What the agents of the State were up to yesterday in case you didn’t notice. The Board of NAMA was announced. One woman and no lawyers. The Department of Finance released its regulations regarding the determination of long-term economic value for assets. Read Karl Whelan on Irish Economy for more analysis (h/t Mark) The appointments […]
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New appointments to the board of the National Disability Authority have been announced just in time for the holidays when few will be noticing. Appointments to the Board of the National Disability Authority In exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform by the National Disability Authority Act 1999 […]
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Tonight I’ve been delving into the book of estimates released today in addition to the budget which I was tweeting throughout the day. Isn’t it just miraculous when lots of agencies that deal with peoples lives and provide services directly to people are having their budgets slashed that one – the National Disability Authority (NDA) […]
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Very interesting blog post from FG Senator Paschal Donohue opposing the tabling never mind inclusion of an amendment to the Civil Partnership Bill allowing service providers and others not to provide services to those taking part in Civil Partnerships. Paschal has three reasons for his opposition. 1. Firstly, the law is the law. We cannot […]
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Overheard from the Equality and Rights Alliance Conference yesterday which I couldn’t attend – from one of the speakers Niall Crowley. It pretty much sums up this week, month and year for me. No Equality, Attack the public services, Mend the banks, Annihilate the community sector (PS: Outside the Box on RTE Radio 1 covered […]
Tags: Equality