Image by seanodonnell via Flickr Fine Gael will hold a public meeting on Monday, December 7th to consult residents on the recently published Draft Masterplan for Blanchardstown Village. The meeting [...]
Ireland on cusp of long-term unemployment timebomb
Image via Wikipedia Jobs, jobs, jobs must be at heart of next Budget Fine Gael Enterprise Spokesman Leo Varadkar TD has warned that Ireland is on the cusp of [...]
Wealthy pay the most tax?
Image by robonline via Flickr There was an article in the Irish Time’s last week entitled “Wealthy Pay Most Tax? This simply is not true” by Anne Costello of the [...]
Gormley loses €3 million on the dogs
Image via Wikipedia • Dog licence costs more to administer than it raises in fees • Money could have vaccinated 20,000 girls against cervical cancer The dog licence administered [...]
Castleknock Gate Re-Opening
Image via Wikipedia Re Castleknock Gate to Phoenix Park Dear Councillor, I wish to inform you that the County Council has been advised this afternoon that the Castleknock [...]
Fat cats win again as insider gets AIB top job
Fat cats win again The fat cats have won again as Brian Cowen announced in the Dáil this morning that he has rubber-stamped the appointment of AIB insider Colm [...]
AIB giving two fingers to Govt and taxpayers
Image via Wikipedia Lenihan: the bankers’ man in Leinster House AIB is giving two fingers to taxpayers and the Fianna Fáil Government by ignoring the €500,000 salary cap for [...]
Taxing Dilemmas
Image via Wikipedia A constituent sent me on an email last week, which I thought I’d share with you. Its a humorous take on taxation. TAX CODE EXPLAINED [...]
Portersgate Objection
Image via Wikipedia Earlier this year, Fingal County Council approved an application for work to be carried out on a triangle of land between the Clonsilla Road and the Clonsilla [...]
Poor take-up of employment subsidy shows need for broader approach to job creation & retention
Image via Wikipedia Need for broader job creation approach The poor take-up of the temporary employment subsidy scheme and the Tánaiste’s announcement that the criteria will be widened for the [...]