State in grip of charities and not-for-profit companies providing services which should be provided by the State.
Exhibit #1, the Examiner kindly passes on the message from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, a private sector charity that does a good line in property investment. It claims demand for its services is at an all time high. But how can this be, isn’t Charlie Flanagan claiming the increase in the figures is down to victims being more prepared to come forward and report, so the Examiner headline “State in grip of sexual violence crisis” is bogus, eh Charlie? In truth, we don’t really know if the increased crime figures are due to more crime, or more reporting. In any event, the HSE should provide rape counselling services, it’s therapy and counselling which is a HSE proficiency.
Exhibit #2, the Times Ireland carries a report on a survey by the Asthma Society of Ireland about attitudes to pollution in Dublin. How many people were surveyed? 160. Were they randomly chosen? Who knows, who can tell. What we do know is we give €300k a year to the ASI, Ciara Kelly has just joined its board, and in my opinion, its services should be provided by the HSE.
eoin
And the undertone to both reports is crystal clear “give us more funding”
dav
well clearly they are making things up and should be shot
Starina
The wait for counselling at the DRCC is at least six months. They need more funding.
B9Com From No
You just don’t get the “analysis”
eoin
Sounds like the DRCC should spend its money on counselling then, not property investment.
If rape counselling were to be taken over by the HSE, it could be done more cheaply, professionally and consistently. And the HSE doesn’t do property speculation.
dav
“If rape counselling were to be taken over by the HSE, it could be done more cheaply, professionally and consistently. And the HSE doesn’t do property speculation”
Are you feeling ok? The HSE? who’s record on “cheaply, professionally and consistently” is soo good these days.
Papi
The analyses are NOT to be questioned!
B9Com From No
How DARE you dav!
GiggidyGoo
The HSE hasn’t gone back to its old ways. It never deviated from them in the first place. Likewise Simon Harris who wouldn’t answer when asked twice yesterday ‘When did you become aware of this’. He proceeded to answer questions he wasn’t asked the first time, and repeated the same the second time. Therefore making it obvious that he was hiding something. Maybe he should do a Varadkar on it, and check with his ‘staff’
eoin
Interesting insight into the Kinahan drug trafficking organisation as two men plead guilty to attempting to murder a rival
The reporting is fairly confused, but it seems there’s at least one “confidential source” in the DTO, it suggests the use of trackers on cars for surveillance [by the Gardai, or gangs, or both] and it suggests the Gardai can get recordings of mobile phone conversations, presumably from the mobile phone company because both parties on the line are quoted, you’d think DTO would have more secure communications. Mind you, this case goes back to 2017, and they may now be using encrypted phones.
One of the individuals who pleaded guilty was previously questioned about the murder of that poor Romanian girl.
eoin
There should be alarm bells going off at the sale by CRH of its builders merchants business to arch US vulture Blackstone. Chap from Davy says this morning it’s a good deal because CRH is disposing of a business arm which isn’t generating great returns. But vulture Blackstone tends to chase very high returns. Can Blackstone see opportunities which are being missed by CRH? Building materials inflation in Ireland is muted at around 2% a year at present. Somehow, I think that rate of inflation will increase….
It’s concerning news for us because we are in the depths of a housing supply crisis and the last thing we need is a vulture controlling a significant source for the supply of building materials.
B9Com From No
What should we do Eoin?
Rosette of Sirius
I think you need to reread the article(s) again fella.
1 – they are not selling of their materials business.
2 – the merchant business they are selling are based in 6 European countries.
3 – the sale accounts for €1.6b our of a total of €26b
4 – the buy and sell businesses all the time.
5 – but don’t let a good flap get in the way of a better moan.
shayna
Sad to hear about Brendan Grace – my Dad and he were great friends.
B9Com From No
You never answered me really about the ‘roids
millie st murderlark
A side effect
B9Com From No
Ooh we ARE listening
eoin
This is some roll-call of shame of those fined €6,000-14,000 for not paying tolls on the M50. Gwan Judge Bernaette Owens!
“Patrick Holohan, of Dromcarra Avenue, Jobstown, Tallaght, was fined €6,000. Judge Owens was told his car had a record of 151 trips and no payments. He had also been sent 453 letters but the motorway operator received no contact from him, the court was told.”
Isn’t Patrick a Sinn Fein councillor?
SOQ
Is the M50 Toll now owned by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) or is still private?
Spaghetti Hoop
Judge Owens by the sounds of it.
B9Com From No
I think it’s owned by TII
But that doesn’t mean anything
Could still be outsourced
It’s amazing how Eoin, the champion of pouting about public sector graft, waste and corruption thinks the real story here is that some Shinner no one had ever heard of before didn’t pay a few tolls. Shows his agenda
B9Com From No
I call BS on this story about the letters.
Who sends that many letters? These are auto generated.
The fines are incrementally disproportionate to the scale of the offense and someone needs to take a case against these parasitical scum. If you ring and tell them to F off they almost always immediately back down and accept the list price of the unpaid toll: I had one scumbag try
to threaten me with a limited time reduced offer one day and I ate him alive, called his boss, reported him for using threats and menaces etc
If you do forget to pay these scum ring up and offer them the list price and then record the phone call in a note and maybe put it in email, they will write off almost all of the incremental fines in my experience
*note this post was not brought to you by members of the postman pat collective
SOQ
Yes they never go after the additional charges if the original price is paid late.
It is an absolute license to print money.
B9Com From No
Your first draft was better :)
Cian
True. They just want to be paid for the usage.
The huge fines are the threat to make you pay the smaller toll.
B9Com From No
medical cannabis story on Today SOR now
Darragh Anglin is on
Johnny Green
-thanks B9 will give it a listen,post in should be up on schedule today,hopefully :)
B9Com From No
Can’t wait
Warning – It will make your blood boil John
won't you join too
– https://youtu.be/W77Mwiit2do
Some air has been pumped into the RP-1 (kerosene) fuel for the S-IC (first stage) as a system vent trap has closed prematurely during fuel replenishment.
State in grip of charities and not-for-profit companies providing services which should be provided by the State.
Exhibit #1, the Examiner kindly passes on the message from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, a private sector charity that does a good line in property investment. It claims demand for its services is at an all time high. But how can this be, isn’t Charlie Flanagan claiming the increase in the figures is down to victims being more prepared to come forward and report, so the Examiner headline “State in grip of sexual violence crisis” is bogus, eh Charlie? In truth, we don’t really know if the increased crime figures are due to more crime, or more reporting. In any event, the HSE should provide rape counselling services, it’s therapy and counselling which is a HSE proficiency.
Exhibit #2, the Times Ireland carries a report on a survey by the Asthma Society of Ireland about attitudes to pollution in Dublin. How many people were surveyed? 160. Were they randomly chosen? Who knows, who can tell. What we do know is we give €300k a year to the ASI, Ciara Kelly has just joined its board, and in my opinion, its services should be provided by the HSE.
And the undertone to both reports is crystal clear “give us more funding”
well clearly they are making things up and should be shot
The wait for counselling at the DRCC is at least six months. They need more funding.
You just don’t get the “analysis”
Sounds like the DRCC should spend its money on counselling then, not property investment.
If rape counselling were to be taken over by the HSE, it could be done more cheaply, professionally and consistently. And the HSE doesn’t do property speculation.
“If rape counselling were to be taken over by the HSE, it could be done more cheaply, professionally and consistently. And the HSE doesn’t do property speculation”
Are you feeling ok? The HSE? who’s record on “cheaply, professionally and consistently” is soo good these days.
The analyses are NOT to be questioned!
How DARE you dav!
The HSE hasn’t gone back to its old ways. It never deviated from them in the first place. Likewise Simon Harris who wouldn’t answer when asked twice yesterday ‘When did you become aware of this’. He proceeded to answer questions he wasn’t asked the first time, and repeated the same the second time. Therefore making it obvious that he was hiding something. Maybe he should do a Varadkar on it, and check with his ‘staff’
Interesting insight into the Kinahan drug trafficking organisation as two men plead guilty to attempting to murder a rival
https://www.thesun.ie/news/4332303/alan-wilson-gary-hanley-garda-tape/
The reporting is fairly confused, but it seems there’s at least one “confidential source” in the DTO, it suggests the use of trackers on cars for surveillance [by the Gardai, or gangs, or both] and it suggests the Gardai can get recordings of mobile phone conversations, presumably from the mobile phone company because both parties on the line are quoted, you’d think DTO would have more secure communications. Mind you, this case goes back to 2017, and they may now be using encrypted phones.
One of the individuals who pleaded guilty was previously questioned about the murder of that poor Romanian girl.
There should be alarm bells going off at the sale by CRH of its builders merchants business to arch US vulture Blackstone. Chap from Davy says this morning it’s a good deal because CRH is disposing of a business arm which isn’t generating great returns. But vulture Blackstone tends to chase very high returns. Can Blackstone see opportunities which are being missed by CRH? Building materials inflation in Ireland is muted at around 2% a year at present. Somehow, I think that rate of inflation will increase….
It’s concerning news for us because we are in the depths of a housing supply crisis and the last thing we need is a vulture controlling a significant source for the supply of building materials.
What should we do Eoin?
I think you need to reread the article(s) again fella.
1 – they are not selling of their materials business.
2 – the merchant business they are selling are based in 6 European countries.
3 – the sale accounts for €1.6b our of a total of €26b
4 – the buy and sell businesses all the time.
5 – but don’t let a good flap get in the way of a better moan.
Sad to hear about Brendan Grace – my Dad and he were great friends.
You never answered me really about the ‘roids
A side effect
Ooh we ARE listening
This is some roll-call of shame of those fined €6,000-14,000 for not paying tolls on the M50. Gwan Judge Bernaette Owens!
https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2019/0715/1062263-m50-toll/
Any famous names there at all?
“Patrick Holohan, of Dromcarra Avenue, Jobstown, Tallaght, was fined €6,000. Judge Owens was told his car had a record of 151 trips and no payments. He had also been sent 453 letters but the motorway operator received no contact from him, the court was told.”
Isn’t Patrick a Sinn Fein councillor?
Is the M50 Toll now owned by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) or is still private?
Judge Owens by the sounds of it.
I think it’s owned by TII
But that doesn’t mean anything
Could still be outsourced
It’s amazing how Eoin, the champion of pouting about public sector graft, waste and corruption thinks the real story here is that some Shinner no one had ever heard of before didn’t pay a few tolls. Shows his agenda
I call BS on this story about the letters.
Who sends that many letters? These are auto generated.
The fines are incrementally disproportionate to the scale of the offense and someone needs to take a case against these parasitical scum. If you ring and tell them to F off they almost always immediately back down and accept the list price of the unpaid toll: I had one scumbag try
to threaten me with a limited time reduced offer one day and I ate him alive, called his boss, reported him for using threats and menaces etc
If you do forget to pay these scum ring up and offer them the list price and then record the phone call in a note and maybe put it in email, they will write off almost all of the incremental fines in my experience
*note this post was not brought to you by members of the postman pat collective
Yes they never go after the additional charges if the original price is paid late.
It is an absolute license to print money.
Your first draft was better :)
True. They just want to be paid for the usage.
The huge fines are the threat to make you pay the smaller toll.
medical cannabis story on Today SOR now
Darragh Anglin is on
-thanks B9 will give it a listen,post in should be up on schedule today,hopefully :)
Can’t wait
Warning – It will make your blood boil John
– https://youtu.be/W77Mwiit2do
Some air has been pumped into the RP-1 (kerosene) fuel for the S-IC (first stage) as a system vent trap has closed prematurely during fuel replenishment.
Brexit,eh ?
https://mobile.twitter.com/FT/status/1151052766229487617
Heh,heh,heh.