Comments on: A very busy chairperson

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:15:56 +0000

Professor Paton will be on the radio in the morning

By: John

John — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:21:06 +0000

I don’t understand the point about Sean O Fearghail. There is nothing to stop any TD chairing any meeting, and it would be utterly ridiculous if chairing a committee was to mean that a TD’s views on a subject were to be neutered.

By: Frances

Frances — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:45:26 +0000

There’s certainly lots of research. There are still divided views though. And perhaps there always will be? Between the teach them nothing/Tell them everything brigades. Between the It Should Be Taught At Home/It Should Be Taught At School brigades. Between the Teachers Should Teach It/ Outside Experts Should be Brought In to Schools brigades. Iona has an agenda though and in fairness they are not remotely behind the door about that.

By: simon

simon — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:41:19 +0000

Interesting find. Iona are really flying below most peoples radar. That said the debate is certainly worth having re- sex education. something that is done behind to many closed doors. which lets admit this meeting is

By: EWI

EWI — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:38:59 +0000

Why not an economist as an ‘expert’ on health? They fancy themselves the go-to experts on everything else (including global warming!) these days…

By: Maman Poulet

Maman Poulet — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:22:38 +0000

Who’s hysterical?? There’s lots of research out there by the way – not just the type that suits the aims of Iona.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:20:23 +0000

Hold on, why the hysteria? Can’t a member of the Oireachtas chair a meeting? Isn’t it worth looking at this mans research. Is promoting religion now suddenly a subversive activity that the politically-correct thought police are going to ban?

It never ceases to amaze me how the most closed-minded people I meet are those who fancy themselves as liberal and open-minded.

Live and let live I say!

By: SeanR

SeanR — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:04:40 +0000

So industrial economics huh? Who’d have known? Oh please! I thought a Chair of a Committee should be impartial?

Pity FF didn’t study industrial economics before they ****ed over the economy and left us with the NAMA paternity bill!

By: Holemaster

Holemaster — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:59:41 +0000

Old Ireland is alive and well.