Tom Parlon is "destroyed"

[Homeboy]

Quote from today’s Irish Independent Business Supplement page 5

Tom Parlon “We’ve been destroyed, my salary has halved”

Also: “I’m in and out of the Dail every day, any chance I get…everybody does it”

[Ivor_Lot]

My heart bleeds for you Tom. You reap what you sow.

[What_Goes_Up]

independent.ie/business/weve … 97804.html

The Interview: Tom Parlon, CIF chief
Thursday October 28 2010

Construction’s chief lobbyist says industry can still save us. By Laura Noonan

REPRESENTING a group as deeply unpopular as Ireland’s developers demands something of a thick skin, and Construction Industry Federation (CIF) boss Tom Parlon seems unlikely to be found wanting.

Ensconced in his canal-side office, a mere stone’s throw away from the hushed corridors where the Government is making decisions on the most brutal Budget in our history, Parlon is making a case for state support for the construction industry.

Some would say the industry widely credited with getting us into a situation where we have to slash €15bn from our budgets over the next four years is in no position to ask for anything, but Parlon has few problems making unpopular points.

…(cont’d)

[Thing_Fish]

boo fucking whoo tom, where did all the money go Tom???

[Snakeblood]

Managed to hang onto a job has he? Well done. I didn’t.

[Calina]

@Homeboy

Tom Parlon “We’ve been destroyed, my salary has halved”

a lot of former construction workers have seen their salaries reduced by 100%. He’s one of the lucky ones.

[Bigby]

Very scathing article. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a piece that is critical of Country Tom and calls him on all of his auld guff. Nice to see it. Shame we didn’t see it 5+ years ago - maybe we wouldn’t be so screwed now.

I doubt he really spent all of his money - I’d say he’s just giving us the Poor Mouth so as to make his request for more taxpayer cash palatable. I don’t know what he earns currently but I suspect that even with a 50% cut he’s on more way money than I am. So if you’re reading this Tom you can take your poor mouth and place it in a certain location about your person.

[ewd3]

@Bigby

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I’d say he’s just giving us the Poor Mouth .

Backgound in farming and cosntruction? the poor mouth? Surely not…

[xman]

Tom, did you manage to buy another house yet?

Theres loads of them for sale apparently - just ask one of your semi-literate, pig ignorant members

[jacobmarley]

@Bigby

I don’t know what he earns

250k accoding to the Trib in October 2008

Then, a few months after losing his seat, he transferred to the CIF, and a handy annual salary of €250,000. Therein, his main function is to put on the poor mouth and lobby government. He was a gamekeeper on behalf of the people of Ireland. Now, armed with his knowledge and contacts from the people’s parliament, he acts for an industry hungry for the people’s money.

tribune.ie/article/2008/oct/ … pigs-back/

On the pigs back indeed.

[spqr64]

@jacobmarley

@Bigby

I don’t know what he earns

250k accoding to the Trib in October 2008

Then, a few months after losing his seat, he transferred to the CIF, and a handy annual salary of €250,000. Therein, his main function is to put on the poor mouth and lobby government. He was a gamekeeper on behalf of the people of Ireland. Now, armed with his knowledge and contacts from the people’s parliament, he acts for an industry hungry for the people’s money.

tribune.ie/article/2008/oct/ … pigs-back/

On the pigs back indeed.

Jaysus how will he ever manage on 125k a year.

[roc]

…When faced with the more pertinent questions about his sector’s right to demand support from the Government now, he responds with the kind of numerical assault so beloved of politicians…

Just think of all the revenue that could be raised if the Government agreed with the CIF and made no cut to next year’s €5bn planned investment spend, Parlon argues.

And that’s saying nothing about the savings of not having those workers on the dole, and the VAT and other jobs they’ll support as they spread their earnings around the economy, Parlon adds…

Here’s some figures for you Tom - That 5 billion investment spend would pay full dole of 196 euro a week to more than 490,000 out of work individuals for a year. Do you really think we should put it your way instead, in these times?

As an aside, is that the same Laura Noonan who used to write all of those delusional “personal finance” (ie. sales and shilling for bank and insurance company) articles?

[xman]

@spqr64

Jaysus how will he ever manage on 125k a year.

Plus €19k ministerial pension

[Bigby]

@xman

@spqr64

Jaysus how will he ever manage on 125k a year.

Plus €19k ministerial pension

That he refuses to surrender.

In much way that De Bert refuses to surrender his Mercedes even though he just publicly admitted that it is his fault that “we are where we are”.

[pmwhelan]

Wasn’t he calling for a stamp duty reduction / abolishment recently?

[Inis_Man]

@Homeboy

Tom Parlon “We’ve been destroyed, my salary has halved”

That’s right, Tom - it’s all about the halves and halve nots now isn’t it?
Which half are you, Tommy boy?

[InForADime]

@TP

If it means they put property on the market and that reduces prices, then let’s face that.

That ship has sailed, buddy. Your boys had their chance. (Of course most of them were already insolvent.)

[pete]

Parlon to the People of Ireland: “I’m Rick James, bitches. Cocaine…is a hell of a drug…”

[Homeboy]

@Homeboy

Quote from today’s Irish Independent Business Supplement page 5

Tom Parlon “We’ve been destroyed, my salary has halved”

Also: “I’m in and out of the Dail every day, any chance I get…everybody does it”

I don’t give a fizz about Parlon’s private life, but I see huge grubbiness, sleaze and scandal in the above quote.

[de_knowledge_economy]

Sure doesn’t he have a huge ranch in the midlands?Land tax on anyone holding more then 200 acres anyone? Everybody has to contribute.