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TÁNAISTE JOAN BURTON has remained adamant that the Government will survive its term in office.
Reports at the weekend suggested that some in Fine Gael have mooted the possibility of calling an early vote, but is something strongly opposed by Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
Speaking to reporters this afternoon at the launch of a report by the Retirement Planning Council of Ireland, Burton said that Labour is preparing for an election, but it envisages that it will take place in 2016.
“This government will will see out its term,” she said,”There’s a huge amount of unfinished work we have to do.”
We also have a social recovery to implement, so I’m looking forward to in next year’s Budget actually continuing with the progress made in this year’s Budget.
The Tánaiste described the measures coming into effect in the coming weeks as “small starts”, but significant for those who will benefit.
Burton also wouldn’t be drawn on whether she expects a repeat of the Jobstown protest, and said she has ‘co-operated fully with gardaí’ investigating.
Originally published: 11.55am
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That is for us to say, not you!
No actually, it is for her (and Enda) to say. The government, while it can muster the votes to stay in power, always gets to decide when an election is called.
Article 27 – a referendum for an election can be brought anytime – you need to research more Denito !
If they make it to next summer ill be absolutely astonished
Country is in billions upon billions of self-imposed debt, yet wait for the big give away election budget next year, liars the lot of the them. Do what we voted for you to do and get Europe to give us our money back!
Hi I’m a big banker from Europe and I know all the other big bankers …they tell me where crooked politicians have their stashes hidden ….This means I think I can put a gun to anyone’s Government . No I hadn’t heard that when you put a gun to a Taoiseach’s head that you actually put it to the heads of 4 million Paddies as well …… how is that going to work out for me I wonder >
Dermot – article 27 mentions nothing about elections it refers to holding referendums on pieces of legislation.
It’s going to be the toughest GE ever. Let’s make them work hard and beg for their seats.
Can’t see why they will not stretch it out as far as the term runs.
Keep going and pray that the pick up feeds in to people’s pockets and there is a lift in their vote.
as I said you need to do more research …read article 6 next …. and have a gander at 5 as well… and 11………………… and for the E.C.M. – 28 !
Question. Did you support the setting up of irish water? If the answer is yes they can go whistle
She won’t be prepared for the 2015 election so.
@ Stephen: There is nothing in the Constitution to say that the people themselves can call a general election before a government’s term expires…
This is not me trying to be smart or trying to be rude or trying to troll – this is just something in the Constitution.
DeMott, out of interest, who makes the decision to call the referendum?
so now we know for sure there is no god
Jesus skipping up the Liffey wearing a FG/Lab frock preaching the virtues of (Bell)Enda Kenny and IPhone Joan wouldn’t make a blind bid of difference now… It’s just a matter of time before Labour backbenchers either defect or force the plug pulling of this government with no valid mandate because they know the slaughter they will suffer at a GE and FG backbenchers pull the plug on Enda for walking them into this mess. It’s 50/50 on which happens first. No amount of spin or lies will be believed any more.
If the next official date for a general election was the 10th of december you might just last and no more, Start packing your bags.
The laughs just keep on coming… what planet does this woman reside on?!? Buckley’s chance…..
No it’s not for them to say actually…. their actions have precluded such a possibility. …and the window is narrowing by the day!
Their words are hollow and meaningless.
But Joan
There is no Labour Party anymore.
If they make easter ill be staggered! They’re listing about like a punch drunk old boxer who’s dreading that final haymaker, but knows beyond doubt that it is coming! It will be a merciful release…
Spot in Stephen
These mongrels do not care if they are in our out in the next election….they will leave with a fat pension….they do not give a fuc** to be honest, they serve their masters ( IMF/WORLD BANK ) and they abandon ship……the worst thing about it is these morons no nothing about nothing…….very sad to be honest
Freeze their pensions they have taken enough off of the Irish people…
Ryan… There was, though. Articles 47 and 48, that were dropped in 1937, need to be reinstated. Desperately!
Prepare to be astonished then, the truth
Does iphone clear out her own desk or is there a jobbridge “intern” to do the packing?
Snowballs, have a better chance of getting into Hell , as Joan & her Sell Labour “Party” have zero chance of retaining more then FIVE Seats in the soon upcoming GENERAL ELECTION!
I would prefer if these traitors DID NOT clear their desks at all then maybe we could find the evidence and charge them with treason
Take the soup for as long as possible.
It’s all about pension at this stage.
It will be her last term in office
Itll be her last time as a t.d. leslie
Will it,lads ? Is it odds on?
Eight red thumbs and counting for asking a question! Not from her electorate area,lads/lassies
Fair question. Id say she could be in quite some danger.
1/2 if people want her out the dail
I think that voters should not rule out the possibility of Labour getting into some new coaliton (not necessarily with FG).
With this in mind (and I know people would like to see all Lab TDs out but that isnt going to happen), I think people locally should not vote for people like Burton, Kelly, Howlin, Rabbitte and those Labour TDs who failed their constituency so dismally.
At least then, if the remaining Lab TDs wangle their way into a coaliton we wont have to deal with these people any more
Labour and its 8% ….. and their opinion matters why ?
She will be no loss
I disagree, she will be missed for entertainment value. 10 years time reeling in the years comes on the TV and I will say to the wife “Jaysus do you remember her wan”
…and the wife will go – “never thought she’d end up in jail …but sure the country was ran by the old sleeveens back then …. still you’d have thought they’d have had the cop-on to destroy the evidence “
But everyone wants a general election now Joan so we can get rid of you & your back stabbing cronies!!!
I don’t want a general election. The last thing we need at the moment is the inevitable instability that will follow. You youngsters who don’t remember the early 1980s go ahead ahead and bay for blood for understandable reasons, but you may get what you wished for.
Neal – do you have a short term agency job that offers no stability , no hope of building a future , but oddly enough dances around the pension and redundancy requirements of some of the wealthiest corporations in the planet …what about that instability ?
So long Joan. Can’t say you will be missed. Oh and take the trash out with you. Bye Enda. So long,
150,000+ people marching on the Dáil wouldn’t have much trouble ensuring it happens this year.
How exactly?
Hope to see that figure and more on 10-12-14.
So 4 per cent of the population prompting a general election being called? When the other 96% are perfectly happy with the job that the Govt are doing? How in God’s name is that democratic tell me?
Just because people are not out protesting doesn’t mean they don’t support the protest.. Logic fail ^
The largest protest in the history of the state is an indication of popular unhappiness with the government, regardless of the % compared to total residence.
There are alot of people who cant come out to protest due to illnesses etc so all we can do is watch on tv or laptop and wish our support to ye.
it costs 25 euro to drive from galway to Dublin one way in petrol …… the poorest cannot therefore protest …. look at the polls …Fine GAEL, lABOUR AND FIANNA FAIL …COMBINED – 48% …..All in favour of water charges ….
Catherine RTE will censor any pictures from the protest.Next government has to slaughter senior executives in the mouthpiece organisation, they have it coming
If 1 million turned up for the march, there would be some saying here ‘so 20% of the population turned out, what about the 80% who support the government and stayed at home’……..
If gilmore nailed the coffin lid shut on the labour party, then burton is certainly digging its grave one infantile quip and ill judged comment at a time.
BTW, anyone else noticed how her grating voice has taken on a more Thatcherite tone since she took over leadership of the party?
The Iron Waterbaby !
6 feet under wasnt deep enough, jammin..she thought shed make her way to the mantle to make sure labour never surface again.
There are so many nails gone into their political coffins at this point, the metal component outweighs the wood!!
Let’s see what happens after the 10th of Dec. I think it’s going to be one for the history books.
It’s our generations’ opportunity to stand up and be counted. Everyone who can be there should be there on Dec 10th. Peaceful protest all the way.
Michelle so do I
Here’s hoping Michelle!
I’ll say it again I am sick of listening to these clowns sick to the teeth of it they are a pack of parasites
Independants all the way next election .get these fools and traitors out . Hopefuly our country is waking up?would love to see an end to cronyism,corruption ,and lobbying from big company’s
Smart independents focused on national issues and with actual policies – yes.
Michael McGrath, Mattie McGrath, Michael Healy-Rae etc – no.
Independents who haven’t paid all their taxes – ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Labour the new Far Right party
I presume this is a joke, right?
How on Earth are Labour, or indeed Fine Gael ‘far right’ parties. They’ve acted to protect the same collectivist structures that all Irish governments do. Socialising bank debt, maintaining world beating welfare rates, infesting our state utilities with unions…. Whether you agree with them is one thing, but it’s just incorrect to say that that any of these represent the actions of “far right” parties.
They increased H.S.E. management while banning the recruitment of nurses – that’s as right wing as you can get Search …do you need a long winded explanation about right wing “message tactics” or will that suffice ?
How is reinforcing a large inefficient state organisation a “far right” idea? That is the claim to which I was responding.
The reality is most of our parties are clustered somewhere around the centre.
Dermot,
Increasing the PS in any form isn’t far right, it’s leftist.
Now I’m not saying FG are leftist, but they certainly aren’t far right. Neither are FF either.
No one seem to know what right and left is in this site. It’s depressing.
For real left wing ideology, read the Socialist parties website.
For real right wing ideology, read any information in the Tea party in the US.
We have no right wing politics here. But that doesn’t help the narrative.
By the way, I’ll be marching on the 10th. What does that make me?
The labour traitors can see the writing on the wall.The should have paid more attention to the people that voted for them than there masters in FG
Never in the history of this state has a junior government party promised so much and delivered so little. In fact in most cases, Labour did the complete opposite to what they promised. Their mandate is long gone. This Dáil should be dissolved immediately.
We really need direct democracy. Its laughable that a government gets to decide if they should hold an election. Who would flip the switch at their own execution!?
If these people are still in government at Christmas I”ll be amazed maybe Santa will give everyone a new government for Christmas. Bye , Bye FG/LB
Wheres the young labour lad gone? I thought he’d be all over this story? Mr young where art thou? Needing direction from labour media office no doubt
She’s right to qualify for a big fat Tánaiste pension Joan needs to stay in office as long as possible.
The government hasn’t survived till the next election!!! It’s already dead in the water.
Most likely a give away budget before the election then take it back once they are re- elected, wouldn’t trust them as far as I could throw then and Enda is so full of sh*t he would be quite heavy
Reminiscent of Comical Ali
Did she give this statement after a few hours in the Dail bar.An early GE needs to be called.
Can The Journal not get actual photos of Joan Burton instead of taking off the Mario Rosenstock website…..
Joan will this be Labour’s final election though I wonder ?
Here’s hoping . Biggest sell outs in history
No
“It won’t be next year?” We’ll see about that… These morons are so deluded.
I thank christ I have never voted for any of the so-called major parties. The sooner the better these free-loaders are out.
Speaking at the retirement planning council, how ironic, she must be getting tips on how to tell all the labour tds that their careers are over.
Enjoy your retirement joan your great grandchildren won’t get into politics after your reign.
Burton is deluded if she thinks she will last a year.
LABOUR ARE FINISHED.
LABOUR ARE NOTHING BUT LIARS.
Still delusional.
This government’s blind arrogance will result in the democratic revolution promised by Kenny. However the revolution will be against his party, FF & Lab.
I misread the headline – I thought it said “Labour is getting ready for a general election… ‘but it won’t be HERE next year’
Since the headline has now changed, I’m going to qualify my comment by pointing out the irony of the “Retirement Planning Council” being the venue for the statement from the Tanaiste
Why are they getting ready for an election, they would be better off using there time clearing out their desks. The worst excuse for Socialism that has ever existed since the formation of the state.
Goodbye joan its back to being a dragqueen and singing abit of karaoke on a thursday night for you…and bring that waste of an underpants kenny with you…
I am voting for Labour again in the next election… … To get them removed… The Liars… ..
Burton, you might have unfinished business, but you and your insidious party are Finished
This government is a constant disappointment ;)
10/12/14
Sad to say the party I used to support is in for a trashing they will be lucky to have 4 seats left
Joan your mouth’s writing cheques your party can’t cash!
‘Out’ is the key word here….from one Joanie to another…hasta la vista baby!
They have nothing else to do, only 16 more months then.
Glad you think so Joan,but really its not up to you.
Don’t shatter her delusions for “die Führerin”?
A portion of your siptu weekly payment goes to the labour party unless you fill out an exemption form…. I only found out recently and have filled out mine. Not giving them a cent.
See out their last term in office, put them on pile with rest of the useless corrupt xyzzzzss
Stupid for a junior coalition party to capitulate to the larger party in this way. The Labour Party is finished.
Ms Joan Burton TD claims to protect core social welfare payments?
Ms Burton TD cut the Old Age Pension payments not once but twice in her capacity as Minister for Social Protection.
This lady could not cut existing pension entitlements.
The alternative move for repayment of banker debt was her inspired decision to cut all future pension payments to citizens about to retire and for every future pensioner.
Not content with this deception, Ms Burton prevented retirement at 65 and thereby extracted a full years pension entitlement from all citizens about to retire and from all future pensioners.
Pensioners must fund the full year until reaching 66.
This lady Labour Leader should not be bothered with statistics about the estimated 2000 Irish citizens who will die from hypothermia and other avoidable illnesses each year.
This Ms Burton cut fuel allowances and capoed electricity allowances.
Her Office responded that the Troika are respinsible.
The story of protecting core social welfare rates is false.
Now this Labour Minister Kelly, Alan promises to solve the social housing waiting list of some 95,000.
And Mr Kenny has a busy schedule.
Mr Kenny ,Taoiseach of all the peeple,….is set to meet with all the thousands of abuse victims ….personally and at Dail Eireann.
Mr Kenny is against cronyism and will not bestow favours on any obe individual abuse victim.
After all this is a democracy…
If I could I’d love you to hear me clapping. Well said, all true.
Want to bet on that Joan?
It’s LAST Term
And Mrs Shalakalananaka might go a whole day without peeing herself. Too bad for me and Joan that both are very unlikely.
Can you spend over 3 hours in a car without having an accident lol.
Please, please can someone remove that squaker, I-phone Joan and her muppets from politics asap. She is an embarrisment to society and bring her hench men in fg with her
Joan, don’t let the door hit your ar$e on the way out. Oh, and turn off the lights will ya? Don’t need another bill.
If we haave no faith in the government , then the Army are supposed to step in.
Maybe not a bad thing Orla after all how could they make the situation any worse?
Over the dead bodies of many Irish voters Joan, and your party will go the way of the Greens! I often ask people if they remember the name of the leader of the Greens in the last Dail. Most don’t. You too will become forgotten but still a leech on the state purse though.
It will in its bollox moan
She is happy either way with her massive pensions and severance pay, and Enda will be a hero in Europe for HIS sacrifices…. And the record keeps spinning…
Nice picture of the Woman of the Year in front of the sign that says RETIREMENT…..its about time she did before the country is damaged even more
I did not think it would be possible but IPhone Joan and Kenny are hated even MORE than the last lot of thieving batsards but they have managed this seemingly impossible feat, well done to you both, we wont forget you and your respective parties next election!
Well, at the rate they’ve been back tracking…
The 10th December will give a good indication of how the future will be for Labour.
Sleep well Labour…
Mary Lou will be pulling her hair out :D
I’m curious, those who are desperate for a general election, where is the wonderful alternative? All I’m seeing is more populists, a thoroughly depressing thought.
But didn’t Enda become Taoiseach purely on populism ….it seems you like populism when it suits !”Burn the bondholders!” ….(tell them any ould crap we’re not burning ourselves )
Give Sinn Fein a go as they were never in government before and the 3 main parties always follow the same agenda, time to break that self serving agenda in one way or another?
Jesus she’s pretty confident
Because she feels fresh lol.
UNTIL APRIL ANYWAY…http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/ireland-may-face-crisis-election-over-eu-ruling-on-irish-water-viability-308758.html
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