Cost of fencing on Grand Canal was over three times more than what Waterways Ireland told PAC

https://www.thejournal.ie/cost-of-fencing-grand-canal-6510683-Oct2024/

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11 Comments

  1. Prestigious_Low_2157 on

    >as people seeking asylum “with no where else to go, would inevitably go towards the first source of protection

    It’s our fault for putting them in this situation in the first place, we should have just not let them in

  2. not one day goes by in ireland without taxpayer money being pissed down the drain with no hint of accountability. Its scandalous.

  3. With an unaccountable and unsackable civil service how is anyone shocked by this.
    No matter who is in government, none of this will change unless people worry about getting a p45.

  4. ‘The Taoiseach’s department’s only role was to manage communications and press releases about the operation, the documents say.’

    Completely originated from the Taoiseach’s office with pressure put on to do this and taking all the glory. Now it’s nothing to do with them that it was a waste of money and they had no right to leave it up.

    I don’t mind people having to make hard decisions or making mistakes but I cannot abide bullshitters.

  5. I brought up problems with the immigration department’s ability to accurately process documentation, the cost efficiency issues created by the very high error rates from those civil service workers and how in the private sector that type of error rate would have them all lose their jobs. The answer I received from a senior government compliance official (who asked for the meeting due to some complaints I made as a business) was… oh, well they are getting much better with the backlog so it should all be fine soon.

    Absolutely no thought of accountability for government workers who are absolute shite at their jobs. No one in the government gives a fuck – they don’t want accountability and they know that politicians won’t drive the changes needed because it would also make the politicians have to be accountable.

  6. Professional_Elk_489 on

    I don’t live in Ireland anymore. What’s grand canal look like now? Is it back to normal?