Recent comments
Most recent comments
- Peter McCabe: Why is it so difficult for some TDs to get speaking time? I thought that the whole point of a debate was that those with something to add would be allowed to do so. Why are those unaligned... (14 December 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Galway Tent: Luckily the Galway Tent blog never breaks house rules like this. At least the passionate outburst indicates the Green TD feels guilty at selling out blind and deaf people. Td Gormley from... (11 December 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Sarah Jennings: The government may be next for scrapping, but you would'nt get much for them, the cars would be more valuable,at least one would have got some decent milage out a 12yr old car, and it may not... (11 December 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Galway Tent: "Who stole the people's money?" Do tell. 'Twas Him. [Image of Tammany Hall Ring] N.Y.Times. 1800's. Image: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qdRqFPGZw2o/Sr... (9 December 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Sarah Bee: Long-term recipients only? Please clarify. What is a 'long-term recipient(s) of social welfare'? Someone who has been in receipt of social welfare payments for 1 week, 1 month, 1 year? Are those... (8 December 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Susan Lohan: I am taken aback at the tone of Ms Healy Eames' questions. The whole question of Intercountry Adoption (ICA) is not one of procurement of children for would-be parents with "delivery dates" - it... (8 December 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Galway Tent: Why did the hierarchy of Dublin Dockland's Developers Autocracy's permit DDDA's account to be withheld for 320 days until the very day of publication of Judge Murphy's Report into Catholic Church... (7 December 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Margo O'Connell: Frank is correct in saying that there is a lot of confusion out there. The HSE staff are telling people that the scheme only pays for nursing home from the date of approval. Are they confused or... (7 December 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Galway Tent: An "independent" EPA? 2004, Green Press Release: The Greens have stated the EPA is 'utterly compromised' [Boyle]. EPA's 'independent' Board contains a former industry employee (Burke of... (4 December 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Galway Tent: How many times has TD Andrews *voted against* the Poolbeg waste-to-toxins incinerator? (4 December 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Galway Tent: This is a *Waste-To-TOXINS* project. Waste-to-energy is corporate spin by a corporation which pollutes its home state with dioxins (Rutgers Law Center). The total embedded-energy destroyed... (4 December 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Galway Tent: Below is an example of immediately available info from a public salaries database. There is no delay. There is no apparent evasion. There is transparency. The public data is on-line. ... (4 December 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Galway Tent: TD Cuffe, Green Party. "it [DDDA] makes it complex and impenetrable to the ordinary member of the public." Is this the full truth? Section-25 planning is specifically designed to exclude... (4 December 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Sarah Jennings: It is true, child benefit is the only payment made to women to be able to clothe, put shoes on children feet, child benefit also has to pay for exampapers, maybe doctors,and what ever else that... (3 December 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Galway Tent: J Gormley: "In carrying out their functions, planning authorities, including An Bord Pleanála, and the EPA in regard to waste licensing, act independently of the Minister." IS THE ABOVE... (3 December 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Fergus Brogan: The good nuns are leaving with the proceeds of what was a gift to them to provide education for the children of the area. Nothing surprising there in light of this order's behaviour, as seen in... (30 November 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Sarah Jennings: would it be any harm to put them out of Government? they have outplayed themselves and have not done much justice for the country, Its time for a real change, A government with Fair Change,... (27 November 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Galway Tent: Is Dublin Docklands Developers Autocracy acting as the market-rigging lab rat for NAMA by arranging a 10,900,000 Euro donation to bankrupt ZOE for 51 drug-land flats at Castleforbes Square and... (25 November 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - John Handelaar: That's a new variation on the old "Why on earth can't they correctly place Flynn in a vote list?" problem that's existed since day one here. Are they now just making up new voters to bypass a... (25 November 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Ali O'Neal: The Department of Health and Children repeatly dismisses questions to the HSE. The Department should at least get the response from the HSE and post it as a matter of public record. Does the... (25 November 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Ali O'Neal: Leo Varadkar has asked this question repeatedly to ministers of different departments. The question seems vexatious to me. Varadkar is wasting the time of department staff, time that could be... (25 November 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - John McElligott (Safety Before LNG): Copy of letter sent on November 19th 2009 to Mr. Brendan Smith T.D., Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Food by the Safety Before LNG group: Re: Impacts of Corrib Shell pipeline ruling and... (23 November 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Tomas O Maoileoin: Ta, 81; Nil, 65 as per the PDF of the Debates. See http://debates.oireachtas.ie/Xml/30/DAL2 0091112.PDF, p. 580. Beverley Flynn voted "Ta" as per the PDF, her name appearing instead of... (21 November 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Catherine Mills: I have seen children in state care begging and no one bohers to prosecute the foster carers- ooops- I forgot- the HSE does not prosecute itself.!! (14 November 2009)
Read comment | All by this user - Catherine Mills: Some 30,000 people have been left physically and emotionally devastated as a result of cruelty while they were in the care of the State. Only the tip of the iceberg- wait till the real truth... (14 November 2009)
Read comment | All by this user