Are you genuinely enraged by this, or just responding to something you heard on Liveline today?
And if you think the Lisbon Treaty is a proxy opinion poll for the Government, then you need to pay more attention.
I know of someone who will work at a polling station.
She is a teacher and is off that day ,as the school has closed due to the Lisbon treaty vote.
She will recieve over 350 euro for the day.
She will also recieve a travel allowence.And other misc allowences.
She will also work on the count,another 350 euro.
She will/did get training pay.
And she has done it before so the cost to the taxpayer has doubled!
Oh and she will also get paid for her day off!!
Can anyone justify this amount of money,regardless of the profession of the person doing it?
Can anyone state how many people are employed to work at the polling stations throughout the country and then the count the next day.?
Then we can see the real cost to the taxpayer..
I hadnt made my mind up about which way to vote,and I dont believe in cutting my nose off to spite my face..BUT..Im very angry about this and feel like a NO vote is in order now,anything to bring this Government down.
Is this another expenses scandle waiting to happen??
Whats the relevance of her occupation?
The job is/was on offer and she got it so fair play to her. Did this govt bring about the paying of poll clarks?
Voting against the treaty simply to go against the govt is small minded.[/quote
The FAS board also got/had a job,so would you be fair playing them??
Just because someone got a job ,makes it alright ??this is typical of the attitude that has this country the way it is.
I wrote " regardless of the profession of the person", though perhaps you missed that bit...
However ,the relevance of her profession is that
a) She is being paid for a day which she will not work..BY the taxpayers
b) She will be paid for that same day ,an ridculous amount of money (once again by the taxpayer )for a job that people on the live register could do .
And even if that wasnt possible surely that amount of money REGARDLESS OF THE PERSONS PROFESSION,is way too much??
Re the goverment bringing about paying of poll clerks;I dont know,do you?
What I do know is that they are in "charge" at the moment,and therfore responsible for the ship and all who sail in her.There have been many instances of expenses and overpaying been exposed lately, and this to my mind is another one of those.
I had already addressed the issue of voting in my post,but maybe you missed that bit...
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Whats the relevance of her occupation?
The job is/was on offer and she got it so fair play to her. Did this govt bring about the paying of poll clarks?
Voting against the treaty simply to go against the govt is small minded.[/quote
The FAS board also got/had a job,so would you be fair playing them??
Just because someone got a job ,makes it alright ??this is typical of the attitude that has this country the way it is.
Where is the connection here? The FAS board got top jobs that many would be delighted to receive, so ya fair play to them too.
How has this typical attitude got the country in any way? If anything an attitude of ' why are they getting so much' and lets moan about it is typical.
I wrote " regardless of the profession of the person", though perhaps you missed that bit...
No didn't miss it, just thought why mention it, if it had no bearing on your argument.
However ,the relevance of her profession is that
a) She is being paid for a day which she will not work..BY the taxpayers
If your job was closed for the day to accomodate an event that allowed the taxpayers to voice their opinion I'm sure you would be a bit miffed if told that you wouldn't be paid for it.
b) She will be paid for that same day ,an ridculous amount of money (once again by the taxpayer )for a job that people on the live register could do .
Somebody set the rate, maybe it was at a time when people didn't want to give up an entire day, or take on the reponsibility. As regards people on the live register, why should they take over these jobs simply because they are out of work?
And even if that wasnt possible surely that amount of money REGARDLESS OF THE PERSONS PROFESSION,is way too much??
Re the goverment bringing about paying of poll clerks;I dont know,do you?
I asked the question because I didn't have the answer.
What I do know is that they are in "charge" at the moment,and therfore responsible for the ship and all who sail in her.There have been many instances of expenses and overpaying been exposed lately, and this to my mind is another one of those.
I had already addressed the issue of voting in my post,but maybe you missed that bit...
Is that the bit about a no vote is in order now to bring down the govt, or I'd nearly do it, which hardly says that you wouldn't.
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I know of someone who will work at a polling station.
She is a teacher and is off that day ,as the school has closed due to the Lisbon treaty vote.
She will recieve over 350 euro for the day.
She will also recieve a travel allowence.And other misc allowences.
She will also work on the count,another 350 euro.
She will/did get training pay.
And she has done it before so the cost to the taxpayer has doubled!
Oh and she will also get paid for her day off!!
Can anyone justify this amount of money,regardless of the profession of the person doing it?
Can anyone state how many people are employed to work at the polling stations throughout the country and then the count the next day.?
Then we can see the real cost to the taxpayer..
I hadnt made my mind up about which way to vote,and I dont believe in cutting my nose off to spite my face..BUT..Im very angry about this and feel like a NO vote is in order now,anything to bring this Government down.
Is this another expenses scandle waiting to happen??
one of the points raised about this on liveline was that getting a 'poll clerk' position is a bit of a closed shop - based more on who you know. Someone on the show even made reference to someone claiming the role had been bequeathed to them in a will.
With so many people now out of work, should preference be given to those who are not already in paid employment for these duties ?
If the polls are open for 14 hours, then i guess they need 2 rosters of people. In my polling station there are, at least, 6 tables with 2 people on each. 24 people & €350 per day per polling station becomes a significant amount of money to spend on people who may already be paid for that day. And that's a top of the head calculation, before travel expenses and meal allowances are included.
exactly..very well put.
and a similar amount the following day for those involved in the count.
I voted No the last time. Why should I vote Yes this time? I did all the research.Voting against the treaty simply to go against the govt is small minded.
The day is not done in shifts, i have worked as a presiding officer for the last few votes and it is a very long day. I am at my station at 6.30am and leave at 10pm. I cannot leave the building during the day and the the box is my responsibility for the entire time i have it. I must also collect the box the day before the election. There is no meal allowance, and the travel (if you bother to claim it, i dont) is not alot, people generally poll at stations near where they live so there would be very little travel involved.
I am at my station at 6.30am and leave at 10pm. I cannot leave the building during the day and the the box is my responsibility for the entire time i have it. I must also collect the box the day before the election.
What do you think ?!?!Do you keep the box with you at night?!
How many people out there have applied and NOT gotten work with the election ?
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