Daniel Sullivan - he’s a little political

The actual new FG front bench

// July 1st, 2010 // No Comments » // fine gael

As got from p.ie, where there is mucho interesting discussion about it. Looks to me like Finance and the long term economy has been split which I think is a very good thing indeed.

FINE GAEL FRONT BENCH 2010 |

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Enda Kenny |Leader / Northern Ireland
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Sean Barrett |Foreign Affairs
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Richard Bruton |Enterprise, Jobs & Economic Planning (including public service reform)
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Catherine Byrne |Older Citizens
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Simon Coveney |Transport
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Deirdre Clune |Innovation & Research
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Jimmy Deenihan |Tourism, Culture & Sport
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Andrew Doyle |Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
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Frank Feighan |Community, Equality & Gaeltacht Affairs
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Charlie Flanagan |Children
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Phil Hogan |Environment, Heritage & Local Government
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Paul Kehoe |Chief Whip (with responsibility for political reform)
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Michael Noonan |Finance
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Fergus O’Dowd |Education & Skills
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John Perry |Small Business
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James Reilly |Deputy Leader & Health & Children, (with responsibility for policy coordination &
implementation)
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Michael Ring |Social Protection
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Alan Shatter |Justice & Law Reform
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David Stanton |Defence
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Leo Varadkar |Communications & Natural Resources
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Frances Fitzgerald |Leader in Seanad

The next Fine Gael Front bench

// June 21st, 2010 // 2 Comments » // fine gael

My Predictions for the new Fine Gael front Bench are below, note these are who I suspect having read my runes and the entrails of a passing goat that the train hit. They are not necessarily who I would pick nor who I think would be most suitable, well some of them might be while others would not be. You can judge for yourself

Michael Noonan - [Finance] (he’s not a threat to Enda and he is familiar with the brief for finance and is well able to respond and think on his feet)

Michael Ring - [Agriculture, Fisheries & Food]

Jimmy Deenihan - [Arts, Sport & Tourism]

Phil Hogan [Communications, Energy & Natural Resources]

Seymour Crawford [Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs]

Terence Flanagan [Defence]

Leo Varadkar [Education & Science]

Phil Hogan - [Enterprise, Trade & Employment]

David Stanton - [Environment, Heritage & Local Government]

Fergus O’Dowd - [Foreign Affairs]

James Reilly [Health] and deputy leader

Deirdre Clune [Immigration & Integration]

Alan Shatter - [Justice, Equality & Law Reform]

Catherine Byrne - [Children]

Brian Hayes - [Social & Family Affairs]

Paul Kehoe - [Transport & Marine]

John Perry [Chief Whip]

Err in haste, repent at leisure - Brian Cowen and the DDDA

// February 24th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Uncategorized

It’s a matter which got lost in the hubbub yesterday evening but according to a thread on p.ie Phil Hogan has seen “The Minutes of DDDA Board meetings show that, in October 2006, it took then Finance Minister Brian Cowen just 21 days to grant a loan extension to the DDDA.”

So might this apparent ‘haste’ and perhaps the absence of any documentary back up of say advice from civil servants suggesting that this deal represented good value for money for the taxpayer, involving as it did a partnership with developers who might be viewed by some as a long standing donors/supporters (from what I recall) to/of FF, be the aspect of the report that Deirdre deBurca thinks is the smoking gun? Tomorrow’s Dáil session should be interesting at least.