Well Well, who'd a thunk it !

AlekSmart

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/job-losses-and-petrol-hikes-have-left-us-a-nation-up-on-the-blocks-2811985.html

Gosh,here's a turn-up for the books.....

Whilst written as a scene setter for the Saggart Luas opening,the reference to CSO fuel sales is the illustrative point.

It's doubly interesting,or should be ,for Leo v as he presides over a run-down of Public Transport services at a time when the delayed reaction to our depression starts to kick-in.

It also raises yet more questions over Noel Dempsey's little Toll-Facility deal and the terms which are being invoked to guarantee the Toll Franchisee's their dosh...even though their booths are not showing much activity.....Nice work if you can get a Minister to give it to Ya !!!

At this rate it,s evident that the cycle-to-work scheme will be popular amongst the unemployed also !!

n97 mini

70% of all new cars are diesels. I wonder how much thought was given to all the extra pollution caused by diesels and its affect in people's health. Hell, I wonder do the mandarins in charge actually know that diesels produce far more pollution than petrols.

bmaxi

n97 mini wrote: »

70% of all new cars are diesels. I wonder how much thought was given to all the extra pollution caused by diesels and its affect in people's health. Hell, I wonder do the mandarins in charge actually know that diesels produce far more pollution than petrols.

They probably don't know, but worse, they don't care.
The mandarins and jobs for life political hacks who have been appointed to the top jobs in transport and elsewhere by those whose ethics are, to say the least, questionable, don't live in streets frequented by dirty, noisy, buses, trucks and cars.
On the days they do decide to go to work, they don't travel at the rush hour in fume filled buses or breathe fume filled air, they travel in air conditioned Mercs, or the like. The rest of the time? I don't think I've ever been on a polluted golf course.
No doubt if we lobby Varadkar hard enough, he'll organise a review of all the other reviews on air pollution but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for him to get rid of the deadweight and appoint somebody who could actually do the job because he might have to look outside the box to do that.

Victor

The minister did show up by car for the Saggart opening.

Diesels are a lot cleaner than they used to be.

There are positives - the high price of fuel has contributed to fewer accidents and reduced demand mean not quite so much oil is being imported or used.

schemingbohemia

the article focussed solely on luas passenger numbers and ignored the significant downturn in CIE passenger numbers, so they're making a connection where there is none! ie fuel sales down public transport pax up
typical poorly written/researched rubbish from the Indo.

serfboard

schemingbohemia wrote: »

the article focussed solely on luas passenger numbers and ignored the significant downturn in CIE passenger numbers, so they're making a connection where there is none! ie fuel sales down public transport pax up
typical poorly written/researched rubbish from the Indo.

I'm not sure if it was poorly researched. Considering the other facts brought into the article one would imagine that CIE numbers should/must have been researched as well. When they didn't fit the slant that he had, he left it out.

Therefore either you're right and it's incompetent, or I'm right and it's biased. Either way it's rubbish.

n97 mini

Victor wrote: »

Diesels are a lot cleaner than they used to be.

While this is true, it's a bit of a red herring. They're still quite polluting and won't pass the pollution standards that are applied to petrols.

spider guardian

Given that oil is a finite resource this is inevitable. However it is a bit strange that during a period of intense global economic activity it was cheaper than what it is now. The markets are a strange beast