[Simon]

Tánaiste Mary Coughlan, another dynastic politician, is taking care of family business.

http://www.highlandradio.com/2010/05/03 ... stes-uncle

Over €500k of rent has been paid to her uncle over the last 6 years by the department of education to her Uncles company Breslin Limited and the contract will run until 2012

They could have bought a building for 500K, or built one as promised.

But I guess it was time she looked after the interests of the other side of the family.

She got her seat in a by-election after her father Cathal died, who in turn had been elected in a by-election after the death of his brother Clement.

I guess she meant it when she said in May 2008 after becoming Tánaiste "I'll be doing my best for the people of the north-west, particularly my own county" - but can she be related to all of them?

Aside from the dynastic element what bothers me is that there are no questions in the main media outlets with regards a conflict of interest between the minister for educations family making 90K per annum on rental, or the building of a new establishment.