Pat Rabbitte
Former Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment of IrelandWikipedia
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Nov 4, 2026
Should Government Ministers have qualifications within their portfolio?
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1:48Sean MoncrieffHOST
Some have accused Callan of elitism.
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1:52Sean MoncrieffHOST
But does he have a point? Is experience in whatever ministerial brief or in government itself important? Pat Rabbitte is a former leader of the Labour Party and was Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
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2:03Sean MoncrieffHOST
Afternoon, Pat.
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2:04Pat RabbitteGUEST
Good afternoon, Sean.
Should Government Ministers have qualifications within their portfolio?
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0:27Sean MoncrieffHOST
Some have accused Callan of elitism.
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0:31Sean MoncrieffHOST
But does he have a point? Is experience in whatever ministerial brief or in government itself important? Pat Rabbitte is a former leader of the Labour Party and was Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
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0:42Sean MoncrieffHOST
Afternoon, Pat.
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0:43Pat RabbitteGUEST
Good afternoon, Sean.
RTÉ funding snub not a good look for Patrick O’Donovan
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16:35Pat LeahyPANELIST
... about it as well.
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16:36Harry McGeePANELIST
So, so, and Pat, Pat Rabbitte was the minister in charge of that, and he commissioned a review, and the review recommended, as far as I can recall-
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16:43Hugh LinehanHOST
Just for our younger listeners, that would've been, what, 14 years ago?
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16:47Pat LeahyPANELIST
2014.