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Here's to you, Mrs Robertson

Mark Devenport | 15:13 UK time, Monday, 5 January 2009

The Westminster Northern Ireland Affairs Committee took a crack at Lord Saville today over the delay and cost of the Bloody Sunday inquiry. A colleague pointed out that the Committee website still lists Ian Paisley as our First Minister.

However it would be a cheap shot to make too much of this as the Committee's annual report, published today, makes it clear that it has hosted a farewell dinner for the former First Minister and taken evidence from his successor.

After all the current First Minister's wife sits on the Committee. Or does she? The Annual Report lists Committee members, including the Strangford MP, "Mrs Iris Robertson".

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  • 1. At 00:01am on 07 Jan 2009, Dennis Junior wrote:

    Mark:

    [After all the current First Minister's wife sits on the Committee. Or does she? ]

    i think that the first minister's wife should sit on the committee....

    ~Dennis Junior~

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  • 2. At 00:03am on 07 Jan 2009, Dennis Junior wrote:

    Mark:

    [The Westminster Northern Ireland Affairs Committee took a crack at Lord Saville today over the delay and cost of the Bloody Sunday inquiry.]

    What is the reason for the delay in the Bloody Sunday Inquiry?


    ~Dennis Junior~

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  • 3. At 00:04am on 07 Jan 2009, Dennis Junior wrote:

    Mark:

    [A colleague pointed out that the Committee website still lists Ian Paisley as our First Minister.]

    i thought the ian paisley, left northern ireland politics....

    ~Dennis Junior~

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  • 4. At 11:17pm on 07 Jan 2009, ________-RJ-________ wrote:

    Do they want me to tell them what happened on Bloody Sunday? What's the big mystery?

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  • 5. At 12:39pm on 08 Jan 2009, traditional_unionist wrote:

    There are so many words that could be made into a song here Mark, but I think I will leave it

    for now...

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  • 6. At 12:41pm on 08 Jan 2009, traditional_unionist wrote:

    RJ

    everyone knows what happened on Bloody Sunday despite the false victimhood etc shown from SF/IRA

    what with the political and "peace process" though it is not going to be convient or good timing anytime soon to deliver a verdict

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  • 7. At 10:36am on 09 Jan 2009, Nevin wrote:

    [website still lists Ian Paisley as our First Minister]

    The DRD website has different problems:

    "The Department for Regional Development's website has been experiencing technical difficulties over the past number of weeks and we are currently only able to provide a limited service whilst we continue to resolve all of our difficulties."

    This message has been up for months!!

    The Rathlin ferry investigations report doesn't get a press release or a front page mention; it's tucked away in publications.

    The DRD Measure Investment Proposal for public transport had some very interesting information about proposals for the Rathlin ferry service. It went AWOL but a copy was made by Google. I've put it on to Scribd - in the public interest.

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  • 8. At 6:50pm on 09 Jan 2009, Stormontspy wrote:

    Nevin.

    Maybe DRD are changing everything to the "North" for their leader.

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