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Aibu to be very upset at the way this poor care worker was treated by the Irish Taoiseach? Video in link.

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Imperiallanger · 22/11/2024 23:27

As our main political leader I find his manner very condescending & passive aggressive. Very upset watching this.. Video linked here. Care workers in Ireland have been let down very badly by our politicians

www.rte.ie/news/post/104564612/

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ChimneyPot · 23/11/2024 00:24

I think Higher Education in Ireland improved in many ways on his watch. Higher Education wasn’t a separate department before he took it over.
Initiatives like extra places in many higher demand courses have made a big difference to school leaves and the setting up of regional universities allowing more people to live at home while studying has really helped families trying to pay for education.
I was surprised and pleased when I saw that the new places in veterinary medicine were in the new regional universities.

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Imperiallanger · 23/11/2024 00:21

Alibababandthe40sheets · 23/11/2024 00:17

I try to block that out, it was a weird time so I’d allow him that health being the poison chalice and all that but when he stepped back from health to higher education I thought he lacked any understanding to what late teens early twenty somethings were going through at that time. Zero empathy for them.

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As I understand he didn't go to college himself, he went straight into politics? Am I correct in thinking this? Strange of FG to post a man who hasn't gone through the higher education system himself with a role as Minister for higher education..
Again like posting Catherine Zappone & Roderic O Gorman but childless as Minister for Children..

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Imperiallanger · 23/11/2024 00:14

Do you remember when he was Minister for Health🙈

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I try to block that out, it was a weird time so I’d allow him that health being the poison chalice and all that but when he stepped back from health to higher education I thought he lacked any understanding to what late teens early twenty somethings were going through at that time. Zero empathy for them.

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Imperiallanger · 23/11/2024 00:14

Alibababandthe40sheets · 23/11/2024 00:12

I found his complete lack of empathy towards college students during the pandemic really shit. He was their minister and he was patronising towards them. I had kind of put it to one side since he became Taoiseach but that is definitely another example of that part of his character. It has come up before.

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Do you remember when he was Minister for Health🙈

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Imperiallanger · 23/11/2024 00:13

dickdarstardlymuttley · 23/11/2024 00:09

Complete lack of empathy. Pure disgrace.

He just walked off on her absolutely proving the woman's point that carers are completely ignored.
He was very poor & also passive aggressive on the leaders debate last Monday, the cracks were starting to show & that video could break him. Terrible optics for him as Taoiseach & Fine Gael as a party.

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Alibababandthe40sheets · 23/11/2024 00:12

dickdarstardlymuttley · 23/11/2024 00:09

Complete lack of empathy. Pure disgrace.

I found his complete lack of empathy towards college students during the pandemic really shit. He was their minister and he was patronising towards them. I had kind of put it to one side since he became Taoiseach but that is definitely another example of that part of his character. It has come up before.

dickdarstardlymuttley · 23/11/2024 00:09

Complete lack of empathy. Pure disgrace.

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Imperiallanger · 23/11/2024 00:02

spanieleyes22 · 22/11/2024 23:31

He doesn't have a clue. Can't believe he is now Taoiseach it's shameful how little he knows about anything. He was a good local guy in that he knows everyone in Greystones but Taoiseach - nah.

@spanieleyes22 I am genuinely shell shocked at how dismissive & condescending he was. Bet he didn't think RTE would air it. It's gone viral. All the comments under the video on FB & insta are condemning him for his lack of compassion towards this woman & his party for their disregard of carers. So angry right now.
Not my Taoiseach.

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Imperiallanger · 22/11/2024 23:34

Isn't it a shocking clip. Exactly one week before the election, the women was obviously in distress & very upset. He was passive aggressive, condescending & walked off on her. Delighted RTÉ aired it & genuinely shocked too. RTE can be quite biased.
I wasn't planning on voting FG but I am sickened by our Taoiseach's treatment of this poor woman.

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spanieleyes22 · 22/11/2024 23:31

He doesn't have a clue. Can't believe he is now Taoiseach it's shameful how little he knows about anything. He was a good local guy in that he knows everyone in Greystones but Taoiseach - nah.

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