Is the rich rancher getting all pious and nobel in his old age?. BOLLOX Says DRM. This is just a cynical pre-election ploy by Bruton in the hope of securing a Fine Gael majority in the next coalition government.
Former Taoiseach John Bruton has claimed that Ireland is run by civil servants who use TDs and Senators to administer their rule.
Bruton condemns political system Enlarge photo In a scathing attack on the political system, he also suggested countless corruption tribunals were necessary because Government ministers are not fully answerable to the Dail.
Mr Bruton insisted a new referee-type chairman was needed in the Dail to order Cabinet members to properly respond to questions and make sure planned laws are wholly debated. The ex-European Union ambassador to the United States also admitted he did not do enough during his three years as Taoiseach to reform how Ireland is run.
He said: "I've thought about it a lot since, though. One of the big problems we have had are the tribunals, very expensive tribunals, to get information about what is being done by people involved in public administration.
"If we had a better system for ensuring the full and accurate answers were given to Dail questions, we would not need as many forms of inquiry as we currently have."
Mr Bruton, now chairman of IFSC Ireland, said the Ceann Comhairle was the key role in the Dail that needed to be overhauled.
A new referee-style speaker should be elected by secret ballot - rather than be chosen by the serving Taoiseach - and have the power to order Government ministers to come back into the Dail and properly answer questions, he said.
The revamped role would also allow the Ceann Comhairle to overrule the Government on controversial "guillotines" and demand issues be debated more fully. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20110106/tuk-bruton-condemns-political-system-e1cd776.html
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