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[PP @PP53Ir]

Ireland needs a DOGE
Has done for generations
#HowIrelandWorks
Public service < self service

[Irish Examiner @irishexaminer]

At least eight TDs employed family members as assistants with Oireachtas salaries  https://t.co/R2M6V0ti7L

[Dr Harold News @DrHaroldNews]

Micheál Martin says failure to immediately remove the Triple Lock would pose a grave and serious threat to his chances of securing a nice job in Europe.

[PP @PP53Ir]

@wereontheditch @RueDaungier Chief executive of a council
Head of paid service is the title

[The Ditch @wereontheditch]

South Dublin County Council reluctantly caved to legal pressure and will hold a meeting about proposed council rent hikes – but its unelected chief executive has said, even if councillors vote against the increases, rents will rise regardless. 

https://t.co/8MfP23rkVw

[Mick Caul @caulmick]

More than €100m spent on medical cards for Ukrainians ✍️@muirisoc

#HowIrelandWorks #Ukrainians #MedicalCards

[PP @PP53Ir]

@unadunphy Nama

[PP @PP53Ir]

@williamhboney1 Has it ever changed ?
Make up of all government agencies and semi states would say it hasn’t
A British connection at the top of each one
Independent country …. Not sure if it is
It’s an illusion

[Louise McKenna @_louise__]

Most people have never heard of John Hogan.

They never voted for him.

They never saw his name on a ballot paper.

Yet he sits at the heart of Ireland's financial administration.

John Hogan is the Secretary General of the Department of Finance and also sits on the Central Bank Commission, the body responsible for overseeing the management and functions of the Central Bank of Ireland.

The Central Bank Commission helps oversee banking regulation, financial stability, monetary policy implementation, and many of the financial systems that affect every person in this country.

This raises an important constitutional question.

If Article 6 of Bunreacht na hÉireann states that all powers of government derive from the people, how much influence should unelected officials have over the financial administration of the State?

Most people spend their time arguing about politicians.

But politicians come and go.

Permanent officials remain.

Governments change.

Departments remain.

Ministers change.

The administrative machinery continues.

The real question is not whether John Hogan is good or bad.

The real question is how much power unelected officials should exercise in a democratic republic, and whether the Irish people fully understand how the State is actually governed.

Because if you do not know who is making decisions, you cannot hold them accountable.

https://t.co/vxhX6lEz00

[martinmcmahon @williamhboney1]

The Sport Ireland case illustrates how Revenue and SW allowed selective ILLEGAL application of employment status to minimise costs.

AFTER the Supreme Court ruled, the scramble reveals who was really gaming the rules all along, the organisations, not the individual workers.

[PP @PP53Ir]

@williamhboney1 Lots of propaganda to prepare and test out on the ever willing Irish people
EU has been a great success for Ireland is the number one slogan

[PP @PP53Ir]

@williamhboney1 Because they are related to a lot of them

[PP @PP53Ir]

@AnybodyButBerti This is not an isolated incident within the state bodies
False accounting !!!

[PP @PP53Ir]

@williamhboney1 🔥
This is so on point

[martinmcmahon @williamhboney1]

How about an app where people can text politicians when they have bills they can’t pay, are facing homelessness or are one of the million on waiting lists?

[Caoimhe Haughey @CaoimheHaughey1]

@caulmick @caulmick
In 2021, it emerged, a private, for profit partnership of 5 consultants at the National Maternity Hospital - Merrion Fetal Health - was insured (indemnified) by the State Claims Agency, ie Irish Tax Payer. In short, this means no accountability, no transparency. 😔

[PP @PP53Ir]

@EoinLenihan Keeps the gombeen politics going and the crony class in situ that has been in place since they took over the British system !
The crony class and permanent civil service in Ireland haven’t changed one bit in 100 plus years …
Who do they really work for !

[PP @PP53Ir]

@Alicetweets @ArturNadol7566 @CastletonLee What compensation have the people who were forced into the insolvency service received . Where have the Secretary of State fees and the various IP fees that were obtained been paid back ?

[PP @PP53Ir]

@williamhboney1 It’s gombeen politics

[PP @PP53Ir]

@wallacemick You know the answer to that
Same interests that NTMA staff served in NAMA
Same interests the Revenue serve when they have special arrangements in place for certain industries and individuals

[gript @griptmedia]

THOMAS O’REILLY: Senior Irish official denies cover-up allegations in EU cronyism scandal.

https://t.co/dFAdq8Ozve

[PP @PP53Ir]

@JohnReynlds @Trickstersworld Gombeen politics
Tolerated in Ireland for decades and the fruits are now being eaten
A 3rd world infrastructure while a show is put on for a fake European presidency
Sad reflection really