Posts Tagged ‘ Ruairí Quinn ’

Fantasy Cabinet 2011

March 4, 2011
By Stephen
Fantasy Cabinet 2011

Over on the Irish Times Blog Deaglán De Bréadún has a fantasy cabinet and is looking for suggestions for the new Fine Gael/Labour Government that will be appointed next Wednesday. Here is my go at it: Taoiseach: Enda Kenny (FG) Tainiste and Foreign Affairs: Eamonn Gilmore (Lab) Finance: Michael Noonan (FG) Enterprise: Joan Burton (Lab) Public Sector Reform: Richard Bruton (FG) Education: Ruairi Quinn (Lab) Social Protection: Rosin Shorthall (Lab) Agriculture: John Perry (FG) Justice: Brendan Howlin (Lab) Communications,...

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O’Donoghue takes the Fall

October 7, 2009
By Stephen
O’Donoghue takes the Fall

So the Ceann Comhairle, John O’Donoghue is to resign next week. He has been under huge pressure to resign following the revelations of his use of expenses. But is he only the top of the ice berg? Are other Ministers (current and former) even worse? Or does this waste at the top go all the way down to backbench TD’s and Senators. Who ever takes over as Ceann Comhairle must have the backing from across the house. That means...

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The Next Election

July 14, 2009
By Stephen
The Next Election

Image via Wikipedia The next nationw-wide election we are due to have in Ireland is (barring a sudden General Election) is a Presidential Election. This is due at the latest October 2010 2011, but I have a feeling President Mary McAlees will finish out her term. To run for President you need to be a citizen of the states, over 35 and nominated in one of the following ways: by 20 members of the Oireachtas by four county or...

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The Answers to Ruairí’s Questions

April 4, 2008
By Stephen

Remember I recently highlighted Ruairí Quinns questioning? Well here are some of the responses. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Minister for Defence Minister for Education and Science Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Health and Children Minister for Justice, Equality...

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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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What is Ruairí Quinn Looking for?

April 3, 2008
By Stephen
What is Ruairí Quinn Looking for?

I was going through the question paper for the Dáil Ruaire Quinn has tabled the following question for written answer: *47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the appointments to State boards, bodies or committees made since 3 July 2007 to date in 2008; the names of the persons so appointed; the dates on which the names of those persons were published in Iris Oifigiúil; the State boards, bodies or committees on which vacancies currently exist; the...

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