politcal news from Cork, Ireland
School Crossing
CORK North West Fianna Fáil TD Michael Moynihan is calling on Fine Gael TDs in Co Cork to clarify their stance on the Education Minister’s attack on small rural schools.
Deputy Moynihan was speaking after Galway Fine Gael Senator Fidelma Healy Eames described the policy as ‘social engineering of the worst kind’ and said Education Minister Ruairí Quinn is ‘ripping at the structures of rural life’.
Michael Moynihan
Speech by Michael Moynihan TD, Spokesperson on Agriculture Fianna Fáil Private Members Motion Dáil Éireann, 13 December 2011
The honeymoon for this government has come to an abrupt end. With this Budget, which contains your choices the reality of this government’s incompetence and arrogance has been laid bare.
In the course of this Budget debate, Minister Noonan, Howlin, Rabbitte and others have patted themselves on the back and spoken repeatedly of how the budget announced last year has succeeded in showing the world that Ireland is on the right track in consolidating its budget.
Pat Cox
SPEAKING this evening (Thursday), Pat Cox said, “I am delighted to confirm this evening that I have achieved the necessary level of support from all levels of the Oireachtas.
“The National Executive and Fine Gael councillors throughout the country to allow me to go forward for nomination as Fine Gael candidate for the presidency at the selection convention on the 9th July.
Kenneth O'Flynn
“THE appointment of 15 Ministers of State by Taoiseach Enda Kenny is a slap in the face to the many people who voted Fine Gael and Labour thinking that they would bring about a new type of politics in Ireland”, said Fianna Fáil councillor Kenneth O’Flynn.
Responding to the announcement that nine Fine Gael TDs and six Labour TDs would assume ministerial responsibility for various areas, Cllr O’Flynn said, “Fine Gael introduced a bill not that long ago into the Oireachtas attempting to reduce the number of Ministers of State to 12 instead of the then 15.
CORK East Labour Candidate John Mulvihill is warning against dangers of a Fine Gael single party government.
“A single party Fine Gael government is a dangerous prospect for the Dáil. We need to push for coalition to regulate hidden cuts that form part of Fine Gael’s plan for economic recovery.
Ted Tynan
CORK North Central Workers Party candidate, Cllr Ted Tynan has said that Fine Gael’s plans for public transport, as outlined by their Transport spokesman, Simon Coveney would “devastate Cork’s public transport network and would result in the closing down of many non-profitable bus routes in the city and county”.
Cllr Tynan said that Fine Gael’s privatisation plans would lead to “widespread job losses in Bus Éireann and would leave large areas of the city and county without a bus service”.
Chris O'Leary
Cork South Central Sinn Feín candidate, Cllr Chris O’Leary today said that the Fine Gael proposals aim to destroy health service by privatising it along the American model, which will complete the Progressive Democrats project of getting rid of public health provision by the state.
Cllr O’Leary said, “No one will argue that the health service is in need of radical reform. Fine Gael say that their proposals are based on the Dutch system.
Dan Boyle
The Green Party today said that Ireland can and will sort out its public finances in a way that is fair, results in greater job creation and reforms our public services. The party proposes that in Government it will ensure that there will be no increases in income tax or cuts to social welfare rates in the next three years of the four-year plan.
Launching its position on the public finances, Party Leader John Gormley said: “The overall direction of four year plan is correct as the basis for stabilising the public finances, but we believe that some key changes can be made without jeopardising European support. We can guarantee that income taxes will not be raised during the next three years, and that social welfare rates will not be cut. No other party is able to say this, on the contrary the opposite is implicit in both Fine Gael and Labour’s proposals.”
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