Cabinet reshuffle after O'Dea/Cullen ?

[yehbut_nobut]

Could the men in the mohair suits visit Cowen and suggest that he has been a disaster as taoiseach and that he should give another FFer the chance, someone with the backing of the backbenchers?

Regards...jmcc

I Just started a thread on that topic - can be merged here if mods see fit, though it's a bit of a seperate issue...

[scalea]

Why don`t they do the decent thing and all resign ! Call an election and let the people of Ireland who are the owners of this island decide who governs us and what type of socio / economic system we live under.

[SideysGhost]

Reshuffle? Sure, why not, how about

Enda Kenny Taoiseach
Eamonn Gilmore Tánaiste & Foreign Affairs
Richard Bruton Finance
Ruairi Quinn Enterprise & Employment
James Reilly Health and Children
Brendan Howlin Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Mairead McGuinness Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Liz McManus Arts, Sport and Tourism
Phil Hogan Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Jimmy Denihan Defence
Brian Hayes Education and Science
Pat Rabbitte Social and Family Affairs
Fergus O'Dowd Transport
Joan Burton Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Leo Varadkar the Environment, Heritage and Local Government

[jmcc]

Why don`t they do the decent thing and all resign ! Call an election and let the people of Ireland who are the owners of this island decide who governs us and what type of socio / economic system we live under.

Because a GE now will result in the deletion of FF as the main political party in Ireland.

Regards...jmcc

[Baron von Biffo]

Harney being retired/removed

If that happens I'd give serious thought to moving to Limerick and voting for O'Dea. He would truly have done the state some service.

[droghedasouth]

A reshuffle is on hold until Lenihan has to stand down.
Expect some non-entity to be promoted to replace O'Dea.

[jmcc]

A reshuffle is on hold until Lenihan has to stand down.
Expect some non-entity to be promoted to replace O'Dea.

Sean Haughey?

Regards...jmcc

[Keith-M]

It looks like O'Dea is gone. A Cabinet reshuffle has been mooted for some time.
The Greens will likely keep their portfolios

Cullen , Harney and O'Cuiv must be at risk of being left out - and Coughlan at risk of demotion

Will Cowen go for full reshuffle or just fill O'Dea's spot ?
Who might the new entrant(s) be and what portfolio moves would take place ?
Also: would any ministries be abolished / merged as per McCarthy ?

Mary Coughlan        Tánaiste & Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Brian Lenihan        Finance
Micheál Martin        Foreign Affairs
Mary Harney        Health and Children
Dermot Ahern        Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Brendan Smith        Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Martin Cullen        Arts, Sport and Tourism
Éamon Ó Cuív        Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Empty            Defence
Batt O'Keeffe        Education and Science
Mary Hanafin        Social and Family Affairs
Noel Dempsey        Transport
 
 
Eamon Ryan        Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
John Gormley        the Environment, Heritage and Local Government

cYp

Harney should go, she no longer has a mandate to be in government and she should not have supportd O'Dea.
Martin Cullen, Mary Coughlan and Éamon Ó Cuív should be dropped.
Batt O'Keeffe, Noel Dempsey and Mary Hanafin should be moved.

I would promote Dara Calleary, Peter Power and Pat Carey and do away with O'Cuiv's ministry.

[Baron von Biffo]

There's an empty seanad seat so Cowen could pull a Dooge if he wanted.

[Keith-M]

There's an empty seanad seat so Cowen could pull a Dooge if he wanted.

There's three as I recall, he could do a multiple Dooge.