Peter gets the Power
With the newly decentralised Irish Aid being located in Limerick, it seems apt that the Minister of State with responsibility for overseas development should be a Limerick TD.
Today, Brian Cowan, our new overlord, announced a whole host of Ministers of State, including a promotion for Peter Power of Limerick East.
“Every politician wants to serve their local community and their constituency in the Dail and to be invited by the Taoiseach to be a member of Government is a huge personal honour and I am absolutely thrilled,” Minister Power told the Limerick Leader in an interview this evening.
“I am humbled to have been asked to be a member of Government to represent the people of Limerick in Government,” he said.
Congratulations even came from the opposite side of the Dail floor following the announcement, with Labour’s health spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan, also a Limerick East TD, extending congratulations to Minister Power.
In a statement following the announcement, she said “With a Senior and Junior Minister, Limerick has two advocates in Government and that is welcome.”
May 14th, 2008 at 1:19 am
So the “Invisible Man” got a job, woopdeedoo, we will never hear the end of him now, plank, where has he been hiding till now.
May 14th, 2008 at 5:25 am
Willie’s going to be pissed.
As to Peter Power being invisible can anyone remember the name of the 5th TD we elected? You know the guy that was Michael Noonan’s running mate in Fine Gael. Seriously I can’t even remember his name. I don’t think he’s been seen since being declared a TD at the count. Someone check the racecourse and make sure he didn’t lock himself into one of the toilet cubicles during the count.
May 14th, 2008 at 8:41 am
was it Tom O;Donnells nephew, I cant remember his first name either, he would want to go out and do a public relations thingy so that people would remember his name, SHOCKIN :-)
May 14th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Mike,
That 5th TD was one Mr Kieran O’Donnell
May 14th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Peter who?
May 14th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Odd thing for Peter “Peter” Power is that he’s not a “a member of Government ” as was pointed out repeatedly last autumn at the time of the Shannon protests by that other sort of local TD Tony Killeen only members of the cabinet are members of the government. This despite juniors insisting on being called minister at all occasions and getting someone to drive them around or do they just get the car but have to drive themselves?
May 14th, 2008 at 11:06 am
They were once called parliamentary secretaries, but people used to laugh at them and make nail-varnish jokes.
May 14th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Only difference being Bock, I suppose, is that they’ve dropped the nail-varnish jokes.
Congratulations to Peter The Monk. His vow of silence on the Shannon slot export saga has certainly paid off. However painful the loss of a seat may be come the next General Election.
May 14th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Judas got 30 pieces of silver….Peter got his ministership. Is that the price for leaving down the people of the midwest with the Shannon stopover?? He should be proud of himself. He and his party stand for nothing and have done nothing for the people of the midwest. Hopefully next year with the council elections the people will get their say and punish his party.
May 15th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Never heard of him