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National Development Plan 2007 to 2013

  • 23-11-2010 7:02pm
    #1
    Hillie45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭


    just wondering if the funding for the above is copper fastened or if the government will be looking at cutting back some of this funding in budget 2011

    If you google national development plan 2007 to 2013 you will find details of it.


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  • #2
    fifth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,135 ✭✭✭fifth


    Nothing is copper fastened nowadays. I remember a FF minister on newstalk a while back saying they would try to maintain some level of development on this project but taking the current situation into account it wasn't feasible to continue the project as originally planned.


  • #3
    Hillie45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭Hillie45


    just wondering if funding for the special needs courses teachers can do to train in this area is likely to be cut? i hope not!

    it is funded by the government under the national development plan 2007 to 2013.


  • #4
    later12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭✭later12


    Special needs as it pertains to SNAs in classrooms is, I think without a shadow of a doubt, going to take a hit. That has been well signalled.

    As for special needs courses for teachers, I really don't know, but it cannot be ruled out.


  • #5
    BluntGuy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,468 ✭✭✭BluntGuy


    The national development plan is in tatters and has been for ages.


  • #6
    Maj Malfunction
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 194 ✭✭Maj Malfunction


    The NDP is looking shaky at the moment. It is easy to cut capital spending without upsetting the masses too much, so its an easy target.

    However according to the OECD & the IMF, Ireland still needs to invest in Infrastructure. Now infrastructure is not just roads & rail projects these are important elements we also need to invest in our telecommunications infrastructure.

    If the Government wants to talk about "The Smart/Knowledge Economy" or insert buzzwords as you see fit they need to start investing in fibre networks across Ireland. FFS you are lucky if you can get 1mb narrowband in rural Ireland (if at all) and in the urban "up to" 24mb Broadband where actually you are doing well to get 7Mb on a good day.

    Eircom (Eircon) are debt-ridden so inward investment is not going to be very forthcoming from them. Perhaps we should turn our heads to the cable operators to provide an effective alternative?? Eircom must be wondering why it has lost over 40,000+ landline customers in the past two years, maybe it should look at its service offerings and quality of service.

    In terms of NDP I think we should construct the following (in no particular order) and provide jobs

    N11 - Enniscorthy & Wexford bypasses all the way to Rosslare (approx 500 jobs)
    Newlands Cross (approx 300 jobs)
    N20 - Limerick-Cork (approx 500 jobs)
    N18 - Gort-Tuam (approx 500 jobs)
    Metro North (approx 5000 jobs) - Still think 5000 jobs is a "waste" of money and bad value/we don't need it??
    Renewable Energy - Wind Farms etc - We have lots of it & we should develop the technology thru R&D and stop relying on the Germans for their expertise.

    Creating approx 7800 jobs is "smart" but we all know the current government is not smart. Instead we have dumb & dumber to run/ruin the show.


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  • #7
    Pete_Cavan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,226 ✭✭✭Pete_Cavan


    Maj Malfunction wrote: »
    The NDP is looking shaky at the moment. It is easy to cut capital spending without upsetting the masses too much, so its an easy target.

    However according to the OECD & the IMF, Ireland still needs to invest in Infrastructure. Now infrastructure is not just roads & rail projects these are important elements we also need to invest in our telecommunications infrastructure.

    If the Government wants to talk about "The Smart/Knowledge Economy" or insert buzzwords as you see fit they need to start investing in fibre networks across Ireland. FFS you are lucky if you can get 1mb narrowband in rural Ireland (if at all) and in the urban "up to" 24mb Broadband where actually you are doing well to get 7Mb on a good day.

    FG seem to have a good plan in relation to infrastructure investment and job creation.

    http://www.finegael.ie/upload/NewERA2010.pdf

    It seems to make sense and they are focusing on essential areas of the economy and areas which will actually see a return on investment in terms of employment and sustainable growth. At least they have given figures and estimates on the number of jobs to be created and some indication as to how these jobs will come about, unlike most parties who just say invest X and get Y number of jobs without any specifics.


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