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    #2792
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    Truthvader wrote: »
    Yep, same thing happened back in the day with first time buyer grants for houses


    Except with bicycles it didnt.....the price did not increase.....


    What happens is the bike shops will top up if you are under the 1k, selling helmets etc.....so to make sure you use up full amount.


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    #2793
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users Posts: 16,583 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    ExMachina1000 wrote: »
    As the brand shiny new minister of transport what do you think will be the first major move by Eamonn Ryan

    A free wolf pup for every family

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    #2794
    ExMachina1000
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    Fann Linn wrote: »
    Who got Environment?

    He got transport, energy and climate.

    Minster for bicycles and lettuce.

    Minister for taxing the little guy


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    #2795
    ricero
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    Who is the new minister for education ?

    They are walking into some ****storm there with the schools and social distancing.


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    #2796
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users Posts: 16,583 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    ricero wrote: »
    Who is the new minister for education ?

    They are walking into some ****storm there with the schools and social distancing.

    Norma Foley


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    #2797
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 69,217 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    What has Norma Foley done politically to warrant such a promotion in a cabinet that had a lot of pressure on it for places?
    Never heard of her until now.


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    #2798
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    Stephen Donnelly (FF) is the new Minister for Health.

    Darragh O'Brien (FF) has been given the Housing portfolio.

    Barry Cowen (FF) is the new Minister for Agriculture.

    Norma Foley (FF) is the new Education Minister.

    Michael McGrath (FF) is the new Minister for Public Expenditure.

    Paschal Donohoe (FG) remains as Minister for Finance.

    Helen McEntee (FG) is set to become the new Justice Minister.

    Simon Coveney (FG) is tipped to remain in Foreign Affairs.

    Eamon Ryan (Greens) will be the Minister for Transport, Energy and Climate.

    Catherine Martin (Greens) will be Minister for Communications and Culture.

    Roderic O'Gorman (Greens) will become Minister for Children and Disability.

    Heather Humphreys (FG) is the new Minister for Rural Affairs.

    Simon Harris (FG) will be Minister for Higher Education and Research.

    Hildegarde Naughton is the new Fine Gael super junior minister.


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    #2799
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,800 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    What has Norma Foley done politically to warrant such a promotion in a cabinet that had a lot of pressure on it for places?
    Never heard of her until now.


    She's a woman. Ticks all the boxes!


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    #2800
    StupidLikeAFox
    Registered Users Posts: 7,711 ✭✭✭StupidLikeAFox


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    What has Norma Foley done politically to warrant such a promotion in a cabinet that had a lot of pressure on it for places?

    Nominate MM for Taoiseach :D


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    #2801
    ExMachina1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭ExMachina1000


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    Stephen Donnelly (FF) is the new Minister for Health.

    Darragh O'Brien (FF) has been given the Housing portfolio.

    Barry Cowen (FF) is the new Minister for Agriculture.

    Norma Foley (FF) is the new Education Minister.

    Michael McGrath (FF) is the new Minister for Public Expenditure.

    Paschal Donohoe (FG) remains as Minister for Finance.

    Helen McEntee (FG) is set to become the new Justice Minister.

    Simon Coveney (FG) is tipped to remain in Foreign Affairs.

    Eamon Ryan (Greens) will be the Minister for Transport, Energy and Climate.

    Catherine Martin (Greens) will be Minister for Communications and Culture.

    Roderic O'Gorman (Greens) will become Minister for Children and Disability.

    Heather Humphreys (FG) is the new Minister for Rural Affairs.

    Simon Harris (FG) will be Minister for Higher Education and Research.

    Hildegarde Naughton is the new Fine Gael super junior minister.

    Who looks after social welfare department?


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    #2802
    is_that_so
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    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    What has Norma Foley done politically to warrant such a promotion in a cabinet that had a lot of pressure on it for places?
    Never heard of her until now.
    The fact that FF don't have many female TDs.


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    #2803
    Itssoeasy
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    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    What has Norma Foley done politically to warrant such a promotion in a cabinet that had a lot of pressure on it for places?
    Never heard of her until now.

    She was a councillor in Kerry before. I didn't know her either.


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    #2804
    is_that_so
    Registered Users Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    ExMachina1000 wrote: »
    Who looks after social welfare department?
    Humphries gets it as well.


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    #2805
    LawBoy2018
    Registered Users Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭LawBoy2018


    Fann Linn wrote: »
    She's a woman. Ticks all the boxes!

    If that were the case, then Anne Rabbitte would have gotten the call-up.


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    #2806
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 69,217 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    ExMachina1000 wrote: »
    He got transport, energy and climate.

    Minster for bicycles and lettuce.

    Minister for taxing the little guy

    Mark my words, he has the power to turn the country against this government by himself. And he will.


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    #2807
    Itssoeasy
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    ExMachina1000 wrote: »
    Who looks after social welfare department?

    Heather humpries isn't it ? Or at least I think it was.


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    #2808
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    Mark my words, he has the power to turn the country against this government by himself. And he will.


    At this stage if you said something positive I think you would get more interest


    This is just more noise in regards to your constant stream of everything is bad if not SF


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    #2809
    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,445 ✭✭✭VG31


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    What has Norma Foley done politically to warrant such a promotion in a cabinet that had a lot of pressure on it for places?
    Never heard of her until now.

    She's a close friend of MM apparently.


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    #2810
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,046 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    The head on dara callery. He isn't happy at all.


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    #2811
    ExMachina1000
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    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    Mark my words, he has the power to turn the country against this government by himself. And he will.

    I hate them all equally. I do like Pascal Donahue though. Always calm ,well spoken and informed. Seems like a very intelligent man. Has a great c.v too . He will go much further into Europe.

    Il enjoy the country turning on Ryan.
    Happy to see Charlie Flanagan gone too


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    #2812
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 69,217 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    The head on dara callery. He isn't happy at all.

    Does he ever smile


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    #2813
    MrMusician18
    Registered Users Posts: 7,429 ✭✭✭MrMusician18


    touts wrote: »
    The Dublin Metro has to be in serious question now. In the Post Covid World with remote working and only essential travel there is no demand for a metro to bring people from an empty airport to empty office blocks in the ifsc.

    The greens can get far more of their projects in place by killing that project and diverting it into bus services, cycle lanes etc.
    Similarly, if you don't need a metro in a part covid Ireland, presumably you don't need more buses either.


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    #2814
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 69,217 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    VG31 wrote: »
    She's a close friend of MM apparently.

    Trying to find out what she has done politcally to warrant a top job.


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    #2815
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,046 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    Does he ever smile

    No idea but the body language is telling. Looking straight ahead and the hands together.


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    #2816
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 69,217 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    At this stage if you said something positive I think you would get more interest


    This is just more noise in regards to your constant stream of everything is bad if not SF

    Are we gonna have 5 years of you policing threads getting huffy?


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    #2817
    efanton
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭efanton


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    You accused me of lack of understanding on the Navan line. When I point out to you that a report is available you accuse me of arrogance?

    https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Navan_Corridor_Study.pdf

    Read the report.

    In regards to the Limerick to Cork, the only issue is the lack of vision.

    Why should we repeat the same mistake multiple times? do you think that is clever?

    So far Ireland has invested billions in roads and has managed to resolve nothing. So your answer is to invest more in roads?

    Got to love a trier

    You produce a 5 year old report that is out of date, but hide the fact that a later version of that report found that a train link to Navan would be economically not viable and simply would not carry sufficient numbers of commuter to make it worth while. Instead they proposed a Bus solution using the N3 that is now a viable bus route as most of the traffic is now using the M3.

    If you wanted an argument for a motorway you have just made it yourself.
    Get the through traffic that has no need to be clogging up and poluting towns and villages onto motorways and bypasses so that the local roads are now available for local bus routes and safer for local traffic and cyclists.


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    #2818
    Floppybits
    Registered Users Posts: 7,660 ✭✭✭Floppybits


    That's an awful cabinet. Some very weak people in there. Surprised to see McEntee getting justice, glad to see the back of Flanagan but I would think justice would need a more senior politicians in there. Donnelly in health is not going to do much to.improve the health services. I'd say the knives will out in FF.


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    #2819
    Kermit.de.frog
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    In fairness, it's not a bad cabinet at all in my opinion.

    There is some weakness in there but there is a lot of competence as well (mostly from the FG side it has to be said).


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    #2820
    Cork Boy 53
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    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    What has Norma Foley done politically to warrant such a promotion in a cabinet that had a lot of pressure on it for places?
    Never heard of her until now.

    Being a member of the FF Foley dynasty in Tralee has obviously done her no harm in MM`s eyes.The more things change the more they stay the same.


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    #2821
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users Posts: 16,583 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    Trying to find out what she has done politcally to warrant a top job.

    As mentioned previously, female talent in FF is thin on the ground


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