Martin defends €4.4m embassy spending

[Jinky67]

€4.4m?? You almost become immune to it at this stage.....

Martin defends €4.4m embassy spending
Sunday, 7 February 2010 15:21
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, has defended the decision to refurbish the Ottawa residence of the Irish ambassador to Canada.

It was reported today that the taxpayer has paid more than €4.4m to revamp the embassy.

Speaking on RTÉ Radio's 'This Week', Minister Martin said it was important that Ireland be properly represented overseas.

AdvertisementHe described the amount spent as a 'very significant sum of money' but said foreign embassies played a key role in winning inward investment and in supporting the work of Enterprise Ireland and the IDA.



Story from RTÉ News:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0207/embassy.html

[Barney]

martin...name some canadian companies that currently operate in ireland and employ irish workers since you say that the expenditure on these embassies helps the IDA get foreign investors to set up in ireland...

[rubbish mouth breath]

it's twice the size of the Canadians PM gaff.....bunch of useless cunts this government.

[rubbish mouth breath]

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/top-envoys-residence-revamped-at-cost-of-euro4m-to-taxpayer-2052155.html

[Beaty]

Me-hole is at it again.

B

[dennisfallen]

I wonder how a jacuzzi and a sauna are going to assist getting jobs for Ireland.






Humm.
I have a feeling ;a bad feeling about this.And once again,what's going to happen?
Nothing;that's what!
It's a good job we're a nation of sheep.

[daveyk]

I wonder how a jacuzzi and a sauna are going to assist getting jobs for Ireland.






Humm.
I have a feeling ;a bad feeling about this.And once again,what's going to happen?
Nothing;that's what!
It's a good job we're a nation of sheep.

too right - its no wonder it took us so long to kick the brits out - what a nation of dummies - there seems to be a scandal every day fgs