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Leo Varadkar’s reputation is diminished and possibly permanently damaged today, although he will surely survive the next Dáil scandal over the details of the problem in question.
The public will take in the fact that Mr. Varadkar was involved in a self-admitted secret double deal on critically important negotiations that had yet to reach full acceptance.
Therefore, it is difficult not to conclude that the Tánaiste tarnished the office of Taoiseach, the highest executive position in the country, by violating good faith in the negotiations.
I was speaking to IMO, the Irish Medical Organization, on behalf of all GPs.
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Matthew O’Toole socializing with Leo Varadkar
After reaching a draft agreement, which has yet to be fully approved through the endorsement of its members, it revealed all the details to the president of the National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP), the direct rival of the IMO and a poacher of its members.
Varadkar has effectively resorted to the argument that the end justifies the means, which has always been very dubious from a moral point of view throughout history, but is a fairly common device of politicians who want to push things forward.
Since the NAGP represented some family doctors, it was an attempt to inform them of the details of a new contract that would apply to them … even if the OMI were the only authorized agent of that change.
But this ignores the NAGP insurgency within the profession at the time.
The NAGP claimed 1,200 members among approximately 2,800 GPs nationwide, though it has since folded its tent.
Whatever the intention, and the recipient of the copy of the draft agreement mailed by Leo Varadkar was his personal friend, Dr. Maitiú Ó Tuathail, it should raise questions in the minds of unions about their good faith in future conversations .
And reliability is a key requirement in a Minister of Business, Commerce and Employment, formerly known as a Minister of Labor.
It will be on the opposite side of the negotiating table, but will they all be above the table?
Or will there be secondary channels to another person in a larger game?
The public sector salary agreement expires at the end of December and will need to be renewed.
Shame is the least of it, especially when Mr. Varadkar has made a name for himself by speaking bluntly and telling it like it is.
Which brings us to the political implications of this controversy, which are possibly greater for the Fine Gael leader as an individual professional.
‘Leaker Varadkar’ is not a good nickname and robs him of considerable authority.
The hits and misses of the current case aside, with Sinn Féin yelling ‘How many more leaks were there? How many more documents? How many more times? ‘ – It must be that Mr. Varadkar’s party leadership is now damaged.
That’s because his ability to impose discipline suffers, because he is now an admitted violator of the rules himself.
Any future renegade, when faced with a transgression, can point the finger in return.
And a leader who cannot impose discipline is a vulnerable leader.
The whole “do what I say, not what I do” argument comes into play.
Perceptions of hypocrisy can be more corrosive than the initial public disclosure of duplicity, which it appears to be, by the standard dictionary definition.
It is possible that the current episode, which will likely disappear this week, will be seen by future chroniclers as the moment when ‘Leaker Varadkar’ began to lose control of the party, with Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe notably prominent yesterday in stocks. to ease the situation.
Varadkar will probably make things clear when he makes his advance declaration at the Dáil tomorrow.
While the coverage of this will no doubt be impressed by the US presidential election, Varadkar will find that he has become very publicly dirty.
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