If only we could tax everything FG have inherited! These guys really have nothing to offer anymore. That’s not being negative that’s being realistic.

The people should sell off Kenny, Rabbit, Howlin, and Shatter to begin with. the rest can go into a lucky bag..

No matter what promises ff made regarding state assets.. New government… New ideas… Stand on your own 2 feet mr Rabbitte and co.. NOT FOR SALE..

So let me get this straight. FF gov suggested selling state assets in principle, but didn’t commit to which or how much. FG gov agrees an amount in Troika negotiations. So FG say it’s not their fault, FF made vague agreement and FF say it’s not their fault, they never agreed to anything specific.

SIGH.

Incidentally, did Noonan *really* use the verb ‘resiling’?

I don’t care what “deal” was reached under the previous government, nor do I believe any money would be put aside for “job creation” from the sale of state assets!

Ireland is not for sale. Forget about selling Ireland’s assets to pay back unsecured bondholders Rabbitte. It is worse than selling “family silver”. Whose “family silver” generates income. Forget it. It’s the crappiest policy ye have – but then rabbits make a lot of that…

Isn’t it ironic that rabitte is the communications minister of a left wing party. Never has there been such an arrogant Molly coddled condescending eejit with such a poor grip of decent communication who always sounds like he’s talking down to his pupils when addressing us mere mortals.

Pat Rabbitte is the master of obfuscation but he can’t spin his way out of this one.

His party negotiated a programme for government commitment to sell off €2bn of our state assets.
They did this with no help from the troika.

FG has been advocating selling off state assets for years and they made a deal with Labour to do it. All this talk of the troika is classic red herring politics.

The first IMF agreement only committed to examining the possibility of sales, when Noonan got his hands on Finance this turned into a definite target.

If Rabbitte wants to blame someone for forcing him to sell state assets he should look closer to home and his cabinet colleagues – he must have known, going into Government with Fine Gael would lead here eventually.

Rabbitte is one of those relic from Ireland’s murky political past and is well past his sell by date. Pat do the country a favour and retire. God knows you have pocketed enough of our hard earned incomes over all of those wasted years you spent doing little but feathering your own nest.

Rommel none of the political parties have nothing to offer the people , if its corruption you want vote for this goverment or the previous one that is if we still have a country come the next elections

He stood on his neck and held up his old paw,
Three cheers for Old Ireland said Master McGrath.

Sorry Gavan & it’s nothing to do with your article but I got bored halfway through reading this because it seems most of these politicians have been around way too fuc*ing long & really have nothing of interest to bring to the party anymore.

Again IMF and Trioka and other foriegn EU countries are robbing us Blind, first the Banks Bail out and free low percentage hand out bailing out other countries like USA and Britan, Germany, France and Dutch, Swedan, now they want are Irish assets Properties that the Taxpayers have bought and paid for, and this Government is willing to sell us out, i dont think so, why are we not out fighting against this on the streets and why is it that some cowardless Irish no good wasters wont come out unto the streets and fight back and take control of our Irish Assets and the Austerity Fiscal Reform of House hold Tax Charge, it is Sad to say that the Irish people are a Bunch of Cowardless morans, they cannot see what the Leader politicians and Government is doing to our Country by Destroying our Economy and Putting us in more Crisis and Depths and to ruins of the Celtic Tiger.
Makes me Bloody sick, Rita cahill

I can tak ethis stuff when it’s spoken by Sinn Fein or the ULA, but I find it loathsome to hear it coming out of McGrath’s mouth. Has he ever said sorry?

We are all in the toilet, and when you are you have to sell off lots of goodies and just hope the day will come when you can buy them back. We better first decide if selling everything is even going to be enough or should we just default now. We voted in the government who were supposed to look after the shop but, as I say, it’s now a toilet. Anyone want to buy some hardly use bathroom fittings?

They are equally complicit, f’n carpet baggers.

Sell the lot. The private sector.will make them work better.