Emigration takes pressure off live register but unemployment still 12.6%

30. 9. 2009

Image via Wikipedia Unemployment still 12.6%   Unemployed workers are leaving the country or staying on in education, which is why the latest live register figures showing a levelling off [...]

SFA warns on NAMA

29. 9. 2009

The case for a National Recovery Bank as proposed by Fine Gael is stronger than ever after the Small Firms Association warned NAMA will not be enough to get credit [...]

Leo offers to sell his apartment to NAMA for Long-term Economic Value

28. 9. 2009

Two weeks ago I wrote to NAMA to offer my apartment to them for long-term economic value. Like hundreds of thousands of young people, I am now in negative equity [...]

Call for Tanaiste to clarify Molloy deal

27. 9. 2009

Varadkar calls for clarification from Tanaiste on legal threat aspect to Molloy deal   Fine Gael Enterprise, Trade & Employment Spokesperson, Leo Varadkar TD today (Sunday) called on Tanaiste Mary [...]

Varadkar secures Dail Debate on closure of Phoenix Park (Castleknock) Gate

26. 9. 2009

Image via Wikipedia 40 min delays expected   Fine Gael TD for Dublin West, Leo Varadkar secured an emergency ‘adjournment’ debate with Martin Mansergh, Minister for the Office of Public [...]

Dáil to debate new laws to rein in State boards today

22. 9. 2009

Image by fabi42 via Flickr New laws to rein in State boards   New laws to rein in directors on State bodies like FÁS and the HSE will be debated [...]

Govt in disarray on Budget as Lenihan says no tax rises & Cullen says no spending cuts

19. 9. 2009

Image by jmenard48 via Flickr Fine Gael Enterprise Spokesman Leo Varadkar TD has said Fianna Fáil is in disarray over the contents of the forthcoming Budget, after Arts, Sport & [...]

FAS executives must join Board at exit

11. 9. 2009

Any clear-out of FÁS apparatchiks must include the senior executives who allowed massive amounts of taxpayers’ money to be wasted on first class flights, expensive hotels and pointless advertising campaigns, [...]

Zoe Ruling Exposes Conspiracy of Silence at Heart of Govt’s NAMA Gamble

10. 9. 2009

Ruling Exposes how Govt./Bankers/Developers Trying to Fool Taxpayer on Assets Value   The Zoe ruling in the High Court today has exposed the conspiracy of silence at the heart of [...]

FÁS heads must roll after C&AG reveals shocking waste

10. 9. 2009

This is one report too many – Coughlan must take action at executive level Heads must roll on the FÁS board and at senior executive level after the C&AG report [...]