This morning.
During an Oireacthas committee hearing on Katherine Zappones’ appontment to the UN…
…Fianna Fail TD Barry Cowen asked the minister whether he is now saying that when Ms Zappone text him [in March] to say she was delighted with the offer – that the “offer” was a concept, which she interpreted as a job offer. He asked was that correct?
Mr Coveney agreed it was correct.
He said that it would have been helpful if he had responded to her text to clarify that it was not a job offer at that stage, it was simply a concept that may materialise later.
Mr Cowen asked the minister whether he acknowledged that it appeared from the documents released yesterday that Ms Zappone played a part in defining the specifications for the job in the intervening period, to which the minister said: “No.”
Earlier…
‘Due to the sloppiness of some of my answers to your legitimate questions last week, we’re back here again in order to, I hope, bring clarity to outstanding issues once and for all’ @simoncoveney tells Oireachtas committee examining envoy appointment | https://t.co/SHMhNjOh48 pic.twitter.com/xwvFKQfQpq
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) September 7, 2021
This morning.
Simon Coveney is addressing the joint Oireachtas committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence over the appointment of Katherine Zappone as a UN free speech envoy.
Watch live here
Yesterday evening: Well Now
Watch here. https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachtas-tv/oireachtas-tv-channel/
The general public can watch it here – https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachtas-tv/cr3-live/
That headset and his nervous disposition makes him look like he’s sitting in an Airport control tower in the 1970’s trying to land a 747 piloted by a terrified passenger.
“Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue”
good of him.
Absolute crawler.
The department this, the department that. Divert, Distract, Deviate, Dump.
Lies are lies are lies.
Ah, aahm, em,, em,
Would also have accepted, ‘More as he gets it’, Bodger.
Berk.
“What I meant to say was… how do I get out of this one?” – Gov’t Politician
Coveney has just said that he is still deleting messages from his official phone. He says now though that he does not clear government-related messages.
The simple questions catch him out
Coveney has just said that he is still deleting messages from his official phone. He says now though that he does not clear government-related messages. He’s acting outside of the law.
The simple questions catch him out
anyone catch the name of his dog?
y’know the one that ate his homework?
embarrassing stuff
He should be gone soon, his position is getting more untenable by the day. For whatever reason, the public is not letting go of this one. If the FF Garda connections can make sure that Varadkar is brought down before he assumes the Taoiseach’s office, the country would be better off.
There is just too much cronyism and outright corruption at the top of the political game right now.
is the Garda thing a thing anymore tho
Harris is an FG appointee, no?
Your innocence is almost endearing. He won’t be gone soon.
Well, hopefully he won’t. We need the likes of Coveney and Varadkar to drive more nails into the FG coffin.
I’d hope not. I think he’s a very genuine lad.
Bottle of smoke
The past tense of the verb ‘text’ is ‘texted’, NOT ‘text’. Thanks bye x
Who provided Barry Cowen with the very leading questions to ask? FF will hold Coveney’s hand and guide him safely through this SNAFU because they’re scared of their tootles of a collapse and subsequent election. Their pension entitlements haven’t kicked in either so they’ll do their damndest to weather the latest pooshow out.
The FG bots are conspicuous by their absence so far.
This may come as a shock to you but you’ll probably find many people are out enjoying the sun as opposed to losers like whining on a daily base hail, rain or snow.
Build back bitty
Scan the code
Harrumph, harrumph, Coveney, harrumph, harrumph, Varadkar. Harrumph, harrumph, harrumph, harrumph…
You also left out whinny, whinny, whinny, snort, snort and then the neighing.
A LOT of neighing with this one.
Serves Coveney right for appointing someone like Chris Donoghue as a special advisor. A very uninspiring lightweight, PC obsessed individual.
https://www.thejournal.ie/chris-donoghue-newstalk-3704239-Nov2017/
The media and policy advisers, appointed by 13 ministers and ministers of state, earn between €67,659 and €101,114 with a combined yearly earning topping €2 million.
The salaries exclude pension and other entitlements.
The eight advisers who earn a €101,114 salary include former journalists Chris Donoghue, Paul Melia and Susan Mitchell.
Both advisers to Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe, Deborah Sweeney and Ed Brophy, are also paid the €101,114 salary.
https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/reveal-of-government-special-advisers-salaries-show-eight-on-over-e100k-1049641.html
I’d say Susan Mitchell is worth it.
I wouldn’t believe the time of day from Coveney.