Hi All. This could be a sticky one but nevertheless.....
A number of constituents of big Phil asked him to make representations to Kilkenny County Council on their behalf not to house a family in their neighbourhood because they fear there could be anti-social behaviour.
I have a number of questions:
1) Is it or is it not acceptable or even usual for a TD to make representations on behalf of their constituents?
2) Vincent Browne insistently repeated on his show that the family in question had no history of anti-social behaviour despite this being clearly incorrect. Does he need to come out and say he was wrong and it changes the entire context of his argument?
3) Do other posters believe it was wrong for the residents to approach Phil to make these representations? Would you be happy for someone with a number of criminal convistions to be socially housed in your neighbourhood? Has it happened anyone?
Many commentators automatically took this man's word (saying he'd never been involved in anti-social behaviour) over that of Phil Hogan. Why was that?
Is it because he's the nasty man who introduced the €100 household charge?
Is it because our comprehension of political correctness leads us to trust the word of an unknown person from a minority background over a known public figure? Does polictical correctness result in naivety on occasion?
A number of constituents of big Phil asked him to make representations to Kilkenny County Council on their behalf not to house a family in their neighbourhood because they fear there could be anti-social behaviour.
I have a number of questions:
1) Is it or is it not acceptable or even usual for a TD to make representations on behalf of their constituents?
2) Vincent Browne insistently repeated on his show that the family in question had no history of anti-social behaviour despite this being clearly incorrect. Does he need to come out and say he was wrong and it changes the entire context of his argument?
3) Do other posters believe it was wrong for the residents to approach Phil to make these representations? Would you be happy for someone with a number of criminal convistions to be socially housed in your neighbourhood? Has it happened anyone?
Many commentators automatically took this man's word (saying he'd never been involved in anti-social behaviour) over that of Phil Hogan. Why was that?
Is it because he's the nasty man who introduced the €100 household charge?
Is it because our comprehension of political correctness leads us to trust the word of an unknown person from a minority background over a known public figure? Does polictical correctness result in naivety on occasion?