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ENVIRONMENT MINISTER PHIL Hogan said in the Dáil today that a “full resolution for Priory Hall residents is the ultimate goal”.
Addressing Deputies Thomas Broughan, Terence Flanagan, Barry Cowen, Clare Daly and Mick Wallace in relation to Priory Hall, he said he wanted to acknowledge the resilience the residents had shown, adding that no homeowners should have to experience what they have.
Mediation process
Clarifying the whole mediation process debacle, in which it was previously stated that the he could not intervene until he received a report from Justice Joseph Finnegan who was the chairman of the process, he said that the mediation process was “triggered by the court process and I wasn’t going to ignore the legal process”. He added:
I was not party to those proceedings… Justice Finnegan reports to the council, not to me. I could not intervene until I was formally notified by Dublin City Council and when I was formally told of the mediation collapse I intervened immediately.
He disagreed with some of the deputies who said he could have acted sooner, stating that he had to take legal advice and couldn’t ignore court proceedings, stating that to do so, could let the people who are responsible for Priory Hall “get off the hook”.
He said he had given Dublin City Council, the Irish Banking Federation and Nama 21 days to produce a solution for Priory Hall, adding that it was important that the process not be “dragged out” which is the reason he set a deadline.
Independent TD Clare Daly said that the only reason the issue is being dealt with now is because of the Meehan family tragedy.
When Deputy Mick Wallace told the minister that Priory Hall was not an isolated incident, stating that he had heard of other complexes that could not be sold due to poor enforcement of building regulations, Minister Hogan said “I’m not going to take responsibility for my predecessors”.
When Deputy Barry Cowen piped in, Minister Hogan said, “I’m not going to take responsibility for your government, Cowen”.
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Its very simple to see tell the difference….the southern Mr Tayto had an amusement park for all to enjoy….the Mr Tayto up north just says no to everything
@Dave Ryan: Also,Southern Mr.Tayto says “Top of the mornin!” whilst Northern Mr.Tayto says “What about ya!”
White bread, slice of cheese, bag of Tayto perfect
@Ronan Lawler: kerry gold butter
@joe celtic 1888: Barrys tea and Avonmore milk to wash it down.
@Ronan Lawler: No cheese! Fresh white bread, proper butter and Tayto Cheese & Onion!
@Ronan Lawler: Fresh white bread, mayonnaise and Tayto Chesse & Onion, lovely!!
No comparison. The real tayto is in the Republic. No comparison with the foreign brand. Of course when there is a United Ireland a new protocol will have to be signed. Let’s see what the dup will do. Boycott I think would be the best option.
@John Flanagan: only one of them is Irish
Could they not just put a bowler hat and sash on the northern Mr Tayto so we can tell them apart.
@Fr. Fintan Stack: Maybe only serve Coca Cola with Southern Tayto and Fanta Orange with Northen Iron Tayto
There is no such place as The Republic of Ireland
@Larry Ryan: …..sorry about this…but…..”Geopolitically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), an independent state covering five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom”
There has to be a way to work in both ‘King’ crisps, and Red Hugh O’Donnell’s crisps into this conversation #taytogato
@Phil O’ Meara: That would be fantastic if it could happen,Phil. Hopefully it’ll all be Hunky Dory in the end
@Larry Betts: wouldn’t that be the real McCoys?
Well played Tom.
“The Irish brand is currently owned by German food company Intersnack”… lol, not suprised.
Technically Tom is right..
Nordi Tayto has a ‘gone off’ taste yuck
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