Image via Wikipedia FG Bill would force Govt to implement key McCarthy recommendations Government Ministers would be given a four week deadline to cut prices of vital State items [...]
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Varadkar gives Govt four weeks to cut prices for consumers
1. 6. 2010
FG laws will cut Govt prices & save Irish households €400 a year
1. 4. 2010
Image via Wikipedia Fine Gael Enterprise Spokesperson Leo Varadkar TD has published new laws to slash Government costs by 5%, saving the average household around €400 a year. Deputy [...]
FF wage plan won’t end ‘daft’ system where hair dressers & pork butchers get paid more than barbers, bakers & beef butchers
26. 1. 2010
Image via Wikipedia Daft wage system needs reform Minister Calleary’s reforms are a recipe for fudge ‘Daft’ laws which see hair stylists being paid 6c an hour more [...]
Suspension of pickets does not mean that electricians’ dispute is over
12. 7. 2009
Image via Wikipedia Electricians’ strike suspended Small breathing space created to negotiate new Registered Employment Agreement Fine Gael Enterprise, Trade & Employment Spokesperson, Leo Varadkar TD, has welcomed [...]
Coughlan red tape waffle won’t hide FF failure to tackle costs
28. 5. 2009
Image by suttonhoo via Flickr Tánaiste Mary Coughlan’s decision today (Thursday) to lecture EU states about the need to reduce red tape is extraordinary, given her own Government’s failure to [...]
Varadkar calls for PRSI waiver for new staff after Pfizer chief demands job creation measures
1. 5. 2009
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Speaking after an Irish Pfizer executive called for job creation and protection measures today (Friday), Fine Gael Enterprise Spokesman Leo Varadkar TD said his [...]
Employment Law Compliance Bill will criminalise employers and increase unemployment -
5. 2. 2009
Dáil Eireann will see debate on the Employment Law Compliance Bill this Thursday Jobs will be lost and employers will be criminalised if a new law being debated in the [...]
Unemployment and Training – Fine Gael Private Members Motion
10. 11. 2008
Last week, Fine Gael devoted its Private Members time to a motion on the current unemployment crisis. My speech on the debate can be found below the fold, while the [...]
Cowen promises State agency review yet backs 19 Bills to set up new agencies
29. 4. 2008
Cowen says ‘No’ to reviewing proposed new bodies Brian Cowen’s promise to review almost 1,000 State agencies is dishonest and insincere because he publicly backed 19 new Bills which [...]
Policy Launch
16. 4. 2008
Last week, I launced a policy document on the subject of Streamlining Government. Essentially, over the past decade we have seen an expolosion in state agencies and quangos, with more [...]