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Kerry TD to donate teacher's salary

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  • 26-06-2012 5:27pm
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    Silverado
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    Fine Gael TD for Kerry South, Brendan Griffin, has given €30,000, after tax, to Fybough National School in his South Kerry constituency, to allow it to privately employ a third teacher.

    Now there's a thought. Are any of our TDs as generous? They are certainly paid well enough.


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    Rasheed
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    That's a lovely thing to do. Ming Flanagan gave half his wages to local causes in Roscommon!


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    jayboi
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    Silverado wrote: »
    Are any of our TDs as generous? They are certainly paid well enough.
    Give it another year or two as we get closer to the general election I wouldn't be suprised if they were if handing out cash on the street or an update on debbie moores love life in one of their cases.


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    Smiley Burnett
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    Rasheed wrote: »
    That's a lovely thing to do. Ming Flanagan gave half his wages to local causes in Roscommon!

    correction---Ming gave half his salary as mayor of roscommon AFTER he had spent 6 months in the poistion. (IN REALITY THIS MEANS HE GAVE A QUARTER OF HIS SALARY TO LOCAL CAUSE AFTER HE WAS PAID IT BY THE TAXPAYER. No saving here whatsoever for the taxpayer!!)

    He did this when he felt there was an election in the air, and it seems enough people fell for it!!! He sure as hell has made up for since his election as a TD!!!


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    Black Suir
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    Silverado wrote: »
    Fine Gael TD for Kerry South, Brendan Griffin, has given €30,000, after tax, to Fybough National School in his South Kerry constituency, to allow it to privately employ a third teacher.

    Now there's a thought. Are any of our TDs as generous? They are certainly paid well enough.


    Maybe Davy Cullinane and the Sinn Fein COuncillors in the City, County and Dungarvan instead of giving their money to the party and getting back a wage from it could do likewise. If they were to hand over what they get minus their wage to a school in Waterford City or County, they could take on a teacher or a special needs assistant, secretary or what ever.


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    Rasheed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Rasheed


    Smiley Burnett wrote: »
    correction---Ming gave half his salary as mayor of roscommon AFTER he had spent 6 months in the poistion. (IN REALITY THIS MEANS HE GAVE A QUARTER OF HIS SALARY TO LOCAL CAUSE AFTER HE WAS PAID IT BY THE TAXPAYER. No saving here whatsoever for the taxpayer!!)

    He did this when he felt there was an election in the air, and it seems enough people fell for it!!! He sure as hell has made up for since his election as a TD!!!

    He halved his mayoral salary AND his TD salary.

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0402/1224314231168.html

    If you came to Roscommon, you'd see where his money went.

    http://www.thejournal.ie/ming-flanagan-on-e9k-signpost-donation-im-keeping-my-election-promise-467425-May2012/


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    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Nothing to do with Waterford. Politics Forum is under Soc.

    Closed..


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