Gary Murphy’s IT peice on regulation of lobbyists
The article can be read online here.
Kenny Commits FG to Abolishing Seanad and Reducing Number of TDs by 20+
Fine Gael have proposed abolishing Seanad. Pat Rabbitte and Dick Roche agree worth looking at on Week in Politics. http://finegael.org/news/a/1402/article/ http://www.rte.ie/live/index.html
Electoral reform – Green agreement?
Th Irish Times today says The Greens have won commitments on electoral reform http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/1010/1224256346911.html It is also understood that the Greens have won some far-reaching concessions on electoral reform. The Electoral Commission will be asked within the next year to advise if the number of TDs in Dáil Eireann, currently 166, is too high. It…
More Policy Oversight Required
The mixed messages coming from Government on the purpose of Nama shows that even with godd debate in the Dáil and the media, government is where policy is made and any attempt to reform the political system should not ignore this. Eoin O’Malley’s IT article.
Reform of Political System Key to Developing National Polciy
Muiris MacCartaigh’s IT article.
John Coakley on elite behaviour and political culture
Read John Coakley’s article from the political reform conference
Irish Politics Forum 