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TAOISEACH ENDA KENNY met with the president-elect of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker today, telling him Ireland would be interested in an EU role in the area of “jobs, investment and growth”.
Kenny spoke to reporters as he and other EU leaders arrived in Brussels for a summit to fill two of the top jobs in the Union.
There has been some speculation recently that Phil Hogan, Ireland’s commissioner-designate, may miss out on the much sought-after agriculture portfolio.
That decision will be solely Juncker’s to make. But Kenny said Ireland had always had very good relations with the former Luxembourg prime minister.
“Obviously he is going to make the appointments,” the Taoiseach said.
I did say to him that Ireland would be interested in a commissioner-ship that would be related to jobs, investment and growth — which are our priority and our hallmark for the duration of this Government.
“Obviously I expect that the Commission President-elect will take this into account.
Hogan is due to hold his first formal meetings with Juncker next week.
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I wouldn’t put Hogan in charge of catering facilities in the European Parliament let alone jobs and growth. The guy’s an ape.
Kenny is relentlessly driving Ireland’s cost base up, waste, water, property tax, pharmaceuticals (up to 20 times more expensive in Ireland than UK), electricity, gas, insurance, the litany of cartels that create artificially high prices, eroding our competitiveness and ability to create / sustain jobs. A three card trick corporation tax regime is bringing in all the FDI but the US and OECD are onto us and the Global profit laundering scam will not last. Then it will be down to competitiveness and indigenous industry to create jobs and we will be ruthlessly found out.
Maybe the enforcement portfolio !.
Phil Hogan is living proof that God has a wicked sense of humor……..
‘Big Phil’ took the hit in his own parish, he deserves a free ride now in Europe where he will be just another small man who will do what he is told.
The priority and hallmark of Enda’s Gov has been to tax the lower paid to oblivion while maintaining top salaries .pensions and allowances for themselves .
The man has been smug and merciless to the less well off and most likely doesn’t care what seat he gets on the EU gravy train , getting on it is the thing , Enda’s reward to his faithful servant for all that back scratching over the years
Enda if you want a position like that why nominate a back woods man like Hogan? Jobs for the boys again Enda just like FF different side of the same coin…
I’ve said it on here before; Ireland will get a Commissionership that reflects the quality of the appointee Ireland has out forward.
FG prioritised FG, ahead of the interests of Ireland, and we’ll soon see the outcome of this in the very unimportant portfolio Phil Hogan will get.
Unfortunately it’s a done deal. Inda did a deal with Junker. He said he would support him for the top job if he got a plum job for Ireland. That is why he didn’t side with Cameron in opposing Junker. Watch this space….
Give him a job shovelling up the sh*** he talks…. Fat cat b*****d
Deepest Russia is not far enough away for Hogan. He is the reason why people doesn’t trust politicians.
Enda to reward minions with Scraps from the masters table for enslaving a nation.
Roll on General Election so we may reward them for their services to the EU experiment.
This is another opportunity for those who control the corridors of power to send a message to Enda. Unfortunately, when Hogan is awarded a job akin to guarding stationery, Enda will still not see the insult. Sure ’twill be another achievement for FG to celebrate…
Hogan is the reason people don’t trust politicians? Not Haughey or Ahern?
Let’s face it, Hogan is only a small cog, a go for, a scapegoat for the sleeveens who control Ireland and the EU, on behalf of their corporate masters.
Now he will be rewarded with a nice little earner to see him through his twilight years with little stress.
Hogan – ehhh “emerged” after Haughey and Ahern, although he was a player in both those eras, he’s not a scapegoat, having shown himself to be just another liar..
Hogan is not the reason why people should not trust politicians… But he is a prime example.
So this democracy we live in, doesn’t really exist then if it’s all down to one man?
Well not really because there is 4 or 5 people behind the scenes who decides what’s goes on.
Lobbying just like in the US is alive and strong in the EU. The sooner the better people realise what is going on so we can get ourselves out of this corrupt and evil world power.
That’s our Enda, go Enda! Sticking up for us in Brussels, good man yourself Enda.
In Cork is known as a “LANGER “.. what would he be called in other Counties ?
In Dublin he’s known as a piece of shit.
Pair of twits.
The three stalwarts- Big Phil, Dr O’Reilly and Mr Shatter all supported Enda, when against all the odds he was considered a liability, their gone now.
‘No friends’ Enda is still ploughing that deluled furrow of self- importance.
Is no one paying attention ….its not up to our boys if we get jobs it’s up to Brussels lol Germany was defeated but the Nazis still won
“our boys” … is right, small boys at that !
As the late Robin Williams defined Politics Poli meaning many ….and tics meaning blood sucking creatures, I guess we all understand exactly how we are governed and why they are all living off of us.
Ya Enda I agree with you (Is annamh is iontach) but ya he will take what he gets its story of Ireland’s relationship with Europe for quite a while now…. we take what we get even if only crumbs and be good lads and say nothing
lets make him commisioner for Educate Together schools
Phil who
Fine Gael will suffer mighty dear for all their contempt shown for the working men and women of this country.
We do not live in a democracy, we live in a cute hoor society where all the cute hoors seem to have a stranglehold on our countries resources.
Times are changing.
I wouldn’t put him in charge of 2 boxes of lego at a kids party.
Enda looks like he got another pat on the head for being a good boy!
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