I wouldn’t rule out losing a referendum on limiting TD numbers for the simple reason that if you do limit it rural counties will get fewer TDs as the country continues to urbanize. After all, this is the country that voted to keep the Seanad.
Another thing that they could do immediately is start construction of the Thornton hall prison. Reduce USC. They won't do anything remotely practical. This is just all smoke and mirrors design to fool the gullible voters yet again. I think that Harris has a better chance of winning the lottery on two successive weeks that getting away with this scam.
I think cutting legal immigration on a purely numerical basis is too blunt an instrument. We most definitely need to cut numbers but would it not make more sense to adapt the Australian model and match immigration numbers to workforce requirements on a flexible points-based system? This would keep requisite skills needed for economic strength while still reducing numbers in all the right places.
I notice the opposition has latched on to there's "only" 6,500 people on the dole for ten years or more, making it look like it's not worth going after them. With full employment, people on the dole for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 years are also milking the system. When you take all of them into account you're talking about 39,000 people on the dole longer than necessary. The basic payment for them comes to just over 500 million Euro. When you add in all the other payments they get you're talking about a lot of dosh being taken off people who get up early in the morning to give to those who like to have a lie in every day.
I wouldn’t rule out losing a referendum on limiting TD numbers for the simple reason that if you do limit it rural counties will get fewer TDs as the country continues to urbanize. After all, this is the country that voted to keep the Seanad.
Another thing that they could do immediately is start construction of the Thornton hall prison. Reduce USC. They won't do anything remotely practical. This is just all smoke and mirrors design to fool the gullible voters yet again. I think that Harris has a better chance of winning the lottery on two successive weeks that getting away with this scam.
I think cutting legal immigration on a purely numerical basis is too blunt an instrument. We most definitely need to cut numbers but would it not make more sense to adapt the Australian model and match immigration numbers to workforce requirements on a flexible points-based system? This would keep requisite skills needed for economic strength while still reducing numbers in all the right places.
I notice the opposition has latched on to there's "only" 6,500 people on the dole for ten years or more, making it look like it's not worth going after them. With full employment, people on the dole for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 years are also milking the system. When you take all of them into account you're talking about 39,000 people on the dole longer than necessary. The basic payment for them comes to just over 500 million Euro. When you add in all the other payments they get you're talking about a lot of dosh being taken off people who get up early in the morning to give to those who like to have a lie in every day.