General Election TV debates

ChikiChiki

These health stats are appalling for a small wealthy country.

Mr.Crinklewood

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Was it reported ? I hadn’t heard that reported so was surprised to hear that number quoted.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/20000-northern-ireland-households-are-now-homeless-37719853.html

mojesius

FG's election mottos:

'i know it's not enough'

'we need to do better'

BorneTobyWilde

Leo is full of it, talking of homelessness in UK, WTF

Doctors room ghost

WAFFLE clown shoes

gooch2k9

suicide_circus wrote: »

its the only indication we have of how SF would behave in government, no?

Completely different systems, different politics, even a different culture if you will. SF are a different party on each side of the border in reality.

History Queen

Whatever way you dress it up Leo, ye had NINE years.

FrancieBrady

Refusing to take responsibility for health...easy points here for M and ML

Wombatman

Mortility?

Suckit

I know that as a Doctor.. :rolleyes:

Atlantic Dawn

ChikiChiki wrote: »

These health stats are appalling for a small wealthy country.

But throwing money at the problem won't solve it, it's once of the best financed health services on the face of the earth.

technocrat

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Leo is full of it, talking of homelessness in UK, WTF

Relevant as SF are in government in the UK.

Akrasia

Dravokivich wrote: »

And the 20k figure was reported on only a couple of weeks ago. Why is she so confident it can be dismissed.

The same figure was quoted in 2016 and it is bullsh1t Comparison due to a different way of measuring homelessness

Itssoeasy

Is it a case of not getting knocked out figuratively speaking in this debate for all of the party leaders ?

gyppo

Leo needs to be ripped to shreds here....

christy c

rob316 wrote: »

There is no question Doherty should be leader, very capable politician.

Capable of what? Is he not supporting the stupid policies such as reducing the pension age?

realdanbreen

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

This is the 3rd of the 4 debates I have watched and it's same old same old chat, has none of them anything new to bring, some scandal perhaps?

What, you want MLM to whip out a photo of MM coming out of a Knocking shop!

Doctors room ghost

Suckit wrote: »

I know that as a Doctor.. :rolleyes:

I wouldn’t put him minding cats the spoofer

suicide_circus

super_furry wrote: »

Health? If the other two can't absolutely nail Varadkar on this, they might as well give up on everything.

not one voter believes either SF or FF can fix the HSE though so its not the knockout blow it should be

Vivienne23

Just reopen the old hospitals to start !

The new university hospital limerick layout is a disgrace after its extension the only people who got a sweet deal there were the architects and surveyors

ChikiChiki

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

But throwing money at the problem won't solve it, it's once of the best financed health services on the face of the earth.

Agree. Money is not the answer.

Suckit

Clown hands to go with the clown shoes. WTF is he doing with his hands!!??

Atlantic Dawn

6 hours as being a good thing, wtf.

gmisk

rob316 wrote: »

There is no question Doherty should be leader, very capable politician.

I think it's widely reported he doesn't want it, has a young family etc.
He is a terrific politician

amadangomor

Nice bit of racism there. Pity no fascist party here for you to vote for

mzungu

How will FF deal with waiting lists and trolleys now when they couldn't back during the Celtic Tiger?

C__MC

Suckit wrote: »

F**k off Leo..

YOU HAD 9 YEARS!

Whether or not you think it was fair to count all the years FG were in power.

Spent most of it clearing up the mess of fianna fail and still are

Mantis Toboggan

Didn't Micheal set up the HSE?

How can we have any confidence in him?

An Ciarraioch

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Is it a case of not getting knocked out figuratively speaking in this debate for all of the party leaders ?

No clear winner so far, or likely to emerge for that matter.

CFlat

Anybody who thinks there was money available for 9 years to fix this economy has their head firmly stuck up their ars e.