WHEN one Cabinet member arrived at his department for the first time in 2007, he was given a personal gift by his top civil servant. The secretary general wanted to ease the debutante minister's entry into the machine of government. The gift? A box set of Yes Minister. It was a case of No Minister this week when the Health Service Executive refused to hand over files to allow an inquiry to proceed into the deaths of children in its care.
... circumstances which will be a question of fact in each case. Head of Planning & Economic ...
... circumstances which will be a question of fact in each case. Head of Planning & Economic ...
The slow but inexorable movement towards the referendum is beginning to produce a welcome desire, among not just politicians but thankfully across wider civic society, for a vigorous debate about our constitutional future. There are, however, two preliminary matters to be resolved if the issues are to be debated in a manner that might bring some clarity and resolution to the matter. The first is the question to be asked on the ballot paper. All of the international evidence on holding referenda points to the fact that, if the question to be asked is not clear and unambiguous in its terms, then the debate that precedes the vote is more likely to become confused with a concomitant effect upon the outcome.
... circumstances which will be a question of fact in each case. Head of Planning & Economic ...
YOUR correspondents on the subject of creation and evolution, Messrs Newton, Maclean and Midgley, show all the zeal and intolerance of a medieval Pope. As I pointed out previously, a simple internet search will reveal that there is a substantial and growing body of eminent scientists who question the theory of evolution. To attempt to conceal that fact from our schoolchildren is ultimately futile.
... circumstances which will be a question of fact in each case. Head of Planning & Economic ...
FROM the moment the CIA informed the White House that Osama bin Laden was dead, President Barack Obama found that he had a massive problem on his hands. It was one thing to terminate the life of the country's "most wanted" but dealing with the aftermath has created all manner of thorny moral and legal issues, including the vexed issue of using torture against terrorist suspects. Even before the euphoria began to evaporate, the extent of the problem became obvious to senior officials in the administration. Bin Laden was dead - that was the message - but from the outset a large question mark hung over the management of the operation. Everything pointed to the fact that this was a "kill" mission in which bin Laden was unlikely to be taken alive.
... circumstances which will be a question of fact in each case. Head of Planning & Economic ...
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