Government fail to tackle unemployment - P Toibín TD
Sinn Féin spokesperson on jobs, enterprise and innovation Peadar Tóibín TD has said that the figures released today by the CSO demonstrate that the Fine Gael/Labour government is failing to tackle unemployment.
Deputy Tóibín was responding to the publication of the latest CSO Quarterly National Household Survey which shows that by the end of the third quarter of the year there were 314,700 people officially unemployed, an increase of 15,700 on the previous year.
Deputy Tóibín said:
“Unemployment under this government is increasing, long term unemployment is increasing and emigration is increasing.
“The few small scale initiatives launched by the government are grossly disproportionate to the immense scale of the crisis. The €20 million job training programme launched in the budget will create 6,500 short term training spaces at a time when over 5,000 people are losing their jobs or becoming unemployed each month. At the same time the government will put 150 times this figure into the Anglo Promissory note in January.
“In the budget last week we saw VAT increases and the failure to act on upward only rents that are crippling business. Nothing was done to reform rates, energy costs were increased and business credit remains frozen. Broadband and transport costs will increase without any increase in capacity. By cutting grants for external insulation the government actually stifled growth in a sector that was growing over the last 12 months.
“Growth and jobs should be foremost on the government’s agenda but the evidence proves otherwise. We in Sinn Féin believe that this economic crisis will not be resolved until job creation and growth are moved centre stage. We have detailed in our alternative budget a costed method of creating 60,000 jobs while safeguarding 96,000 others.
“These figures demonstrate that this government is failing to tackle unemployment. It is time for them to start taking job creation seriously.”
Peadair Toibin anouces series of Public Meetings
In a novel approach to dealing with local constituency affairs,
PeadarTóibín, TD, has announced that he will host a number of public
meetings with residents in towns and villages across the Meath West area
over the next six months. The Sinn Féin politician has stated that these
new “residents’ forums” will offer constituents a real opportunity to
openly voice their concerns and opinions to their local TD.
In describing this initiative, he has stated that it aims to “address the
need for a spirit of direct public participation in politics at the present
moment in Ireland.” He went on to argue: “the rightful sense of politicians
being answerable to their voters is something that has been so blatantly
ignored by governments in recent years.”
Deputy Tóibínis encouraging local residents, along with community and
sporting groups, to avail of this opportunity to discuss with him the
issues that are affecting them. He stated: “I hope that, through
discussions between myself and local residents across the constituency, we
can begin to start a new phase of publically accountable politics in Meath
West.”
The first of these public forums will be held in the Unity Centre in
Dunloe, Windtown on Thursday, December 8th at 7. 30 pm. Information on
future meetings around the Meath West area can be found on the local Sinn
Féin website or by contacting the Navan office at 0469021345.
New Kells Office opening
Kells Sinn Féin are proud to announce the official opening of their
office on Suffock St, this Sat 10th Decemeber at 2pm. The office will
open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and will be staffed by local Cumann
members. It will be available for people to make representations to
Cllr Conor.Ferguson and Sinn Féín Rep for Kells Michael Gallagher, who
will hold clinics there.The office will also have a small shop
selling Republican memorabilia.
Sen.Kathryn Reilly,the youngest senator in Irish history, will be
there to open the office.Sen Reilly has family connections with Kells, and the Cumann are proud to have this bright star in Irish politics there for the event and all are welcome to the event.
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