Minister for Foreign Affairs with his own vehicle arrives for a cabinet meeting at Government Buildings in May
Yesterday
Via Independent,ie:
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has been given clearance to keep his State car and Garda driver.
The minister was expected to lose his car and driver after he was demoted from the Tánaiste’s Office after the new Government was formed.
A government source said Mr Coveney argued the ministry involves significant cross-border travel…
…However….
17 July 2012: Cabinet notes the review that has been carried out, the substantial savings involved, and small changes to the scheme. Note it will still only apply to Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and Minister for Justice … not the Minister for Foreign Affairs…
Thread: Anatomy of a government decision & why it’s going to need another Cabinet decision to allow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney retain his state car + garda drivers. It’s March 2011 and the FG/Lab coalition has been promising an end to the “Mercs and Ministers” era: pic.twitter.com/FikIOUi3SQ
— Ken Foxe (@kenfoxe) July 8, 2020
Oh.
Documents here
Simon Coveney to keep Garda driver and State car (Independent.ie)
Coveney still wants his Tániste perks, Leo wants his Taoiseach perks… Who’s supposed to be in charge again?
There should be a fleet of 100 state cars like maybe Ford Focus
Mercedes are too expensive
With that 100 drivers max to ferry any minister to where they go
The days of drivers paid to maybe work 20 hours a day are a luxury we cannot afford
Why can’t they just have basic mondeos or Skoda Octavias… why do they need these luxury German cars, especially now with us all about to go into recession… again…
why high end luxury German motor excess?
because Trough, Gravy, Entitlement
that’s why
stop asking questions, some people don’t like it
Give them all e-bikes.
There a new one out with room for two
It was on tv3 this morning no tax no licence and will recharge over night And better still the politician can have a few jars at an all ireland
Top speed 30klm per hour
Costs around 2grand and totally environmentally friendly
The big advantage is the driver can steer and the pillion politician can sit on the back breathing in fresh air andd fumes
When the renew the procurment with Huyndai for the Garda & Defence Force cars get a pool of i40s for Govt buildings…hire a list of retired Army/Garda drivers who already have security clearence…job done.
Bang of entitlement off Coveney is palpable.
and barely an electric vehicle amongst them either
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/only-13of-6700-state-vehicles-are-electric-933924.html
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/just-two-cabinet-ministers-using-environmentally-friendly-vehicles-1.3980937
L’Oréal
Isn’t it well for him picking and demanding what he wants .what about they kids and all young people in Ireland who have nothing to look forward to .Shame on them all and mi