Government Bank Friendly Policies Questioned by MEP
The announcement that the Bank of Ireland is to make banking significantly more difficult for customers and especially for older people, and those living in rural areas, emphasised the expanded role which credit unions and post offices must be allowed to play in the financial services sector. This was the view of Independent MEP Marian […]
ALONE welcome investment to upgrade public nursing homes
Economic Management Council to meet today to discuss the Government’s five-year spending plan on capital projects ALONE, the charity that provides services for older people in need, has today welcomed the announcement from Minister Kathleen Lynch that €450 million will be allocated for the refurbishment or replacement of state-owned nursing homes and facilities for […]
Harkin Slams LEADER Proposals
The action by Minister Hogan to move LEADER companies from direct community management to the remit of the County Councils will catapult us right back to the type of gombeen politics we should have left behind a generation ago. His belief that the fingerprints of politicians or officialdom should be indelibly printed on every single […]
Ireland continues to pay the price of a Troika shrouded in secrecy, says Independent MEP Nessa Childers
The workings of the Troika remain shrouded in secrecy and its ad hoc nature continues to cause a host of social problems for Ireland, MEP Nessa Childers warned today as representatives meet in Strasbourg to examine the role of the consortium. ‘The lack of accountability and transparency surrounding the Troika quite rightly continues to sit […]
Normal levels of construction needed for economic development and recovery – Hogan addresses construction forum
As part of the Governments’ Action Plan For Jobs, a Stakeholder Workshop was held in Government Buildings this morning (7th June 2013) to focus on the key areas of infrastructure investment; commercial and residential property; and the Construction Sector’s role in supporting the domestic economy and jobs. The Workshop was moderated by Frances Ruane of […]
Property tax “totally unnecessary” say campaigners
Campaigners against the property tax have said that the tax, which is being boycotted by huge numbers of people, is “totally unnecessary” and that the government should scrap it “unless it is prepared for a major battle with an angry public.” “The government has claimed it hopes to raise €500million from the property tax,” said […]
MEP calls on people to join tomorrow’s protest to ‘drive wedge’ into Labour Party over Property Tax
* Labour in disarray, major protests can increase internal divisions * Protests will focus on ‘weak link’ of the government Socialist Party MEP, today called on people to join Saturday’s protest against the property tax at 12.30pm at Parnell Square, which has been organised by the Campaign Against Home and Water Taxes: “Over recent weeks […]
4th July, Independence Day for Children with Special Needs
On Wednesday next, 4th July, children with special needs, and their parents and school support workers, will take to the streets and lay claim to the independence that should be the birth-right of these children. Unfortunately, because of the catalogue of cutbacks being imposed by the current Fine Gael/Labour government, that fundamental human right is […]
Household tax the first step to property and water taxes
The Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes has claimed that Government plans to introduce water taxes by 2014 mean that ordinary households will be hit with stealth taxes of 1000+ euro within two years when the combined cost of water tax and property tax are taken into account. The Campaign challenged Minister Hogan’s contention that […]
