That's the problem with all the state employees, it doesn't matter what they do, they appear to be untouchable.
We've just had an incident in
Wicklow where a circus with wild animals, including majestic, endangered Tigers, was allowed to set up on council land!
Although the Town Clerk took full responsibility, her excuse was:-
"She said she hadn’t yet had an opportunity to get to work on the bye-laws. In 2006, the Council had 10 staff members but that figure is now down to seven.
One staff member has also been out on sick leave for the past three months and the council no longer get any cover.
‘We are struggling to meet our regulatory requirements, never mind anything else.’
However, Ms Purcell said she took full responsibility for failing to check whether the circus contained animals or not.
‘I put my hands up. I didn’t ask if they had wild animals. When I found out they did it was too late. I will ensure this doesn’t happen again with any circus.’
Not good enough, where is the accountability and diciplinary action.