CORRUPTION in Ireland
For years in Ireland it was accepted that some politicians had taken cash to re-zone development land. This week a former Government press secretary Frank Dunlop was jailed for 18 months for being the bagman during the 1990s. He admitted to bribing eight politicians. Dunlop arrived to court in Mercedes but left in a prison van. The reality, however, is that Ireland is pretty good compared to other countries when it comes to corruption. That doesn't mean it doesn't exists all the same.
The Irish chapter of Transparency International released figures this week which show that perception of corruption in Ireland has started to improve since hitting a low in 2002. Dunlop's revelations came in 2000 during a tribunal into payments to politicians. Ireland's ranking in terms of the international league table went from 11th in 1995 to to 23rd in 2002. Now we're back to 16th. Top is Denmark and in last place at 180th is Somalia. Jailing Dunlop should no doubt improve Ireland's ranking.
The Irish chapter of Transparency International released figures this week which show that perception of corruption in Ireland has started to improve since hitting a low in 2002. Dunlop's revelations came in 2000 during a tribunal into payments to politicians. Ireland's ranking in terms of the international league table went from 11th in 1995 to to 23rd in 2002. Now we're back to 16th. Top is Denmark and in last place at 180th is Somalia. Jailing Dunlop should no doubt improve Ireland's ranking.
Labels: bribes, corruption, Frank Dunlop
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If you want a story on corruption, then perhaps look no further than the operator of the Cape Clear Ferry and subsequently the Rathlin Ferry.
The workers in Cape Clear have held strikes this week when the operator made unilateral pay cuts of up to 27%, claiming financial loss, despite being in receipt of a government subsidy.
In Rathlin the operator made a employee (who just happened to be a whistle blower) redundant after two months, citing financial loss, despite this contract being worth £4 million in subsidy.
DRDNI paid for a £55,000 "investigation" into the procurement, the conclusions of which have now been proven to be "flawed"
nalil.blogspot.com/ (Slugger O Toole political blogger of the year) has been looking into the saga, with painstaking research and the evidence that the DRD report does not hold up to scrutiny...
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