Paul Gogarty goes mad....

thebandit · December 11, 2009, 05:20:59 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8TRXJ0SHm4

A Green Party backbencher apologised in the Dáil this afternoon after he told a Labour TD to "f**k you'' during heated exchanges on the Social Welfare Bill.

Paul Gogarty, who represents Dublin Mid West, had been challenged by Opposition TDs to vote against the Bill later this evening.

Mr Gogarty said that the Green party had succeeded in getting the size of the social welfare cuts reduced. As he continued to speak, defending his support for the Bill, he was heckled by Labour party TDs.

Turning to Labour TD Emmet Stagg, he shouted: "f**k you, Deputy Stagg. f**k you.''

Mr Gogarty then apologised for his "unparliamentary langugage''. He said he was outraged that somebody should question his sincerity.

Mr Gogarty said he would take at face value the sincerity of TDs on the opposite benches, "although I know, also, that perhaps some of your colleagues were more interested in point-scoring and political opportunism than sincerity''.

He added that if he was on the Opposition benches, without knowing the figures, he would be clamouring for blood.

Mr Gogarty said that he had received texts from public servants and those drawing social welfare saying that the Budget was shameful and a disgrace.

Throughtout today's debate, a succession of opposition TDs have criticised the social welfare cuts.

Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin said that there were difficult choices to be made in dealing with the social welfare budget.

"Nobody relishes having to do that, but we also made choices which were positive,'' she added.

The final vote on the Bill will take place at 6.30pm, when the Government is expected to have a comfortable majority.

tyssam5 · December 11, 2009, 05:34:23 PM

Would have been better if there was more than a couple of TD present.

haranguerer · December 11, 2009, 06:27:31 PM

Funny, but your mans an awful dickhead. Good job there wasn't a handbag handy, or we might have seen an assault!!

magpie seanie · December 11, 2009, 07:48:00 PM

That's hilarious. From your man clearly and calmly deciding - I'm going to tell him to f**k off - to Stagg nearly pissing himself laughing to Roisin Shorthall leaping from her seat at the end to assert that Labour never took money from Developers. Priceless.

The Green Party are just a bad joke being used as whores by Fianna Fáil. This poor idiot sees it but can't do anything about it. Worse still he's no getting anything out of it unlike his buddies John "No, (well ok so) to incinerators on my turf" Gormley and Eamon Ryan.

We are a seriously fcuked up country.

trileacman · December 11, 2009, 08:09:48 PM

If this guy is an elected member of the dail then yeah, your fcuked.

Donnellys Hollow · December 11, 2009, 08:23:24 PM

What a gobsh1te. Some amount of clowns up in Leinster House unfortunately.

Rossfan · December 11, 2009, 09:43:23 PM

Quote from: magpie seanie on December 11, 2009, 07:48:00 PM
. This poor idiot sees it but can't do anything about it.

He could resign from the Green Party and follow his beliefs like your man Behan from Wicklow did with EffinFF

magpie seanie · December 11, 2009, 09:46:16 PM

Quote from: Rossfan on December 11, 2009, 09:43:23 PM
Quote from: magpie seanie on December 11, 2009, 07:48:00 PM
. This poor idiot sees it but can't do anything about it.

He could resign from the Green Party and follow his beliefs like your man Behan from Wicklow did with EffinFF

Yes Rossfan, you are right. That's what he should do.

IolarCoisCuain · December 12, 2009, 01:35:28 AM

Quote from: Rossfan on December 11, 2009, 09:43:23 PM
Quote from: magpie seanie on December 11, 2009, 07:48:00 PM
. This poor idiot sees it but can't do anything about it.

He could resign from the Green Party and follow his beliefs like your man Behan from Wicklow did with EffinFF

If Gogarty were to follow his own beliefs that would mean that he'd be capable of reasoning in order to believe in something in the first place. Based on this clip, I wouldn't back Paul Gogarty as being able to chew his own food. What a spanner.

comethekingdom · December 12, 2009, 09:41:29 AM

Some pillock alright. I bet he felt like a right clown afterwards. When people like this are elected to the Dail it shows the class of people that have voted them in!

AZOffaly · December 12, 2009, 10:57:21 AM

Quote from: comethekingdom on December 12, 2009, 09:41:29 AM
Some pillock alright. I bet he felt like a right clown afterwards. When people like this are elected to the Dail it shows the class of people that have voted them in!

Like Jackie Healy Rae?

dodo · December 12, 2009, 01:55:57 PM

Quote from: AZOffaly on December 12, 2009, 10:57:21 AM
Quote from: comethekingdom on December 12, 2009, 09:41:29 AM
Some pillock alright. I bet he felt like a right clown afterwards. When people like this are elected to the Dail it shows the class of people that have voted them in!

Like Jackie Healy Rae?

Or John O'Donoghue

Capt Pat · December 12, 2009, 03:36:32 PM

I wouldn't be too happy if Emmet Stagg was lecturing me on integrity either. I got banned from AFR for talking about Emmet Staggs past in the Phoenix Park.

AZOffaly · December 12, 2009, 03:44:41 PM

That was the old joke about the Irish Mint recalling all the old pound coins wasn't it?

muppet · December 12, 2009, 05:34:08 PM

Quote from: AZOffaly on December 12, 2009, 10:57:21 AM
Quote from: comethekingdom on December 12, 2009, 09:41:29 AM
Some pillock alright. I bet he felt like a right clown afterwards. When people like this are elected to the Dail it shows the class of people that have voted them in!

Like Jackie Healy Rae?

Yip, something to be proud of alright.