Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Members all know that for many years, the Minister has been very outspoken about his disdain for and intolerance of cronyism, clientelism and jobs-for-the-boys appointments. We have some guidelines when it comes to governance of semi-State bodies to ensure that semi-State bodies are governed properly right across the public sector. However, the Government is issuing guidelines and contracts that are not in line with the 2003 Act. There is an anomaly there which allows for loopholes. Why has the Minister worked so hard on changing the manner in which judges are appointed and yet he ignores very poor governance in an area governed by his own Department? Some of these CEOs have been in their positions for 15 years. Some have contracts of indefinite duration. The guidelines are not worth the paper they are written on.

They are not worth a fiddler's. Why has the Minister chosen to ignore it thus far?

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