Dáil debates
Wednesday, 28 March 2007
Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed)
8:00 pm
Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
This Bill is about merit rather than patronage. There are still too many village chieftains in politics. There are too many pork barrel politicians who dispense the spoils of office to those who have helped them along the way. For far too long appointments have depended on who one knows rather than what one knows.
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