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Again the answer is quite simple. We are all aware that €870,000 was spent by HSE on a paedophile – perhaps more. Nothing positive was achieved. I am aware of another case where HSE have spent €500,000 on a man to no avail. The dogs in the street knew this man and that the money…

I am in receipt of Invalidity benefit in addition to my bank pension. Unemployment benefit in Northern Ireland is less than half the rate here. It was great to be able to pay such amounts in the “good times”. Now we cannot afford it. Social Welfare payments need to be reduced by 20% immediately except…

Lead by example is an old saying. Government must lead by example if they expect us to accept paying the price of their mismanagement. Reduce the number of TDs by say 20% now with further reductions to come. Reduce the number of Senators by 50% with a similar reduction in their incomes. After all they…

Being a small country it is a lot easier for us to implement fiscal stimulous direct to the consumer. I have been watching other countries and their attempts at revitalising their domestic economies (USA, Australia etc.) by providing stimulus. I have many many ideas for doing so but i see no DIRECT STIMULOUS from Ireland…

This is a very simple idea. Ireland is known the world over. We are not overly populated and have a wonderfull country. Lots of wealthy people would love to hold an irish passport. A change in legislation might provide that an irish passport lottery could be set-up whereby someone meeting certain criteria such as purchasing…

people out of work or with more free time due to reduced working hours such as solicotor,buissneess men, bankes ,restarant manages artists ,scientices etc .go into schools and colages and share there life experiances rather than purley being thought from text books.It is especialy important to learn how buissness and economics work as it reflects…

With Ireland unable to match manufacturing in low cost countries around the world now is the time to start exporting our expertise and skills abroad. what i mean by this is if you take for example most of the Eastren Block countries which have low cost base for manufacturing and business but lack the fundimentals…

Change college academic year to increase capacity. (eg) most universities have a total of two 81 day teaching periods in most courses. We could double the tuItion capacity in one academic year by reducing holidays of students & staff. This would also take pressure off seasonal jobs market and give those already unemployed a better…

Offer tax free or even fee flights in to Ireland for tourists and travelers who spend a minimum of 2 weeks in the country to keep our airlines ,hotels,pubs,restaurants going and this should not cost the government any thing as even if they paid for free flights would recoup there money in taxes. This post…

If the government will not address our problems and there is not going to be a general election we only have one alternative solution, an outright taxpayer revolt. Every man and woman knows you borrow for investment, i.e. for something that will pay a higher return in the future, and if your income falls you…