Down with that sort of thing

If this is a sign of the kind of antics that current TD's are going to embark on, it is going to be long, long winter for the Government.

RTE News today had a report about the lengths that Fianna Fail Deputy for Roscommon - Michael Finneran - will go to, in order to save inpatient surgery services at Roscommon County Hospital; he claims he will not stand for the party if the decision is not rescinded.

The whip will have to be used on this one - and pretty quickly too. It is a clever move from Finneran. He is the hero if he can get the Government to change the mind of the HSE (not a chance) and thus be re-elected. If he stands his ground, the whip could ensure his ejection from the party; he runs as an independent, is re-elected, and is also a hero.

If this an indication of the mindset of existing Government back benchers, it's just a bit too clever for my liking....

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