Wednesday 20 February, 2019
Wasn’t this part of Sinn Féin’s budget proposal? The same proposal Fine Gael accused of being economically illiterate? And now the follow it to the exact word? The mind boggles. Here’s hoping it’s invested correctly and efficiently. The economy needs a good kick-start.
The final €6 billion left in National Pensions Reserve Fund is to be used to boost employment, says Richard Bruton TD.
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DO YOU THINK the Dáil should back Health Minister Simon Harris in the motion of no confidence vote that is expected to be held tomorrow?
The motion is being held in response to the spiralling costs of the National Children’s Hospital, and has been tabled by Sinn Féin.
Independent TD Michael Harty has said he will vote against Harris, because of a delay to 60 beds being provided in Limerick due to the National Children’s Hospital’s additional costs. Fianna Fáil TDs have also reportedly been urged to attend the vote tomorrow.
So our poll today is: Should the Dáil vote confidence in Health Minister Simon Harris?
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expect a few well staffed FG \ LAB supporter quangos on the back of this!
Actually this was part of the FG manifesto in the last election.
“There’s always money in the National Pension Reserve Fund” is pretty much the mantra for every political party in Ireland. Sinn Féin were certainly not the first to come up with that.
If you look at Sinn Féin’s proposals (which are here http://www.sinnfein.ie/files/2012/SF-Jobs-Doc-web.pdf, ) they’re proposing €13billion in stimulus of which only €5.8billion would come from the NPRF. It’s the other €7.2 billion (money from the European Investment Bank and private investors) that comes from less certain sources and so doesn’t really add up.