I was just thinking the same about small business funding, €69,000,000 would go a long way to kick starting new businesses.

This doesn’t relate directly to this dept. but it does give an insight to the red tape faced by small business owners.. http://www.donegaldaily.com/2012/10/03/donegal-man-sends-keys-to-bust-business-in-the-post-to-minister/

They’re politicians. You knew that when you voted for them, surely?

How many jobs have they created with the money they have spent? Was there an actual return on investment? If not… Isn’t the money best saved?

50/290/90 job losses daily but ohhhhhh it’s ok because 4 were ‘created’ least we forget business closing everyday, this should of been redirected in enterprise and small start ups.

Correct Frank. The Family income supplement crowd are just as bad. The amount of people turning down low income jobs, because of having to wait 6 months or more to have an application processed must be huge. How is anyone with a family on a minimum wage income supposed to survive that length of time on upwards of €100 less per week than they’d be getting on Jobseeker’s Allowance?

“long-term disemployed”, you mean you’re “persistently between jobs”?

I mean I was lone-parenting while the Tiger was rampant. But dont start diverting the broader issue into what was a mere illustration…or someone might mistake you for a troll.

During a boom many small businesses will sring up that have no right to exist, they go to the wall pretty quickly in a downturn. Also businesses that should work but have over extended themselves go to the wall. It is these latter sort that leave market gaps that can be filled, and that will be good as long as these new businesses don’t over extend themselves.

Some of them are international criminal money getting rinsed.
The globe is run by a collection of mafiosi, some masquerading as a ‘white’ economy. Many are not even aware of the downstream consequences of their ‘legal’ actions.
A prime example might be the mercenary war-profiteering of rendition traffic through Eirebase Shannon.
Omerta in our media ensures such issues remain below the radar of public debate.
Check out http://www.treasureislands.org for an intro to the offshore outernets.

The All Ireland Rally is usually in Spring and lots of Groups play the pubs at the weekend. Would that suit?

Liam

Can you remember why the Bondholders shouldn’t have recovered their investments in Ireland?
Was it;
Because we don’t have to repay money we borrow?
We need the money more than they do?
They’re not Irish so it doesn’t matter?
The money was from Pension Funds and since you didn’t bother with one you’ll happily rob others?
Some or all of the above ?
It’s so long ago I just get to hear the mantra nowadays and it’s all from the same vocal left wing minority

No paddy
It was that the people repaying the mega-gamblers losses are not the speculators who put what we thought was their shirt on the Plastic Tiger nag..only it turns out to be our kids’ winter coats.

Paddy it is evident your loaded otherwise the minority left would be apealling to you since the majority right have put every man woman and child in the red for the foreseeable future.How do you deal with poor people! the worst advice you can get is from a rich person in this country.

I think they’re not spending in the wrong places.

If the money had been spent some people would be complaining that it was a waste.

Of course you don’t mind this department underspending, it has no impact on you. I wonder if you were out of college and unable to find employment would you still feel the same way? Would you feel the same way if it wasn’t fine gael in government? Of course not. As a young Fine Gaeler does it not annoy you the damage that this shower are doing to your party’s reputation?

No, you’re not the only one.

I hate the whole ethos of: “Have budget, must spend”

It’s not about spending your whole budget, it’s about how and what you spend what ever portion of your budget on for maximum gain.

Gareth if I was unemployed I’d be in receipt of a lot of state money, having already gotten a heavily subsidised education. The last thing I’d call for is for the government to spend more of other people’s money on me.

I see, David.
You’ve got what you want so why spend money on anyone else.
That’s the fine gale way, you’ll go far!

But no under spending on allowances eh David the true Fine Gael way….I’m alright jack so the rest of you can get lost!!

More people working means more tax revenue. The money could go towards upskilling people or recruiting. I am fresh out of a masters and can’t find work. I don’t want to be on welfare anymore. I want to work and pay taxes.

Ok, my last comment wasn’t very helpful.
How about funding something like the Mens Shed movement.
Money spent there would have a positive long term impact.

I think that there are many unemployed people in receipt of social welfare who would strongly disagree with your “in receipt of a lot of state money” sentiment. Anyway, isn’t the idea of this department to take people off the live register? Surely the whole point is that spending this budget would eventually see a return?

I also meant to say, well done on avoiding most of my original questions, another true Fine Gael trait. You will go far within that party, too bad that party will be decimated come the next General election

Am I the only one who thinks you are completely out of touch with the what’s going on in Ireland today? This government have done NOTHING dynamic or productive since walking in the back door.

David Higgins if was a senior member of FG id put a muzzle on you .Your loosing votes for your party like their going out of fashion …oh hold on they are.

FAS should have Coffee and tea making lessons in Lithuania for the unskilled long term unemployed instead of leaving them in limbo decade after decade as just discontented voters

Unbelievable comment ….