Can an official complaint be raised?
Your TD probably never even saw your emails or got your messages.
They have staff for that and they don't hire the best qualified staff, often you'll be dealing with their husband or wife
Over four hundred thousand unemployed but the best assistant in the country happened to be in their family, handy that
Ok some supported their careers for years and years and that's fair enough but since taxpayers are paying the salary for the staff it should be an open and clear hiring process imo
They're all at it. Joan Collins of ULA complained for years about Fianna Fáil and jobs for the boys and then hired her husband and get taxpayers to pay his salary
The biggest concern a TD or Senator will have when recruiting someone is confidentiality and the potential for embarrassment if information is improperly leaked into the public domain by the prospective employee. Hence it is important that they recruit someone they can trust. In that context, I don't see the problem with employing a family member.
TDs dont have access to any confidential information? Only Ministers do. Anything they discuss in the Dail is public record as is draft legislation and associated documentation at committee stage etc.
It was a matter relating to a building development causing possible flooding.
If it were my TD I would have the height of respect for him if he completely ignored what appears to be a local dispute.What is a TD supposed to do then?
A constituent's medical card application is one example of confidential information that will sooner or later cross a TD's desk, solicited or otherwise. The consequences of improper leaking of such data could be ruinous.
A TD will not reply to an email unless you give all your details and they want to check if you are a constituent.
What is the next step?
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