Comments on: Over-Zealous Enforcement of Regulations in Ireland

By: AM in Belgium

AM in Belgium — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:24:10 +0000

Howard, number 15. It is nothing to do with the EU. The EU might have made a directive, regulation, or a decision as to what rules and regulations should be in place, but it is always, in 100% of cases, the national or local administration who decide *how* these regulations are implemeneted.

A perfect example of this was already given in respect to small butchers in Ireland being closed down "because of the EU", yet in most other countries (except the UK, obviously) they are sensible as to how they implement the rules.

It really pisses me off that Ireland apes the UK in all the bad implementations of rules, regulations, and society, and yet ignore all the good ideas which can be seen all over Europe and other parts of the world.

What the fuck point is that?

By: No.8

No.8 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:31:53 +0000

Howard, not condoning what happened in the UK but would you rather mutiple deaths rather than "just" one? The rescue services cannot be expected to put their lives at unreasonable risk to save someone. Sad but true.

By: Bock

Bock — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:04:09 +0000

I'm starting to smell a troll.

By: Silver

Silver — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:06:45 +0000

Authorocrats, Parasitocrats, Bastardocrats…….. typical. How dare you Bock,UB40 and Mel devalue the efforts of the people that run this state. They provide the glue for our society and obviously provide an easy targets for anarchistic moaners and serial whingers like you, who have nothing better to do.

Try making a contribution to society.

By: Howard

Howard — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:41:27 +0000

Get used to it folks this is all part of a greater EU plan to control everything you do in your lives.
Did you see in the UK where the Fire-service stood by for 6 hours doing nothing while a young woman died in a mine shaft. The reason they refused to take action were given as "Health & Safety concerns"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article7047101.ece

By: unstranger

unstranger — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:44:15 +0000

Hangar Queen

10 out of 10.

By: UB40

UB40 — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:48:04 +0000

Shoot the bastards……. The thought police haven taken over the land, It used to be the church now its these over paid civil service cunts. They have fuck all to do it seems but reign red tape terror across the land fascist scum.

Good one Mel Authorocrats…….. What about Parasitocrats or Bastardocrats

By: EssoDee

EssoDee — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:06:07 +0000

I think there's more to it than just the makework thing though. Ordinary butchers who used to have their own little abbatoirs have been driven out of business the length and breadth of the country over the last 20 years or so. The ostensible reason was food safety, you know, "not our fault its the EU" that kind of thing, and yet small artisan operators have no such problems in France and elsewhere. I'm convinced this is down to the big meat plants using their influence (we know who their friends are from the Beef Tribunal) to impose massive costs which they know the little guy can't afford. I believe Health and Safety generally is widely used to restrict compettition and keep little guys out of the market. Alternative explanations are laughably implausible when you consider how lax regulation is when it comes to financial services and other areas.

By: De fan

De fan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:04:42 +0000

Why haven't the H&S shut down the rat infested schools, and made the government fix them up before allowing them to reopen?

By: Mel Drew

Mel Drew — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:45:31 +0000

Surely its time to shackle the AUTHOROCRATS who are ruining our country.

Bock I thought I had invented a new word this morning. It is this useless shower of authorocrat fuckers that drag down the good name of those decent hard working public servants. Power has driven these bastards mad altogether. Lok at the HSE and their antics this morning trying to gag Alan Shatter, instead of addressing the patent incompetence of their own staff.