FF/FG/Green Government - Part 3 - Threadbanned User List in OP

The problem is that apart from turf, Ireland has very little in the way of oil or gas. Smog was a serious problem in Dublin in the 1980s and 1970s but for many people, buring coal and turf was a cheap and effective way of heating their homes. There were, I think, Irish power stations buring coal as well as power stations buring turf. The hypocisy of intellectually challenged, virtue signalling, true believers waffling about how damaging burning turf is to the environment while China and India commission new coal burning power stations (they are much greater than Ireland's contribution to Global Warming and "Climate Change" (the climate on this planet is continually changing and has been since it was formed)) shows how completely ignorant those people are of reality.

Mentioning nuclear power as possible alternative is enough to have these people foam at the mouth in rage. There was a proposal for a nuclear power station in Ireland in the 1970s (Carnsore?) but that didn't happen. The war in the Ukraine and the sanctions against Russia show how exposed Ireland is when it comes to fuel supplies but FFG has to appease the Greens. The Greens have them by the short and curlies.

Regards...jmcc

He wasnt helping Ukrainians Mark, he was ‘virtue signalling’ that he might in the future.

Precisely 😉

It is the pork barrel politics thing that is going to really cause problems for the budget if there are any more FFG losses. The Independents have form on this and will know which buttons to press. I think that if the budget fails to pass then the government falls. I think that the mica issue and the turf issues will be mentioned during the MNOC speeches but the focus will be on Housing and that's where FFG is weakest.

Regards...jmcc

Ahhh, so this isn't about confidence in the government, it is about who leads the opposition. Grubbing around in the dirt for what falls from the top table.

You are making a hash of your argument. There are only so many votes in Donegal and the polls shows us that there will be 2 government seats coming out of there. The Mica lads will drain votes from the other cranks.

The purpose of the No Confidence vote is to embarrass Independent TDs who vote for the Coalition of Chaos for favours.

It's forcing them to condone such FFG highlights as hospital waiting lists, the housing disaster, the rental market disaster, A&E chaos, homelessness figures, cuckoo funds, National debt levels, the Childrens hospital, local government corruption/waste, the revised National Broadband Plan, a failing Climate Action Plan, treatment of clerical abuse survivors, cronyism etc etc etc.

A few backbenchers will be very uncomfortable too but many of them know their days are numbered.

I hope the government survive the vote. I really do. I expect they will but at what cost to votes.

So MM was over in Kyiv discussing the Rebuilding of Ukraine was he now , whilst Things in Ireland in such a state , his priorities are clearly elsewhere, Virtue signalling and besides he'll be long gone before Ukraine even starts Rebuilding, I suppose its not enough to Take in near 40k refugees, with little or no controls, extraordinarly generous supports and put aside €3 billion next year to help fund on going Virtue signalling whilst making pronouncements there's no magic Money tree when it comes to tackling problems at home 😳 Bonkers stuff altogether and this aside from lack of housing and infrastructure to deal with this Virtue signalling nonsense.

The €2k dinner mentioned again 🙄 , despite evidence SF will get absolutely no income from the event which is being organised by the Australian Chamber of commerce. The comparison with MM travelling to Kyiv is just bizzare , but interestingly, MLM is actually meeting the Irish communities over there as well as supporting the event , it may be a cause of bitterness, Leo would struggle to attract such Ticket prices at a table but he could have gone too but obviously not enough to fill his Twitter feed to bother attending.

MM visit to Kyiv was pointless, presumably costly , albeit no absurd hullabaloo over who was protecting him as with Coveneys visit. Nothing more than a photo OP and Virtue signalling, I'd doubt he thought much about Ukraine before March 2022 and will care less if ousted but maybe might rekindle interest again if he gets a Job in Europe which seems , his, Leo and Coveneys goal.

SDs, Inds, PBP Lab can all bring one. Don't be worrying mark, there is plenty to hold the government to account.

The other cranks as you call them are fully behind the Mica lads so why would they loose votes and seats. Only government TD's will loose seats because what the government is doing for Mica does not go far enough.

Nothing absurd at all and I'm certainly not alone in my opinion of the silly, utterly pointless trip , I know you'll disapprove but lots of verified reactions on Twitter and indeed on a number of threads.

As for free Travel , I don't presume to know MLM 's travel arrangements but Leo certainly had , perhaps reach out and perhaps ask how he got those very specific details 😏

Actually what's more fascinating is that Sneaky meeting of the FF parliamentary Meeting in MM absence, got more media attention than his silly Trip to Kyiv 😁

You can't say that 🤣🤣 but I do hope he enjoyed the strawberries and cream , delightful, I'm told albeit a little pricey 😁

Humble pie, however quite Bitter 😏