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Tag Archives: Seanad
Turkey Senators to vote for Christmas
Rarely do we see parliaments voting themselves out of existence. When this happens it is usually because the country has been invaded, or dismembered in some other way. In Ireland we saw of course that the Irish Parliament voted itself … Continue reading
Posted in Blogpost
Tagged government senators, irish parliament, politics, Seanad, self preservation, senate
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Why we should keep and abolish the Seanad ; Sean(s), Science and Senators
Sometimes a debate comes along in the upper house that is worth listening to. Usually, and this is I think, down to the (limited) franchise, this comes from the university senators. Last week Senator Sean Barrett (TCD) moved a series … Continue reading
Posted in Blogpost
Tagged government, politicians, politics, quango, science, Seanad, university senators
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What should we do with the Seanad?
So what to do with the Seanad? It now seems certain that there will be referendum on the (very complicated) proposal to reduce the parliament from two to one chambers. Leaving aside the practicalities of same, and disregarding whether after … Continue reading
Posted in Blogpost
Tagged abortion battle, government, politics, reform proposals, Seanad, Senators
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Default, Regulatory Capture and Banks
Last night in the (darkened, of course for the books and not very conducive to photography on the hoof) confines of the TCD Library Long Room Senator Sean Barrett launched “What if Ireland Defaults”, the book of essays previously noted on the irish debt … Continue reading
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Tagged Academia, Anglo Irish Bank, banking, default, economy, education pedagogy, Europe, oscar wilde, regulatory capture, Seanad, Senators, Titanic, universities
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Presentation to the Oireachtas Committee on Finance 15Feb2012
Below is a version of the written presentation I circulated to members of the Oireachtas Committee on Finance at our discussions today on ELA and Promissory Notes. ELA is money. It is not a bond. Dealing with ELA does not … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo, banking, bondholders, Central Bank, Dail eireann, ECB, ELA, politics, Promissory Notes, Seanad, Senators
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The fiscal compact: maybe inevitable, hardly sensible
This is an extended version of a column published in the Irish Examiner, Saturday 4 Feb 2012. http://www.examiner.ie/business/business-features/with-our-fiscal-policies-is-the-compact-right-for-ireland-182591.html The fiscal compact that we have now seen agreed to, the Not Quite an EU treaty as it has been termed, is … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo, Central Bank, ECB, economy, Europe, financial economists, Fiscal Compact, Promissory Notes, recovery, Seanad
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Seanad : babies and bathwater
As we leave 2011 one of the government promises which they announced as part of their election appears to be still on track. They do appear to be intent on getting rid of the upper house of the Irish Parliament, … Continue reading
