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Three useless independents

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  • 08-03-2011 7:54pm
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    snowstreams
    Registered Users Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭


    I see Michael Healy Rae, Michael Lowry & Noel Grealish are the only 3 independents how havent grouped into the technical speaking group.
    So that makes them pretty much useless.
    I really hope they dont get in next election. Its annoying that a TD space in Galway west is wasted on Grealish.
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    Raging_Ninja
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    They mightn't share the same values or the stance as the technical group.


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    Bullseye1
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    How are they any less useless than backbenchers in the main parties who have no say and must toe the party line or lose the whip. Even if your part of the technical group only three of the members can be nominated to talk on behalf of the other members. So if there are 9-10 people in the group only 3 of them can talk and only one at a time. So you need to get one of the 3 members to raise your point in the Dail.


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    Einhard
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    snowstreams wrote: »
    I see Michael Healy Rae, Michael Lowry & Noel Grealish are the only 3 independents how havent grouped into the technical speaking group.
    So that makes them pretty much useless.
    I really hope they dont get in next election. Its annoying that a TD space in Galway west is wasted on Grealish.

    AFAIK, they'll get speaking rights and privileges for supporting Enda Kenny as taioseach. So they'll be as useful/less as any other independent.

    I hate all independents equally to be honest.


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    snowstreams
    Registered Users Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭snowstreams


    Raging_Ninja wrote: »
    They mightn't share the same values or the stance as the technical group.

    True, but the technical group has many different people with a range of different stances.


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    snowstreams
    Registered Users Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭snowstreams


    Bullseye1 wrote: »
    How are they any less useless than backbenchers in the main parties who have no say and must toe the party line or lose the whip. Even if your part of the technical group only three of the members can be nominated to talk on behalf of the other members. So if there are 9-10 people in the group only 3 of them can talk and only one at a time. So you need to get one of the 3 members to raise your point in the Dail.

    At least the backbenchers are actually part of the government, so they might get a chance to make some small impact on decisions.
    At least if they were part of the technical group, they would have the possibility of raising issues if they needed. But staying out of it, they have no real chance.
    Of course as Einhard said, they could back enda Kenny as taoiseach!


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    mikemac
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    Michael Lowry campaigned strongly that he could back Enda Kenny, he was on the Pat Kenny show last month, well their reporter was.

    He doesn't hold a key balance of power seat this time but he'd had no issue supporting FG.
    He'll do a deal with anyone!


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