Posts Tagged ‘ Brian Lenihan ’

Ahern, Coughlan and O’Dea.

February 22, 2010
By Stephen
Ahern, Coughlan and O’Dea.

Image via Wikipedia So what do three of the above have in common at the moment? To me they represent why Fianna Fail is no longer fit to govern. O’Dea lied under oath, and was forced to resign. Coughlan thinks young people emigrate for fun and theres the whole Hanger 6 debacle Ahern was cheerleader in chief for O’Dea and he is the Justice Minister! This government is beyond itself. It is out of ideas. It has no idea...

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Budget – Still not happy…

October 23, 2008
By Stephen

So we have had two major(ish) u-turns on the latest budget. One on medical cards, but still 5% of pensioners will lose their medical card and one on the 1% “Lenihan Levy” which means that if you earn €17,540 you don’t pay tax but if you earn €17,541 you do as P. O’Neil points out over in Irish Election. I’m still not happy with that as I work in retail so therefore have to work Sundays and public holidays...

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Some Contributions from the Second Day of Debate on the Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill

April 4, 2008
By Stephen
Some Contributions from the Second Day of Debate on the Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill

The debate resumed today at 1 o’clock Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Dick Roche (Fianna Fáil): The main aims of the Lisbon reform treaty, as spelled out in its preamble, are to enhance the efficiency and the democratic legitimacy of the Union. This treaty is different from those that went before it. It was not produced behind closed doors, rather it was crafted in public. The reform treaty is not, as some would have...

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