do concede though that he has a tough job in education.

    I don't know, he's been tackling some really nasty and unpopular issues like the reintroduction of fees and isn't making a total mess of things. He's got a tough portfolio and is at least holding his own in it.


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    #39
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,831 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    ninty9er wrote: »
    I think we might see Biffo put his own stamp on Cabinet this time. I'd expect to see a few new faces from the Minister of State ranks.
    Whose stamp is on it currently?


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    #40
    ninty9er
    Registered Users Posts: 9,366 ✭✭✭ninty9er


    kbannon wrote: »
    Whose stamp is on it currently?
    Bertie's


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    #41
    solice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭solice


    Brian Cowens buddies are in the top 2 spots, Finance and Enterprise.

    I think Lenihan has to go. He announced he made a mistake with VAT but did not correct it in the budget. But I can honestly say I have no idea who should take over the role.


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    #42
    ninty9er
    Registered Users Posts: 9,366 ✭✭✭ninty9er


    dave-higgz wrote: »
    That didn't work too well last time. Batt O'Keefe doesn't strike me a inspiring and I much preferred Mary Hanafin. I do concede though that he has a tough job in education.
    Hanafin was good and I liked her style. Batt's isn't better or worse, just different and there are obviously people who don't see that.

    He's taking so long to come to a decision on fees, because access is taking precedence over who pays, or how fees would be paid.

    It's a slow process, but it's not going to bankrupt the economy overnight.


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