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    Mute Alan Corlett
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    May 14th 2015, 9:15 AM

    Apart from the childish behaviour of our politicians and diversionary tactics of the government, it’s the only way left for the opposition to TRY and get an answer to a question even though the odds are heavily stack against them, you have to shout to be heard but Kenny’s pet monkey will suspend proceedings if theres any chance you might be heard or Kenny’s lot might for once give an answer.

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    Mute Anne Collins
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    May 14th 2015, 9:38 AM

    There’s nothing childish about this. The Ceann comhairle is not performing his duty for the taxpayer. He is handsomely paid. His blatant bias is an affront to democracy. He enables evasion by both Taoiseach and Tanaiste on a regular basis. He shits down debate. He pretends to be deaf. He wastes taxpayers time and money in suspending the Dail for petty reasons. His is a disgrace to his office and needs to be removed by pressure from the opposition. We may have to start protesting outside the Dail about this situation. It can’t continue.

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    Mute Anne Collins
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    May 14th 2015, 9:39 AM

    Apologies.. Shuts down debate.. Typo

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    Mute Ferg Breen
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    May 14th 2015, 9:49 AM

    Typo or not, your original wording fits just fine

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    Mute Conn Rogers
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    May 14th 2015, 10:04 AM

    Funny typo though and fine point well made. The man is a disgrace to the role

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    Mute Chris Kirk
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    May 14th 2015, 10:19 AM

    They talk about a European model ‘bottom up’ approach to running this country, but everyone knows that government, councils etc are still the same ‘top down’ power hungry as they always have been. Local community groups where we live are just laughed at when they try to present their own ideas for making things better in society.

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    Mute Alan Corlett
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    May 14th 2015, 10:20 AM

    No worries Anne, although the childish behaviour I was referring to was to all the other cr@p they get up to though, not the obvious control of the Ceann Comhairly (pet monkey) by Kenny

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    Mute Conn Rogers
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    May 14th 2015, 10:36 AM

    ‘Clown Cowardly’ – ha? ha? see what i did there?

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    Mute Philomena Carolan
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    May 14th 2015, 11:02 AM

    I agree with Ann Collins ,The comhairle is not performing his duty for the tax payer .He is a disgrace to his office and needs to be removed

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    Mute Powerabbey
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    May 14th 2015, 11:50 AM

    Rather than waffle on his performance can you give specifics on where he was biased?

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    Mute Conn Rogers
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    May 14th 2015, 11:53 AM

    In Dáil Éireann, Powerabbey. That covers all of it without waffling. Happy? He’s been at it for a while now.

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    Mute Sean O'Keeffe
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    May 14th 2015, 1:07 PM

    Iceland has stayed ahead of the curve in its response to the economic collapse.

    So called “representative” democracy is being abandoned in favour of direct democracy (which was enshrined in Ireland’s original constitution).

    Corrupt bankers and politicians were indicted. Unlike here where they have been rewarded and protected.

    In Iceland insolvent banks failed. Unlike here where they have been propped up at horrendous cost to Irish taxpayers.

    “Traditional politics have not shown progress and people are tired of waiting for change. It is good that people are rejecting corruption and hubris.”

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/pirate-party-surges-in-polls-to-become-biggest-political-party-in-iceland-10222018.html

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    Mute Gearóid Ó Briain
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    May 14th 2015, 9:40 AM

    I thought IW would be shouting from the rooftops about all the people that paid the water charges, must be a very low compliance rate.

    Keep your eyes peeled for a huge surge of scaremongering, the only tactic they have left.

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    Mute rory conway
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    May 14th 2015, 1:23 PM

    Gearoid, the bills are currently being sent out. It is far to early to get a compliance rate. Even IW couldn’t estimate the rate of compliance. The question is best deferred for a few months.

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    Mute Noreen Lunney
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    May 14th 2015, 2:38 PM

    iw said they were sent in april.

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    Mute Robert Emmett Birrell
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    May 14th 2015, 9:21 AM

    The utter embarrassment of having to watch enda kenny pretending to be the leader of this country would drive the pope to drink.
    What a clown that man is, no wonder the rest of Europe are breaking their balls laughing at us.
    I don’t blame them.

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    Mute Ann Buggy
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    May 14th 2015, 9:54 AM

    Agree with Robert Enda Kenny is an embarresment to this country they way he speaks down to people that’s his way of avoiding answering questions he is clueless when you look at every other countries leader they way the can address the people

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    Mute Powerabbey
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    May 14th 2015, 11:51 AM

    Robert. Can you give specifics on who is laughing at him – or is it your imagination?

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    Mute Robert Emmett Birrell
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    May 14th 2015, 12:27 PM

    The same people who are laughing at you if you believe anything that comes from enda kennys mouth.

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    Mute Mick Hannigan
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    May 14th 2015, 9:03 AM

    Kenny needs to go ASAP, he has total disregard for what the people want,

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    Mute MK76
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    May 14th 2015, 9:11 AM

    Last time I checked we lived in a democracy, where the minority’s wishes don’t override the majority’s.

    Let the people have their say at the next election.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:11 AM

    It’s because legitimate questions are not being answered by the government or opposition TDs are given the old dodge the question spin bullsxxt. It doesn’t help that the ceann comhairle is an obvious pro government buffoon that suspends proceedings every time the government try’s to dodge a relevant question. That how I see it.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:11 AM

    Barrett too, they carry on like some sort of tag team. Despicable.

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    Mute Joe
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    May 14th 2015, 9:12 AM

    Vote no in his latest referendum and it could force a GE sooner than you think.

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    Mute MK76
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    May 14th 2015, 9:14 AM

    Utterly moronic Joe.

    The dumbing down of Ireland continues unabated.

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    Mute littleone
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    May 14th 2015, 9:17 AM

    I have never seen it suspended as much as it is with this government. Refusing to answer questions and waffling on. Its not only giving answers to opposition TDs its also the electorate , who want to hear the answers. Total disrespect to everyone. Total disgrace. Sean Barrett also a disgrace with his selective hearing. Time for all to go.

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    Mute Alan Corlett
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    May 14th 2015, 9:17 AM

    And it’s Kenny that’s doing it mk

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    May 14th 2015, 9:17 AM

    You’d expect in a so called democracy that questions would be answered NO?

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    Mute MK76
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    May 14th 2015, 9:26 AM

    No Alan, comments like Joe’s above are a clear indication of the moronic and warped sense of what is reasonable in modern Ireland.

    And if you can’t see that his comment is as dumb as a bucket of hair, then all I can say is birds of a feather.

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    Mute Gearóid Ó Briain
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    May 14th 2015, 9:34 AM

    I think you will find Joes comments are from the No side in the upcoming referendum,;it’s one of their many underhanded tactics being used to sway people to vote No. Pretty shameless.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:37 AM

    It’s mainly because there are too many shouty lefties in the Dail now, who have to shout to make up for their lack of constructive policies. The same people who tell us that Dell should be nationalized.

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    Mute Fintan Stack
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    May 14th 2015, 9:38 AM

    I think yes but this government steers me towards no. Purely because they are jumping this issue for their own political benefit and really couldn’t careless about the people it effects.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:44 AM

    And you can’t see where that mentality is coming from mk, try taking off the blinkers and looking around with your own eyes for a change.

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    Mute Trevor Curley
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    May 14th 2015, 9:49 AM

    That is what happens when you elect an idiot to run the country. Failgeal and there corruption will be gone soon.

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    Mute littleone
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    May 14th 2015, 9:50 AM

    Or maybe Paul , its because opposition TDs are asking the right questions and making the government squirm and refuse to answer questions. Look at Catherine Murphy and siteserv. Think you seem to forget they are the government and answerable to the electorate. But sure blame everyone else because the government refuse to answer questions.

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    Mute Anne Collins
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    May 14th 2015, 9:59 AM

    Paul without shouty lefties the siteserve scandal would be buried; Irish water would be bulldozed through and many people would have no representation. Don’t forget they were all elected. We want them there. All governments need opposition and to be held to account. Otherwise we live in a dictatorship. Although with a Ceann Comhairle like the one we have we’re not far odd a dictatorship at the moment. Scary times.

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    Mute MK76
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    May 14th 2015, 10:19 AM

    @ Alan Yes, it’s always somebody else’s fault and never our own.

    Like I said, the dumbing down of Ireland continues unabated.

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    May 14th 2015, 10:43 AM

    Don’t forget the blinkers mk:)

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    Mute Medusa
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    May 14th 2015, 10:44 AM

    Once they are all out in the next election they will obviously get a handy position somewhere in Denis o’Briens empire just like Biffo did…a nice thank for all the service that Kenny,Burton and co provided him.

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    Mute Irish Druid
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    May 14th 2015, 11:00 AM

    Joe no votes make the govt scared to go to the country early. They have never brought them forward.

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    May 14th 2015, 12:12 PM

    A new low for a troll. I have seen this comment before for sure. Do you keep them stored? your best ones. How much do you get paid Paul?

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    Mute Chris Kirk
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    May 14th 2015, 12:22 PM

    The problem with elections is that we get the same gombeen parties and parish pump polititians time after time who promise us the sun, moon and stars but then abandon all logical principles when they get into government. We need to see a bit of backbone for a change and reward hard work instead of broken promises from this nanny state. Lets start with an EU in/out referendum and see where that will take us. Then we should have a vote on removing religion from our childrens education and adopting a ‘bottom up ‘ approach to running this country as intended in the republics Proclamation.

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    Mute Paul Carey
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    May 14th 2015, 12:25 PM

    David, sometimes the truth hurts.

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    Mute Chris Kirk
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    May 14th 2015, 12:27 PM

    Kenny calling himself a conservative is akin to Bertie Ahern calling himself a socialist, neither of them can call themself a leader worthy of their skin, in politics for what they can get out of it for themselves in the race for power.

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    Mute Brendan Palmer
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    May 14th 2015, 12:47 PM

    My god you are a cretin

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    May 14th 2015, 12:48 PM

    that last comment was for M76 by the way

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    May 14th 2015, 1:06 PM

    Well if the majority of people on these forums were in agreement with me, it would be time for a long hard look in the mirror.

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    May 14th 2015, 1:17 PM

    If the majority agreed with you we might as well all just give up now because the future would be very bleak. You are either a troll or worse you believe in the crap you come out with which boggles the mind.

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    Mute Fintan Stack
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    May 14th 2015, 1:37 PM

    It’s Baz!

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    Mute MK76
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    May 14th 2015, 1:49 PM

    As opposed to the entitlement fuelled rhetoric and amateur dramatics that’s the cornerstone of the LLA thinking.

    Ill take my chances of having different opinions to the populist mob.

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    May 14th 2015, 2:12 PM

    you mean the truth that this was copy and pasted?
    and the fact you do get paid?
    and the fact want a capitalist utopia that is killing Irish society

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    Mute Brendan Palmer
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    May 14th 2015, 4:27 PM

    The entitlement??? People are entitled to have questions answered by this excuse for a government. Its embarrassing and shameful what is happening. I have not decided who I will vote for in the election but I know who I wont be voting for. You opinions and views are indefensible which means you are (A) a cretin (B) A troll (C) getting paid or (D)all of the above. Most likely D but whatever the answer I feel sorry for you.

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    Mute MK76
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    May 14th 2015, 9:31 PM

    Thanks Brendan and I’m surprised you had the time to think of me given you and the rest of Entitlement Ireland only think of yourselves.

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    May 14th 2015, 10:14 PM

    haha good man. Entitlement Ireland. I think you have me confused with someone else. I’ve been in full time employment for over 18 years. I pay my dues. Its very obvious that whats in place is not working and your snide comments doesn’t change that. The fact that you can only come back with things like entitlement Ireland and the LLA shows you talk garbage. People like you are everything that is wrong with this country. But not for much longer.

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    Mute Al Ca
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    May 14th 2015, 10:34 PM

    Brendan….MK76 would love us to stay dumbed down…what scares him is the awakening of the people to the ‘pocket stuffers’ that lead us.

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    May 15th 2015, 9:20 AM

    Ah Al, I didn’t think you were one for the amateur dramatics.

    And your revolution wants to replace the current shower with teflon terrorists and chai latte socialists.

    Right on comrade.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:07 AM

    Leaders questions should be renamed leader dodges questions.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:40 AM

    The Government will simply not answer questions and the CC is totally biased. This Government has lost its credibility a long time ago and should face the electorate better sooner than later.

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    Mute finners_99
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    May 14th 2015, 9:30 AM

    Fair play to the independents for keeping the pressure on govt on the continuing fiasco that is Irish Water. No wonder the govt is doing all it can to limit house time. IW and the DOB /site serve issue won’t go away till this govt face up to them.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:10 AM

    Seems to me CC is at fault here for his blatant inability to take his head out of ends and cos butts. I didn’t hear enda say that, oh god no I must not let opposition ask questions or make ends and Joan and co answer. There is your answer.

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    May 14th 2015, 10:02 AM

    All for the cameras thinking it makes Enda K look smart to belittle the opposition. He can’t even debate his own legislation so insult elected members who ask him to account for this governments actions. In the video you can clearly see Enda K give a little wink to Barrett after he insults Paul Murphy knowing that he can sit back like he has done for forty years and do nothing. 100 million a years it costs to run this circus. Do we really elect 166 members to Dáil Éireann to behave like this. These parties will never reform they are all having the time of their lives while people die on trolleys. Even the legislation they do pass is written by lobbyist for vested interests. In five years we have gone backwards with all the stroke politics and insider dealing.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:22 AM

    Barrett cant do his job due to bias and a large slice of crass ignorance.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:09 AM

    Joan Burton will answer leaders questions at noon! By Christ that will make a change.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:13 AM

    That means she will answer the voices in her heads questions. Are you great Joan? Yes I am? Block out all others only hear the singing now girl.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:34 AM

    Reminds me of the little monkey in Homers head playing the cymbles.

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    May 14th 2015, 11:39 AM

    God she is ugly ….
    And that is just her politics

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    May 14th 2015, 9:25 AM

    What difference does it make? The poor will get poorer. The vulnerable more vulnerable no matter how many times it is suspended as they JUST DONT GET IT!! In my opinion, they really do not give a s*it. Roll on the general elections.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:34 AM

    Because Enda Kenny doesn’t want to tell any truths to Paddy and Barrett backs him up. Disgraceful behaviour by the two of them. People have a right to know what’s going on. And Charlie thought Bertie was devious. They hadn’t a patch on This tool

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    May 14th 2015, 9:04 AM

    TDs are deliberately being “unparliamentary” as to have it suspended to avoid questions or to gain public attention for political gains.It’s as simple as that in my opinion.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:19 AM

    It’s all about playing to the cameras by fringe politicians who know that they have little chance of retaining their seats in a general election. (Eg Murphy & Coppinger) The populist party (SF /IRA) also use this tactic to deflect attention away from issues they would rather did not surface about themselves.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:30 AM

    It was leaders questions, yano, where you ask the leader questions. Shame our leader can’t answer them. It’s getting boring now abusing Murphy and Coppinger, more and more people want answers and the government are being shown up, by the very people they hate.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:39 AM

    Ya its the opposition’s fault that the leader won’t answer questions at leaders questions. What a load of codswallop. Think they are forgetting its not only opposition that want answers , its also the electorate. Total disrespect for everyone. What’s amusing is Kenny and co think they are being smart , getting one over on opposition by not answering and waffling on. They seem to forget that the electorate is also watching and listening.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:40 AM

    I wonder if she’ll have the answer for Murphy yet, as after he was told by Kenny that Irish Water would give it to him at the 16:00 meeting set up for things like that they apparently refused to supply it also.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:42 AM

    What are you saying? Paul Murphy has a mandate. I want to know how many people have paid their water bills. He is asking that question on our behalf. The public wants to know. Without our independents demanding answers and debate we wouldn’t have a democracy at all with the way FG and Labour are behaving.

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    May 14th 2015, 10:21 AM

    Rumours beginning to circulate that there is nowhere near enough mugs co-operating with the plan to keep this monster quango alive for much longer,
    From what i have seen on various sites is that the majority of the staff in the call/processing centers are bei kept out of the system to minimise leaking any information on what is happening.

    Fat lady is clearing her throat………

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    May 14th 2015, 11:35 AM

    Protect demorcracy i have never heard of a party called SF/IRA please enlighten me?

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    May 14th 2015, 11:46 AM

    Ray. – have a look at the SF/IRA TDs!

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    May 14th 2015, 11:58 AM

    Powerabbey do you know of a party called SF/IRA i belive no such exists prove me wrongg.

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    May 14th 2015, 11:59 AM

    Party

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    May 14th 2015, 9:58 AM

    it is really very simple. The government has a huge majority. A huge number of which are spineless, careerist or both. Therefore the Government feels it can show nothing but contempt for the Dáil. This is not only contempt for you, the citizen, but further erosion of what limited form of democracy we enjoy.

    Not only does the Gov have a huge majority but it knows tht the media & ‘intellegentsia’ is fully behind it. This means that its strategy of employing personalised attackes instead of answering qestions will not be critically challenged outside theDáil. In mot cases the media cheerlead these scurrilous attacks.

    So when the opposition rightly protest these attacks & subversion of the Dáil they are very restricted in what they can do. This leads to stand offs with the Cean Comhairle who being from FG is ridiculously biased. His personality of a 1950s Gombeen who believes we should all be kissing the bishops ring still makes him completely unsuitable for the role. Instead of reining the Gov in & making them conform to the democratic principles of the Dáil, the CC believes that all protests are personal attacks on his authority.

    The reasons for the suspensions then are the contempt shown by the government & the biased nature of the CC. Th effect is to shown up the sham that is Irish democracy.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:17 AM

    They’re a bunch of spoiled attention seeking bullies supervised by a spineless half wit

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    Mute Tommy_Numan
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    May 14th 2015, 9:25 AM

    Yer man with the gavel is the biggest fcuking idiot ever in Ireland.
    Where does he think he is? On Big Brother?
    Histrionics, hissy fits, hysteria, hypertension, hullabaloo.
    He’s a complete and utter joke.
    Get rid of him nd the place might calm down a bit.

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    Mute Deco James Connolly
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    May 14th 2015, 9:33 AM

    Kenny and co have no respect for the people of Ireland why should their carry on in the Dail surprise anyone , utter contempt for opposing view .

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    Mute Alien8
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    May 14th 2015, 10:00 AM

    Has anyone checked to see if Barrett is incontinent? – it is a common medical problem at that age, and would explain the regular “suspensions”

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    May 14th 2015, 10:25 AM

    Leaders Questions, or Questionable Leaders?

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    May 14th 2015, 11:11 AM

    I received a bill for water of 64 euro bearing in mind I did not register with irish water ,because I have my own well ,so where did irish water get my details from

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    May 14th 2015, 5:24 PM

    Well you might ask Phil, but I am sure that they are looking into it.

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    May 14th 2015, 11:23 AM

    The house of LORDS on one side and the house of commons on the otherwise. Fine Gael and Labour are more pompous arrogant and snobish as the Conservative Party in Britain. I think Kenny is still basking in their victory last week. I know Ireland is a conservative country supposedly but its about time we stepped out of the shadow of the empire and paved our own road . The tory mindset is a step back into history a history that depicts us as peasants alcoholics and hole diggers monkeys fools and brawlers. The Irish people and nation have Ali more to offer than that stereotype. Tine to put that era to bed and get moving on a new republic. 2016 is a big year we go backwards a divided society scrapping it out for scraps or move forward together raising the bar improving all the time giving people a country to be proud of once again.

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    May 14th 2015, 12:33 PM

    Well said.

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    May 14th 2015, 10:04 AM

    Sadly,we have many incompetent people in Dáil Éireann.

    A sad reflection of a confused Irish Society!

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    May 14th 2015, 10:19 AM

    NOT PAYING WATER BILL – VOTING NO IN REFERNDUM BECAUSE I DO NOT TRUST ANYING THIS GOVERNMENT TOUCHES!!!

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    May 14th 2015, 4:33 PM

    Why are you shouting?

    It’s clear to see in lower case how moronic your thinking is.

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    May 14th 2015, 10:54 AM

    Normally I wouldn’t engage with people I deem to be trolls. But patjoes comment made me laugh so much because it is so childish, I couldn’t resist. Run along now little boy and play with your toys. Little boys should be seen and not heard….

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    May 14th 2015, 11:14 AM

    This government, the same as the last government simply think they are so much above everyone else that they are accountable to nobody.

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    May 14th 2015, 11:53 AM

    Simple answer Sean Barrett is an appalling clean comhairle

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    May 14th 2015, 10:42 AM

    Whys that James cos there sick of asking them and getting no answers the answers we need to know, every aspect of what’s going on in that dail has to do with how you live and if you think its alright not to get the honest answer you deserve, enjoy living a lie!

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    May 14th 2015, 10:06 AM

    Sean Barret.

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    May 14th 2015, 12:24 PM

    If his policies where as good as he thought. If the people worshipped like thinks. If enda Kenny is the saviour he believes then he should be able to calmly confidently and with passion answer all questions posed to him to shut down the opposition. Unfortunately he can’t, Irish water was always going to show up this government for the clowns they are.

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    May 14th 2015, 12:42 PM

    Things normally stutter before they break down? Like this government soon?

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    Mute MK76
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    May 14th 2015, 9:09 AM

    Because the only weapon the LLA has is shouting and disruption, given their message is so vacuous.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:15 AM

    They haven’t got a message or a plan, just noise and waffle.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:23 AM

    Although it is usually when they are TRYING to get a simple answer from the government, of which even a simple yes or no would suffice, nothing as complicated as a number which also apparently can’t be answered either…… Maybe they should be asking simpler questions, about scones may be?

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    May 14th 2015, 9:30 AM

    Well you won’t hear them ask any tough questions on the economy or, in SF case, legal matters.

    They have no understanding of either.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:37 AM

    So your arguement is if Sinn Fein don’t answer questions then why should our leader? Leaders questions is where you ask the leader questions, not the opposition. Next year you can ask all the questions you want.

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    May 14th 2015, 10:15 AM

    Eh, no. My point was SF and the LLA dont have the ability to ask tough questions on economic matters as they have no understanding of economics in the first place.

    On the legal side, SF blatant disregard for the laws of this country and those of the UK don’t allow them ask an tough questions on these matters.

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    May 14th 2015, 10:48 AM

    They are obviously tough questions being asked though, and it’s even (by your logic) the easy ones being asked first, maybe they’ll get to the tougher ones when Kenny’s learned his ABCs

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    May 14th 2015, 1:51 PM

    Thanks for explained my to me what my own logic is.

    This coming from a person who thinks its a smart idea to vote No in the referendum so as to get back at the gov’t. Idiotic stuff.

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    May 14th 2015, 3:09 PM

    Try reading the comments mk and you’ll find at no point ever in this thread or any other that have said I would vote no or indicated so.

    Hmmm I wonder who’s being dumbed down.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:13 AM

    Populist left wing hacks need to grab headlines to stay relevant, this is an easy way to do it.

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    Mute Stephen Doyle
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    May 14th 2015, 9:22 AM

    Whereas the unpopular right wing gombeens just sit there doing nothing but leech out a living

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    May 14th 2015, 9:27 AM

    How so Stephen? Please elaborate.

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    Mute Joe
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    May 14th 2015, 9:28 AM

    No such thing as the right wing in Ireland.

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    May 14th 2015, 10:15 AM

    If you claim there’s a left wing full of hacks, then, by all logic, there must be a right wing. Both your posts are stunningly moronic.

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    Mute David Breen
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    May 14th 2015, 12:16 PM

    protecting the dominant elite Joe with your fake account?

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    Mute David Breen
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    May 14th 2015, 12:17 PM

    ha ha

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    May 14th 2015, 12:45 PM

    Yes, they’re very right wing indeed, they’ve just managed to shift the goalposts so we think their policies are “centrist”.

    http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/elections/latest-news/gene-kerrigan-fivepoint-enda-so-right-and-so-wrong-26708807.html

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    May 14th 2015, 9:20 AM

    The AAA and Socialist TDs have to justify their existence by roaring and shouting thereby getting themselves on the 6.1 news.

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    Mute Noreen Lunney
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    May 14th 2015, 2:51 PM

    Q Why are Dáil suspensions happening so often?

    A enda kenny and sidekick joan are incapable of answering questions.

    Q what is the Ceann Comhairle role in the dail

    A to protect enda and joan when questions get to hard.

    Q how does Ceann Comhairle know when enda is needing a suspention

    A someone from opposition asks a question or enda will wink at Ceann Comhairle as seen in yesterdays footage

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    May 14th 2015, 12:08 PM

    Ivon Itchie Saq – yes get some cream for that!

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    May 14th 2015, 2:55 PM

    Might it be because there are an increasing number of extremely important questions which the Government steadfastly refuse to address, and it’s a way of stifling protest?

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    May 14th 2015, 10:25 AM

    murphy is just a professional sponger

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    May 14th 2015, 10:39 AM

    That comment in itself is the most ridiculous comment I have seen on here in a long time.

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    May 14th 2015, 10:44 AM

    If Murphy is a professional sponger. Then what is enda Kenny? A teacher for 4 years and he will receive a €100.000 lump sum plus €30.000 per year pension and he has not been a teacher for 40 years. Plus all the multiple pensions he has accumulated in the dail. So patjoe is enda Kenny a sponger.

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    May 14th 2015, 11:46 AM

    Enda kenny nudge nudge wink wink, sean barrett got ya boss.

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    May 14th 2015, 12:14 PM

    oh really, and the rest arent. Pat joe you voting for sinn fein?

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    May 14th 2015, 5:38 PM

    Leaders Questions – “An important function of the Oireachtas is to provide the accountability of government and ministers to the people through their deputies”

    I actually can’t remember the last time Kenny or Burton actually answered a question.

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    May 14th 2015, 7:00 PM

    Sadly, there are a lot of incompetent people in Dáil Éireann

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    May 14th 2015, 11:18 AM

    It’s called leaders questions, it’s not called leaders answers, Murphy’s the leader of what party? Does he even acknowledge party politics with his communist views if he is not a leader of a party then why has he being given time to even ask a stupid question like this, one I’m sure the ape already knows

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    May 14th 2015, 12:03 PM

    Suspensions are a well worked political stunt. Always guarantees exposure on TV and Radio!

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    May 14th 2015, 9:41 AM

    The main reason for suspensions is the attitude of the Ceann Comhairle , he is very much a Government C C, has a very short fuse, and cannot seem to give fair play. He is too fond of shouting “resume your seat”. He appears to be worse than John O’Donohue was in his time.This position should be elected on a secret ballot.

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    May 14th 2015, 10:46 AM

    They all want to get home before the traffic ! All planned

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