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Full Cabinet Minister for Communications

vinnyfitz · 2002-06-06 16:03:08

Dermot Aherne - who was quite good as Minister for Social Community and Family Affairs has just been named as Minister for Communications. This should be good 1. Communications is the main role of his Ministry (he also has natural resources but that should not take too much of his time) 2. He is senior (possible future…

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Dermot Aherne - who was quite good as Minister for Social Community and Family Affairs has just been named as Minister for Communications.
This should be good
1. Communications is the main role of his Ministry (he also has natural resources but that should not take too much of his time)
2. He is senior (possible future party leader) so should exercise clout at cabinet.

What about a statment of congratulations from the committee welcoming the recognition of a full cabinet role and listing agenda items for him to discuss?

Confusingly, Marh Hanifin who is the new Chief Whip and Junior Minister in Taoiseach's also has responsibility for the Information Society. I wonder which of them will be doing what?

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#2 06-06-2002 6:40pm
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We will indeed be dropping both a congratulatory note, and look foward to meeting them in the future.

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#3 06-06-2002 7:06pm
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Originally posted by vinnyfitz
Dermot Aherne - who was quite good as Minister for Social Community and Family Affairs has just been named as Minister for Communications.

The new department is "Communications and Natural Resources" which seems to mean DOPE without the transport section, i.e. Comms, Energy and Natural Resouces (mining, peat and gas & oil).

This means he will still have responsibility for the deregulation of the Electricity and Gas markets and the potential privatisation of the ESB and Bord Gáis, which will be important in the lifetime of this Dáil.

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#4 06-06-2002 7:20pm
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Dermot Ahern is not Bertie's brother nor any realtion fro that matter.

Noel Ahern, of Dublin North-West, is Bertie's brother, though.

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#5 07-06-2002 9:31am
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We will indeed be dropping both a congratulatory note, and look foward to meeting them in the future.

Send a 'well done' card ...
works for me

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#6 07-06-2002 10:48am
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He does have energy as well but that is relatively easy to handle (remember Joe Jacob?)
More significantly he is also responsible for the Marine - but there will probably be a dedicated junior minister handling that area - particulalrly given the outcry from the fishermen this morning!
A real test of how serious the prioritisation of Communications will be whether or not the top civil servant in Public Enterprise -Brendan Tuohy - stays with communications or goes off to transport - my bet is he will stay!

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#7 07-06-2002 4:36pm
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Originally posted by MDR
Send a 'well done' card ... works for me

How about a "get well soon" card?

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#8 08-06-2002 12:14am
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He is also the Minister of Fish and the rest of the marine

fits well with Telecoms regulation, another fishy business

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#9 08-06-2002 12:42am
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fits well with Telecoms regulation, another fishy business

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#10 08-06-2002 5:18pm
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Karlin Lillington has written on Mary Hanafin's role as E-Minister, its up at http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=54242

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#11 08-06-2002 9:11pm
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There's a Junior Minister for the Marine.

BTBB

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