Ministers in need of a Dictionary?

[spidermom]

1.
Heard Noel Dempsey on RTE yesterday re the Lourdes Hospital in Navan...QUOTE.....Reacting to the news, Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey said he has a longstanding assurance from the HSE that the hospital in Navan is not going to be downgraded.....END QUOTE.......

downgrading - definition of downgrading by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
down·grade (doungrd)
n.
1. A descending slope, as in a road.
2. A turn or trend downward.
3. A decline, as in fortune, status, or condition: a neighborhood on the downgrade.
tr.v. down·grad·ed, down·grad·ing, down·grades
1. To lower the status or salary of.
2. To minimize the importance, value, or reputation of.

2.
The Minister for Finance has said the early signs of growth are visible in the Irish economy....

visible - definition of visible by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
vis·i·ble (vz-bl)
adj.
1. Possible to see; perceptible to the eye: a visible object.
2.
a. Obvious to the eye: a visible change of expression.
b. Being often in the public view; conspicuous.
3. Manifest; apparent: no visible solution to the problem.
4. On hand; available

Care to add to the list??

[DaveMc]

How could he get it so wrong!....that is proof that it’s to elect Empty Kenny?

[QuareHawk]

down·grade (doungrd)
n.
1. A descending slope, as in a road.
2. A turn or trend downward.
3. A decline, as in fortune, status, or condition: a neighborhood on the downgrade.
tr.v. down·grad·ed, down·grad·ing, down·grades
1. To lower the status or salary of.
2. To minimize the importance, value, or reputation of.

That's not in the FF dictionary.

[codology]

Dempsey between delusional and diabolical.

[Samell]

Expert (ex spurt)
Ex = a hasbeen
Spurt = drip under pressure.

Sympathy comes before syphalis and I'll give you neither.

[spidermom]

Perhaps should change the thread title to the amount of sh*te eminating from politicians....just read this in the times....EC withdraws fund over Fás audits - The Irish Times - Fri, Sep 03, 2010

QUOTE....Mr O'Keeffe said he expected the Department of Education and Skills to make application for funding in the usual way.

“There was certainly no request for money to be returned - my understanding is, and I haven't had much time on this, is that since 2006 some issue did arise. That issue has been investigated. I understand that it has been resolved to the satisfaction of both parties and there is no question, as I understand it, of any money being returned. In the normal way, we will continue to draw down those funds as required."...END QUOTE...


Is FAS not the responsibility of trade and enterprise???..It was...when they renamed depts was the responsibility handed over?

[MrFunkyBoogaloo]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/truth

truth (trth)
n.
1. Conformity to fact or actuality.
2. A statement proven to be or accepted as true.
3. Sincerity; integrity.
4. Fidelity to an original or standard.
5.
a. Reality; actuality.
b. often Truth That which is considered to be the supreme reality and to have the ultimate meaning and value of existence

[Samell]

Truth - definition of Truth by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

truth (trth)
n.
1. Conformity to fact or actuality.
2. A statement proven to be or accepted as true.
3. Sincerity; integrity.
4. Fidelity to an original or standard.
5.
a. Reality; actuality.
b. often Truth That which is considered to be the supreme reality and to have the ultimate meaning and value of existence

No sorry, along with Honesty and Integrity, Truth had been deleted from all politicians dictionaries

[FakeViking]

How could he get it so wrong!....that is proof that it’s to elect Empty Kenny?

Another reason to stick with the team we have, right?

Regardless of the fact that:

the current Taoiseach has repeatedly proven to be incapable of making a decision;
the current MoF is the worst in Irish History (and given his immediate 3 predecessors that's some record);
the current MoJ thinks nothing about supporting perjury;
the current MoH doesn't even have a party, just a large expense account;
the current MoT spins that there is a passenger train line to Navan

But of course they're all the same, and change will only give us instability

[orourkeda]

This is where making up words leads us.