Ian Paisley Jnr. in more bother?

[ziggysego]

Ian Paisley Junior has confirmed he is receiving a salary from Westminster as a researcher for his North Antrim MP father.

It is one of three jobs that Mr Paisley has.

Sir Alastair Graham, the former chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, described this as "very bizarre".

"It means he is being paid as an assembly member, a junior minister and also by his father from his parliamentary allowances," he said.

Mr Paisley said his research job has been detailed in his register of interests since 1998.

Sourced BBCi: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7230787.stm

[illdecide]

Heard that myself Ziggy. They have money coming in from everywhere and that money pit they were involved in up and the Giants causeway and planning applications somewhere else.

Paisley will scratch no hole there's not rat in

[Donagh]

According to today's Irish News over half the stoops (10) and half the dupes (18) are employing close family members, including: Alex Attwood (brother), Mary Bradley (daughter), PJ Bradley (different daughter), John Dallat (wife), Tommy Gallagher (son), Carmel Hanna (sister), Dolores Kelly (daughter).

Alex Maskey's niece is employed by the Shinners as is Caral Ni Chuilin's husbands brothers wife – tenuous link there at the end by the Irish News.

[Maguire01]

According to today's Irish News over half the stoops (10) and half the dupes (18) are employing close family members, including: Alex Attwood (brother), Mary Bradley (daughter), PJ Bradley (different daughter), John Dallat (wife), Tommy Gallagher (son), Carmel Hanna (sister), Dolores Kelly (daughter).

Alex Maskey's niece is employed by the Shinners as is Caral Ni Chuilin's husbands brothers wife – tenuous link there at the end by the Irish News.

How is that a tenuous link? It's practically her sister-in-law, is it not?

Anyway, in general, i don't see a problem in employing family members if they're doing the job.  On the other hand, it's hard to see how Ian Paisley Junior can juggle this with being an MLA and Junior Minister - how much time can he really have for 'research' if he's a junior minister?

[armaghniac]

Appointing a son or daughter may be OK, if they do the work. However someone who is a minister in the Assembly should not also be doing dogsbody for a Westminster MP.

[Aerlik]

Ahhhh yes, nothing like a wee bit of nepotism to keep the in-laws happy.

Nothing illegal so long as they are DOING the job.    So long as we don't end up with Paisley as the Six Counties' equivalent of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.  Actually that might not be a bad thing come to think of it. 

[Fluffy Che]

His brass neck and pure greed will stop any resignation but God l wish he would.

Just another fortunate son with no talents whatsoever.

Keep digging and more 'discoveries' will be unearthed.

Twat..

[orangeman]

Paisley approved Libyan transfer 

Ian Paisley Junior approved the transfer of PSNI officers to Libya
The Policing Board has confirmed that Ian Paisley Junior approved the secondment of PSNI officers to train their counterparts in Libya.

Mr Paisley was the chair of the Human Resources sub-committee when it was asked to approve the move in November 2008.

Earlier his party colleague, Nigel Dodds, said whoever approved the move was "living on a different planet". Mr Paisley has not yet commented on the matter.

A spokesperson for the Policing Board said the request for the secondment came in December 2008.

However because the request fell between meetings of the Human Resources sub-committee, protocol dictated that the chair of the committee, Ian Paisley Junior, approved the decision himself along with his vice-chair.

It was subsequently signed off by the overall Policing Board chairman, Sir Desmond Rea.

The Northern Ireland police officers are seconded to the UK's National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA).

The PSNI said the Policing Board was informed in December 2008 of the deployment of an officer to Libya and the NIO approved it in January 2009.

"At all times the police service acted in an open and transparent manner," it said.

The NIO said "all the legislative requirements were met" in approving the secondment.

During the Troubles, Libya supplied guns and explosives which the IRA used to kill police officers.

Police said a chief inspector/temporary superintendent spent a number of days in Libya last November to assess training needs.

Based on his recommendations, an inspector was part of a tactical command course between 12 January and 2 February.

The NPIA website lists Superintendent Kevin Smith - who has served as a police officer in Northern Ireland for 24 years - as having arranged training for Libyan officers in Libya and the UK.

It also has details of a PSNI sergeant taking part in a training event for Libyans at the national police training centre in Bramshill in November 2008.

'International deployment'


  Whoever made that decision, whoever thought that was the right way to proceed, must be living in a different world and different planet

Nigel Dodds
Some relatives of IRA victims have renewed their attempt to receive compensation from Libya following the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Libyan man Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi.

The DUP's Nigel Dodds is involved in that process.

He said it was "totally inappropriate and offensive" that PSNI officers were selected to provide training "given the very recent history of what the Libyans have done in terms of the annals of terrorism in Northern Ireland".

"Whoever made that decision, whoever thought that was the right way to proceed, must be living in a different world and different planet," he added.

'No surprise'

However, former British ambassador to Libya, Oliver Miles, said the training move was not unexpected.

"If you go back to Tony Blair's first visit to Libya in 2004 one of the very first things that came out of that was a statement about co-operation in the military field, in security," he said.

"It doesn't at all surprise me that should involve a police element."

The NIPA said officers from a range of UK police services have trained the Libyan police.

The training was arranged in response to a request for support from the Home Office and the British Embassy in Tripoli.

[rootthemout]

heard that clown willie"i hate fenians"frazer  on the radio earlier giving off a stink about this,good enough for him

[gorm agus bui]

heard that clown willie"i hate fenians"frazer  on the radio earlier giving off a stink about this,good enough for him

Do you think Willie might be able to get me a ticket for the match on Sunday

[Donagh]

Brillant! 

[longrunsthefox]

Class! 

[gorm agus bui]

Brillant! 

Strong rumour going round that he replaced Paul McGrane on the selection panel for the vacant mangers post

[Orior]

Paisley approved Libyan transfer 

Ian Paisley Junior approved the transfer of PSNI officers to Libya
The Policing Board has confirmed that Ian Paisley Junior approved the secondment of PSNI officers to train their counterparts in Libya.

Mr Paisley was the chair of the Human Resources sub-committee when it was asked to approve the move in November 2008.

Earlier his party colleague, Nigel Dodds, said whoever approved the move was "living on a different planet". Mr Paisley has not yet commented on the matter.

A spokesperson for the Policing Board said the request for the secondment came in December 2008.

However because the request fell between meetings of the Human Resources sub-committee, protocol dictated that the chair of the committee, Ian Paisley Junior, approved the decision himself along with his vice-chair.

It was subsequently signed off by the overall Policing Board chairman, Sir Desmond Rea.

The Northern Ireland police officers are seconded to the UK's National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA).

The PSNI said the Policing Board was informed in December 2008 of the deployment of an officer to Libya and the NIO approved it in January 2009.

"At all times the police service acted in an open and transparent manner," it said.

The NIO said "all the legislative requirements were met" in approving the secondment.

During the Troubles, Libya supplied guns and explosives which the IRA used to kill police officers.

Police said a chief inspector/temporary superintendent spent a number of days in Libya last November to assess training needs.

Based on his recommendations, an inspector was part of a tactical command course between 12 January and 2 February.

The NPIA website lists Superintendent Kevin Smith - who has served as a police officer in Northern Ireland for 24 years - as having arranged training for Libyan officers in Libya and the UK.

It also has details of a PSNI sergeant taking part in a training event for Libyans at the national police training centre in Bramshill in November 2008.

'International deployment'


  Whoever made that decision, whoever thought that was the right way to proceed, must be living in a different world and different planet

Nigel Dodds
Some relatives of IRA victims have renewed their attempt to receive compensation from Libya following the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Libyan man Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi.

The DUP's Nigel Dodds is involved in that process.

He said it was "totally inappropriate and offensive" that PSNI officers were selected to provide training "given the very recent history of what the Libyans have done in terms of the annals of terrorism in Northern Ireland".

"Whoever made that decision, whoever thought that was the right way to proceed, must be living in a different world and different planet," he added.

'No surprise'

However, former British ambassador to Libya, Oliver Miles, said the training move was not unexpected.

"If you go back to Tony Blair's first visit to Libya in 2004 one of the very first things that came out of that was a statement about co-operation in the military field, in security," he said.

"It doesn't at all surprise me that should involve a police element."

The NIPA said officers from a range of UK police services have trained the Libyan police.

The training was arranged in response to a request for support from the Home Office and the British Embassy in Tripoli.

This is a complete joke. Unionists are a bitter bitter crowd of people.

1) Are unionists not still bitter with the Germans? If not, then why not? And why are they driving German cars?

2) If the policemen had a problem with their Libyan placement, then I'm sure they would have said so before now.

3) Why can civilians decide where policemen go for extra mural activity? Can we hear from one real person who is upset by this?

4) The Libyan police didnt do the dastardly act, so why punish them?

5) Who is looking after the thousands of car workers in northern england who will loose their jobs because of relations with Libya being soured by this?

[filthydog]

Good to see Ian og in the Shit.