Archive for the ‘economy’ Category

Economic Strategy for Fingal

Monday, May 25th, 2009
Despite the downturn, Fingal County Council can be the driving force behind Dublin's economic recovery. I take my responsibilities seriously in this regard. These are some of our proposals: * Roll Out of Next Generation Broadband * Drive growth in green jobs * Develop Economic Corridors especially * Support Creative Industries and Digital Media Sector * Information and Supports for newly unemployed

THE ECONOMY

Thursday, May 21st, 2009
The economy is in serious trouble. The sheer scale of layoffs and business closures necessitates immediate action at all levels. At local level, enterprise and employment can be encouraged and sustained during this exceptional time by several initiatives:, - Business Rates - these can be an enormous burden on struggling and fledgling enterprises. I will fight for a complete review of the rates applied to business, with a temporary suspension or reduction for new enterprises or businesses suffering exceptional cash-flow problems., - Bye Law re-assessment. Excessive local regulation can place significant obstacles to the setting up of enterprises. Unless such ...

Anglo Irish Bank: a disaster

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
The way that this Government handled the crisis at Anglo Irish Bank is a disaster. Firstly they gave...

Public Service and the pay issue

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
The refusal by this Government to address the issue of the public service pay is causing an unnecess...

Brian Greene Budget comment

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Brian Greene Socialist Party candidate Malahide / Howth Ward ‘Fairness must be the cornerstone of all our efforts to achieve economic renewal,’ so said Finance Minister Brian Lenihan in his Budget Speech.  A monstrous political lie because he went on to announce the most unfair, savage and immoral Budget in the history of the State. With rising unemployment, the slashing of the jobseekers allowance by €100 per week is a vicious attack on young working class people. The workers on North Dublin are being asked to bailout the bankers, the builders and their government friends, we say NO. Ninety years ago James Connolly said, ‘The time for patching up the capitalist ...

Housing Crisis - Bail out residents not developers!

Thursday, March 5th, 2009
More than anything else the present housing crisis shows the madness of the market. Over 5000 families on the housing waiting list in Fingal, 40000 nationally, condemned to wait for years to be accommodated while at the same time Davy ...

Rate increase on the way despite recession

Monday, December 1st, 2008
Fingal County Council have proposed a rate increase of 3.5% in 2009 which will hit small businesses hard in these depressing economic times. Despite the huge growth of Fingal in the last number of years, nearing 20%, ...

Have your say on the disastrous Fianna Fail/Green budget

Saturday, November 1st, 2008
Visit www.fairerbudget.com to contact Fine Gael about our proposals for recovery. Below, photograph of Deputy Michael Kennedy applauding Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan's savage Budget along with the rest of the Fianna Fail ...

local services face crisis after budget

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
fine gael's howth/malahide councillor alan farrell, today (tuesday) said the announcement that the local government fund has been cut by €25 million will result in huge pressure on local services in every village, town and city in the ...

Labour’s Proposals To Get The Economy Moving - What Labour Has Proposed To Fix the Economy…

Thursday, January 1st, 1970