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SOCIALIST Party councillor Mick Barry this morning said that the “massive cutback” in regional and local roads funding announced yesterday by the Government will have major negative implications in both Cork city and county.
“The standard of regional and local roads in Cork city and county is well below the standard you would expect in a modern EU country. These cutbacks will lower the standard further pushing it in the direction of the standard you would expect in a Third World country”.
Bernard Allen
CORK North Central TD Bernard Allen has described as “paltry” the funding allocated for the development of the new North Ring Road around the southern capital in this year’s roads budget.
Deputy Allen said, “The North Ring Road has been awarded the paltry sum of €360,000 by Minister Dempsey, barely enough to maintain the skeleton staff working on the project. It begins to get a bit depressing when I find myself constantly having to highlight that the north side of Cork has been short-changed once again due to the failure of the Government TDs in the area to secure a fair slice of funding.
Cllr Mick Barry, Cork co-ordinator for the Campaign for a Real Public Health Service
SOCIALIST Party councillor Mick Barry has criticised the “scandalous wage” proposed for Lord Mayor of Cork in 2010 and has announced his intention to vote against a “cuts budget” which includes what he describes as the “dirty dozen” cutbacks at tonight’s estimates meeting in City Hall.
The meeting is being asked to vote on a proposal to cut the Lord Mayor’s salary from €102,000 per annum to €94,000 per annum.
Sean Sherlock
LABOUR Cork East TD Seán Sherlock has slammed the Government for placing the burden of Ireland’s economic crisis on young people. Responding to his party Leader Eamon Gilmore’s description of Fianna Fáil as the “Celtic Tories”, Deputy Sherlock said, “This budget was drafted by silver haired politicians and mandarins who have their mortgages paid and children reared for the most part, it shows blatant disregard for school leavers, college students, graduates and young low income families.
Simon Coveney
FINE Gael Front Bench Spokesman, Simon Coveney TD, has again strongly criticised the Government for a complete lack of a comprehensive jobs strategy in their budge
“This Budget needed to be about one thing above all else, job protection and sustainable job creation. True to form, we got another Budget lecture from on high today, from Eamon Ryan, who seems to think that he and his party alone understands the potential of the green economy for Ireland.
“He talks about all sections of society working together for the creation of a new nation, without giving any detail or leadership on the path towards that utopia to which he aspires.
