The penny has finally dropped.

Sinn Fein has done the State some service by placing on the public record the scandalous pensions being paid to ex ministers ,That any person should draw over E.100,000.00 per annum AND be paid another plum salary from Government coffers for appointment to government sponsored positions is nothing short of sinful.That some of the recipients are members of political parties that supposedly care for the poor and disadvantaged is at least hypocritical.
An ex chairman of the Revenue Commissioners,Dermot Quigley,who undoubtedly is on a good pension, has the decency to work for nothing for the Valuation Office. It is high time that others on good pensions from the state  took note and helped the State out in its moment of need.
Leo Varadkar made a pre election promise not to pay unsecured bondholders in Anglo a single penny.Of course weasel words were composed to renege on this promise.
In recent articles I have strongly criticised his constituency colleague Joan Burton for the failure of her Department to provide any funding whatsoever for native Irish people who have no money whatsoever,not even for food.It is absolutely appalling that this is allowed to happen.
But it now makes sense .What Leo may have  meant was that not a penny would be paid to Irish who had no security because their stamps had run out.
Of course you don't count these people in the unemployed statistics as they get no State assistance.If you could cut off  199,000 more people or force them to emigrate you could claim a corresponding decrease in unemployment.
They are not even a statistic and appeals take so long that they will be starved into emigrating,.
I thank God that I left Dublin West so long ago as the possibility of even encountering people who allow such misery to prevail sickens me to the core.