Minister Hogan shows his true colours.

[McCloud]

rte.ie




Phil Hogan called on to explain Traveller housing allocation letter
Updated: 12:52, Wednesday, 26 September 2012

inShare.0Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has been urged to make a full statement over his apparent intervention in a housing allocation case to prevent a Traveller family from being housed.


Attempts in the Dáil by Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald and Dessie Ellis to raise the case were ruled out of order by the Ceann Comhairle.


Ms McDonald held up the Daily Mail, saying Mr Hogan needed to be made aware that discrimination was illegal, including discrimination against Travellers.


Fianna Fáil's Éamon Ó Cuív said at face value it was a very serious issue.


He said that a minister interfering in a housing allocation process to prevent a Traveller family being housed on the basis of them being Travellers would be "an extraordinary abuse of power", as well as being illegal.


Mr Ó Cuív said the minister needed to come forward immediately and explain why he allowed a letter of this nature to be sent in his name and with his authority.


Seems he was also on local radio this morning discussing this and hung up live on air

[Grandpasimpson]

Seems he was also on local radio this morning discussing this and hung up live on air

He sure did
http://www.thejournal.ie/phil-hogan-...10561-Sep2012/

[Waterfordlad]

I'd love to see that pillock getting his comeuppances

[nuke]

He sure did
http://www.thejournal.ie/phil-hogan-...10561-Sep2012/

I'm not a fan of his or FG TD but to be fair people are being selective in their quotes. I think the quoted article in Journal.ie seems very fair when it says "It is understood that Hogan intervened in the matter after receiving representations regarding a dispute between two families in the area in the past. He was told that the McCarthy’s should not be housed in a place “where there was a potential for conflict”, the Mail reports.In an interview on KCLR 96fm radio this morning Hogan defended his actions saying that he passed on these concerns to the local housing authorities “in good faith” and “without any direction from me or heavy-handedness”.

[Hugged Rugger]

I'm not a fan of his or FG TD but to be fair people are being selective in their quotes. I think the quoted article in Journal.ie seems very fair when it says "It is understood that Hogan intervened in the matter after receiving representations regarding a dispute between two families in the area in the past. He was told that the McCarthy’s should not be housed in a place “where there was a potential for conflict”, the Mail reports.In an interview on KCLR 96fm radio this morning Hogan defended his actions saying that he passed on these concerns to the local housing authorities “in good faith” and “without any direction from me or heavy-handedness”.

like the varadkar comments on Reilly - is it more stroke politics?

"It does look like it, I don't know if it is or not," the Dublin West TD said.

"You have to trust your colleagues to make the right decisions and make them on the right basis and I trust Dr Reilly in that regard. But I don't know all the details.

"I can see why it does look like that, but you know when you read the papers and you see what is in the papers, and I only know the details from the papers, often the reality is different and I'd like to know a lot more about this before I profess to be an expert on it."


VARADKAR SAYS REILLY ACTIONS LOOK LIKE STROKE POLITICS

[Cougar Moon]

I cannot see how he has discriminated against Traveller's. He was probably lobbied on that basis, however He has said nothing that could be called discriminatory and if conflict has been avoided then he has played his part in being a good Constituency TD. He did Lie about Water Charges though.

[John123]

McCloud is a man on a mission at the moment...

[Old Dog]

McCloud is a man on a mission at the moment...

He sure is! Currently going bonkers on thejournal.ie - there's flecks of foam all over his PC screen!

[masterchief]

He sure is! Currently going bonkers on thejournal.ie - there's flecks of foam all over his PC screen!

Linky?

[McCloud]

I cannot see how he has discriminated against Traveller's. He was probably lobbied on that basis, however He has said nothing that could be called discriminatory and if conflict has been avoided then he has played his part in being a good Constituency TD. He did Lie about Water Charges though.

Apparently he claimed the family involved were known trouble makers. Something the family and seemingly the council disagreed with seeing as they ignored his input.

[Old Dog]

Linky?

Sorry. As providing a link would reveal his real identity, I'm unable to oblige.

[McCloud]

He sure is! Currently going bonkers on thejournal.ie - there's flecks of foam all over his PC screen!

Not going bonkers OD. Just pointing out as best I can that we swapped FF for FF lite same political culture same low standards in high office.

[Old Dog]

Not going bonkers OD. Just pointing out as best I can that we swapped FF for FF lite same political culture same low standards in high office.

That's merely semantics, old chum!

[Sunmaid]

Not going bonkers OD. Just pointing out as best I can that we swapped FF for FF lite same political culture same low standards in high office.

Dont see it Cloudy, not a phil hogan fan at all, household charge he can feck off and the water charges too but this seems to be just nonsense!

[McCloud]

Dont see it Cloudy, not a phil hogan fan at all, household charge he can feck off and the water charges too but this seems to be just nonsense!

Really? Fair enough no point talking about it.

[McCloud]

That's merely semantics, old chum!

Considering your post about me above no chum left.

[Sunmaid]

Really? Fair enough no point talking about it.

No need to get all passive-aggressive, but its apparent this was manufactured just to inflame people. low standards in journalism rather than politics is the problem here

[MrsMcGahan]

All travellers should be euthanized. Have you ever tried to get on a bus during the rush hour ffs?
Anorexics only need apply.
They should all be rehoused in the city centre and free up space on public transport.
And. Don't start me on air travellers.

[LuckyDucker]

Papers coming up on TV3 now, something about Hogan in tomorrow's Daily Mail