Comments on: SIPO: Powerless and ineffective http://www.publicinquiry.eu/2007/09/19/sipo-powerless-and-ineffective/ Examining corruption in Ireland Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:13:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Peader http://www.publicinquiry.eu/2007/09/19/sipo-powerless-and-ineffective/comment-page-1/#comment-27413 Peader Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:23:32 +0000 http://www.publicinquiry.eu/2007/09/19/sipo-powerless-and-ineffective/#comment-27413 Well done for persisting, even in the face of such corruption and prevarication. Keep it up. Well done for persisting, even in the face of such corruption and prevarication. Keep it up.

]]> By: SIPO press release at Gavin’s Blog http://www.publicinquiry.eu/2007/09/19/sipo-powerless-and-ineffective/comment-page-1/#comment-27407 SIPO press release at Gavin’s Blog Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:43:54 +0000 http://www.publicinquiry.eu/2007/09/19/sipo-powerless-and-ineffective/#comment-27407 [...] press release differs from the letter that was sent to one of the complainants. The Standards Commission may examine the matter again if [...] [...] press release differs from the letter that was sent to one of the complainants. The Standards Commission may examine the matter again if [...]

]]> By: gerard down http://www.publicinquiry.eu/2007/09/19/sipo-powerless-and-ineffective/comment-page-1/#comment-27394 gerard down Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:09:07 +0000 http://www.publicinquiry.eu/2007/09/19/sipo-powerless-and-ineffective/#comment-27394 When Bertie Ahern appointed Liam Lawlor to the Joint Committee on Finance and The Public Service, which amongst other things, was responsible for ethics legislation he sent a clear message about what he thought about ethics. The SIPO have shown that they understood him- just as RTE showed that they understood what he wanted in relation to Beverly Cooper Flynns legal expenses. Fascism is alive and well in Irealnd. When Bertie Ahern appointed Liam Lawlor to the Joint Committee on Finance and The Public Service, which amongst other things, was responsible for ethics legislation he sent a clear message about what he thought about ethics.
The SIPO have shown that they understood him- just as RTE showed that they understood what he wanted in relation to Beverly Cooper Flynns legal expenses.
Fascism is alive and well in Irealnd.

]]> By: RainyDay http://www.publicinquiry.eu/2007/09/19/sipo-powerless-and-ineffective/comment-page-1/#comment-27389 RainyDay Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:55:37 +0000 http://www.publicinquiry.eu/2007/09/19/sipo-powerless-and-ineffective/#comment-27389 Strangely enough, the press release from SIPO (see http://www.sipo.gov.ie/en/PressReleases/Name,7423,en.htm) does not mention that 'The Standards Commission may examine the matter again if additional evidence emerges from the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments'. It only gives a terse "The Standards Commission will not be issuing any further statement or making any further comment". One might wonder why they forgot to give this nugget to the great unwashed? Strangely enough, the press release from SIPO (see http://www.sipo.gov.ie/en/PressReleases/Name,7423,en.htm) does not mention that ‘The Standards Commission may examine the matter again if additional evidence emerges from the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments’. It only gives a terse “The Standards Commission will not be issuing any further statement or making any further comment”.

One might wonder why they forgot to give this nugget to the great unwashed?

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