Fianna Fáil senators lobbied for increased wages/ pensions for councillor “constituents”
Oct 22nd, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Before the last general election, Fianna Fáil senators lobbied for increased wages and pensions for their councillor "constituents" and they succeeded. Now with the part-time jobs of all senators under threat, the abolition of the Seanad Upper House of the Irish Parliament has prompted comparisons with 1930s fascism. It's all about democracy and the taboo human trait "self-interest," of course has nothing to do with the reaction.