Questions and Answers

Presented By John Bowman

The First Panel

    • Enda Kenny, Leader of Fine Gael
    • Mary Harney, Minister for Health & Children
    • Pat Rabbitte, Labour Party Spokesperson on Justice
    • Suzanne Kelly, tax lawyer
    • Senator David Norris
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The Second Panel

    • Liz O'Donnell, Fmr PD Minister; media & public affairs consultant
    • Mary Lou MacDonald, Vice President, Sinn Féin
    • Fergus Finlay, Chief Executive, Barnardos
    • Catherine Ghent, Solicitor
    • John Waters, writer and columnist
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The Third Panel

    • John Gormley, Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Govt
    • Noel Whelan, Barrister and political commentator
    • Mairéad McGuinness, Fine Gael MEP
    • Gerard Colleran, Editor, Irish Daily Star
    • Eddie Hobbs, financial consultant
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Interview with An Taoiseach


Previous Programmes

22 June 2009

  • The Panel
  • Q1: Has enough changed for the Irish people to embrace the Lisbon Treaty?
  • Q2: Does the panel think judges are being judged unfairly?

15 June 2009

  • The Panel
  • Q1. Why should the taxpayer continue to prop up Anglo Irish Bank?
  • Q2. How are neutrality and taxation to be guaranteed without rewriting the Lisbon Treaty?

08 June 2009

  • The Panel:
  • Q1. Should the Government call a General Election now?
  • Q2. Were the results a fundamental realignment?

25 May 2009

  • The Panel
  • Q1: Should the Govt freeze the assets of the religious orders?
  • Q2: What might the political fallout from the elections be?

18 May 2009

  • The Panel
  • Q1. In the economic crisis, what should people expect from their MEPs?
  • Q2. Does the panel believe MEPs' expenses should be published?

11 May 2009

  • The Panel
  • Q1. In relation to blasphemy has Minister Dermot Ahern chosen the right option?
  • Q2. Do we need a referendum to protect children?
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