The commencement of that section of the reform act was the most worrying. This isn’t just a local authority problem. Rotten to the core again
RTE investigates should do a spin off how all these issues lead right back to the national government.
I have a friend that works in wexford County Council. He says you wouldn’t believe the money that’s wasted. Literally dissapears and no one accountable.
Sure tis just the way it is.
Didn’t see the show, but I’m sure the garda have thoroughly investigated this and have found no corrupt behaviour.
I’ve worked in a semi state before and the golden rule always was overspend on your budget, because if you come in on budget you can’t argue for an increase.
Mayo CC was a joke. Rte ask for a file, MCC says they can’t because of Garda investigation. Gardai say there is no investigation. MCC then say its because of an different investigation. Edit: I forgot another layer of bullshit. The different investigation had finished 5 years ago but was never published
Honestly surprised it aired at all. There hasn’t been a time when there wasn’t corruption in Ireland, we’ve been putting up with shysters since we arrived here in the Stone Age 33,000 years ago.
Like seriously when does it all come crashing down? I’m praying for it. This country is a fucking mess and we all just stand by and watch.
We had more people out protesting for Ukraine than we had for anything to do with Irish matters like our housing and homelessness crisis. Fucking bullshit
Ireland is too small to warrant 30+ local authorities each with their own management, policies, planning, roads, housing, procurement, legal departments. I don’t see why the political side can’t be divided by county while the administration is performed at a regional level.
I don’t know why people are shocked, stuff like this has been happening for years and years. It’s surprising how many heads of the tables have side companies that just so happen to get multi million contracts for companies they are heavily affiliated with. The old saying still stands when it comes to money, it’s not what you know it’s who you know. This isn’t just Ireland but throughout the world, it’s well well known but absolutely nothing happens. A very good example in the UK good old Mr Handcock handed a massive massive massive contract to randox, a company in which he just so happens to sit on the board with or affiliated in some shape or form. Some, probably most are examples and may not be 100% accurate, second coffee hasn’t kicked in yet just my two pence worth.
You can just look around the town or area you are in to see money is going most places but the community. In my area at least nothing is being built or upgraded same as it was 30 years ago.
The fact legislation to hold Council execs and councillors to account was sabotaged by FF FG Labour tells ya all ya need to know about this country and the people in charge.
Corruption and incompetence in Ireland? Goway!
You’ll be telling me water is wet next
I would be much happier about paying the big giant license fee if RTE did more stuff like this, even with the Glass Houses/Throwing Stones aspect of it.
So, business as usual then.
A lot of the time, winning a tender is done before it gets actually published.
Source: me, winning tenders.
Money doesn’t disappear. Was it stolen? Is stealing not a crime?
Having worked with councils in the past you can see the waste so easily. So many gov agencies should be leaned and we’d see lots of money freed up
Can’t see it happening
What aspecct were people.most shocked about?
For me is seems the councillors have no power but the management who aren’t elected hold it all.
Not surprising at all. The most disappointing thing to see was the grandstanding by national politicians about cleaning up local government after every scandal, only for any reform to quietly die, and we just end up with another useless layer of governance to give the impression of change.
I’ve worked with semi state and state bodies before on campaigns and even if we came under budget, they’d still spend it in full as they wont get sign off for that much next* year.
Its a remarkably old fashioned way of looking at work.
It’s almost like the role of government is to take money from your pocket and put it into theirs.
“You know what we really badly need”
“A new printer ?”
“No you fool, we need that 700 euro coffee machine……..open up Google there we have a look”
Isn’t creating phony invoices to make it look like money is being used considered money laundering.
I find it a bit odd that theres only one issue on each of the counties….
There is a bit of wasteland near us. Next to a play ground. Every so often they get huge money to redevelop it into something useful like a public park. All.tbats happened is a signed has been put up and they one had a digger come in an dig up the scrub. I know for a fact the digger man never got paid. Must be couple 100K gone on it by now.
The old gravy train is still on track
I saw that in part of it they showed the clip of the “I want loads of money” lad. That fucker got re-elected after it was shown he was soliciting bribes. It’s like people don’t care how corrupt the politicians they elect are.
Needs to be serious investigation and possibly criminal charges brought in the case of some of these county councils.
No wonder the Healy- Rays love those council contracts. If it wasn’t them then it would definitely be someone else.
The older I get the more I think Yes minister was a documentary not a sit com. It would be funny if it wasn’t for the chronic underdevelopment of most of our towns.
Every segment of that show had scandal after scandal and nothing is being done about it. Are we really this corrupt in Ireland?
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The commencement of that section of the reform act was the most worrying. This isn’t just a local authority problem. Rotten to the core again
RTE investigates should do a spin off how all these issues lead right back to the national government.
I have a friend that works in wexford County Council. He says you wouldn’t believe the money that’s wasted. Literally dissapears and no one accountable.
Sure tis just the way it is.
Didn’t see the show, but I’m sure the garda have thoroughly investigated this and have found no corrupt behaviour.
I’ve worked in a semi state before and the golden rule always was overspend on your budget, because if you come in on budget you can’t argue for an increase.
Mayo CC was a joke. Rte ask for a file, MCC says they can’t because of Garda investigation. Gardai say there is no investigation. MCC then say its because of an different investigation. Edit: I forgot another layer of bullshit. The different investigation had finished 5 years ago but was never published
Honestly surprised it aired at all. There hasn’t been a time when there wasn’t corruption in Ireland, we’ve been putting up with shysters since we arrived here in the Stone Age 33,000 years ago.
Like seriously when does it all come crashing down? I’m praying for it. This country is a fucking mess and we all just stand by and watch.
We had more people out protesting for Ukraine than we had for anything to do with Irish matters like our housing and homelessness crisis. Fucking bullshit
Ireland is too small to warrant 30+ local authorities each with their own management, policies, planning, roads, housing, procurement, legal departments. I don’t see why the political side can’t be divided by county while the administration is performed at a regional level.
I don’t know why people are shocked, stuff like this has been happening for years and years. It’s surprising how many heads of the tables have side companies that just so happen to get multi million contracts for companies they are heavily affiliated with. The old saying still stands when it comes to money, it’s not what you know it’s who you know. This isn’t just Ireland but throughout the world, it’s well well known but absolutely nothing happens. A very good example in the UK good old Mr Handcock handed a massive massive massive contract to randox, a company in which he just so happens to sit on the board with or affiliated in some shape or form. Some, probably most are examples and may not be 100% accurate, second coffee hasn’t kicked in yet just my two pence worth.
You can just look around the town or area you are in to see money is going most places but the community. In my area at least nothing is being built or upgraded same as it was 30 years ago.
The fact legislation to hold Council execs and councillors to account was sabotaged by FF FG Labour tells ya all ya need to know about this country and the people in charge.
Corruption and incompetence in Ireland? Goway!
You’ll be telling me water is wet next
I would be much happier about paying the big giant license fee if RTE did more stuff like this, even with the Glass Houses/Throwing Stones aspect of it.
So, business as usual then.
A lot of the time, winning a tender is done before it gets actually published.
Source: me, winning tenders.
Money doesn’t disappear. Was it stolen? Is stealing not a crime?
Having worked with councils in the past you can see the waste so easily. So many gov agencies should be leaned and we’d see lots of money freed up
Can’t see it happening
What aspecct were people.most shocked about?
For me is seems the councillors have no power but the management who aren’t elected hold it all.
Not surprising at all. The most disappointing thing to see was the grandstanding by national politicians about cleaning up local government after every scandal, only for any reform to quietly die, and we just end up with another useless layer of governance to give the impression of change.
I’ve worked with semi state and state bodies before on campaigns and even if we came under budget, they’d still spend it in full as they wont get sign off for that much next* year.
Its a remarkably old fashioned way of looking at work.
It’s almost like the role of government is to take money from your pocket and put it into theirs.
“You know what we really badly need”
“A new printer ?”
“No you fool, we need that 700 euro coffee machine……..open up Google there we have a look”
Isn’t creating phony invoices to make it look like money is being used considered money laundering.
I find it a bit odd that theres only one issue on each of the counties….
There is a bit of wasteland near us. Next to a play ground. Every so often they get huge money to redevelop it into something useful like a public park. All.tbats happened is a signed has been put up and they one had a digger come in an dig up the scrub. I know for a fact the digger man never got paid. Must be couple 100K gone on it by now.
The old gravy train is still on track
I saw that in part of it they showed the clip of the “I want loads of money” lad. That fucker got re-elected after it was shown he was soliciting bribes. It’s like people don’t care how corrupt the politicians they elect are.
Needs to be serious investigation and possibly criminal charges brought in the case of some of these county councils.
No wonder the Healy- Rays love those council contracts. If it wasn’t them then it would definitely be someone else.
The older I get the more I think Yes minister was a documentary not a sit com. It would be funny if it wasn’t for the chronic underdevelopment of most of our towns.
Every segment of that show had scandal after scandal and nothing is being done about it. Are we really this corrupt in Ireland?