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What would you like to see money spent on

  • 26-09-2017 7:34pm
    #1
    Orange Juice 935
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭


    I am doing a poll on what you want to be money spent on

    Edit: 15 for Infrastructure? Really? Is infrastructure really bad in some areas, i know outside of the major cities/town the infrastructure is good but is outside really that bad in the rural areas? I thought the HSE or transport would get more

    What do you want money sent to out of these options 43 votes

    Education
    0%
    Military
    0%
    Bank Reserve
    2%
    Donal55 1 vote
    Relief fund, national
    0%
    Relief fund, international
    0%
    Infrastructure
    0%
    Helping the poor
    51%
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    Creating more jobs outside the Dublin City Region
    0%
    HSE
    6%
    Ferris_BuellerBeerFartsJMNolan 3 votes
    Transport
    11%
    ednwirelandwiz569bob50LaChatteGitane[Deleted User] 5 votes
    A tunnel between Ireland and the UK like the Channel Tunnel
    13%
    yermanoffthetvbellbivdefoeZeroThreatTrent HouseboatvmbOrange Juice 935 6 votes
    A high speed Rail line between the major cites/towns
    2%
    Heart Break Kid 1 vote
    Industry
    2%
    NotorietyH 1 vote
    Green Power, Hydro, Solar, wind etc
    0%
    Nuclear Power
    6%
    CrabRevolutioneldamonoel100 3 votes
    Tax relief on lower income families
    2%
    death1234567 1 vote


Comments

  • #2
    Inquitus
    Registered Users Posts: 13,729 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    Lowering Taxes for middle income families, a marginal rate for USC, Income tax etc. of 52% is too high.


  • #3
    Quin_Dub
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,923 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    OP.

    Going to need more information from you. What's your opinion here.

    This is a discussion forum , not survey information collection/

    Thanks


  • #4
    LeinsterDub
    Registered Users Posts: 8,229 ✭✭✭LeinsterDub


    Inquitus wrote: »
    Lowering Taxes for middle income families, a marginal rate for USC, Income tax etc. of 52% is too high.

    I'd rather they lowered the cost base of the economy rather than lowering taxes. Infrastructure and NHS like health care system would be a far greater boon to the entire nation rather than a few extra euro.


  • #5
    noodler
    Registered Users Posts: 26,135 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    Maybe target pension increases on people who need them.

    Not just giving them to everyone.

    Proper childcare.


  • #6
    djPSB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,299 ✭✭✭djPSB


    - Broadband in all areas. Facilitates business, allows people to work from home etc. Will ease the pressure on bigger cities.

    - Public transport to/from and in larger cities including cycling facilities. To a decent level. Way way too many cars in cities ATM.

    - Functional housing within a reasonable distance to urban centres that fulfill basic living standards that some people are currently deprived off. i.e. a place to prepare food, roof over the head, sanitary facilities. Build in bulk, nothing fancy.

    - A grant or relief system for businesses that set up outside of large cities. Ease the pressure on the larger cities which are currently at capacity.

    - Reform An Garda Siochana. A new Board and new Executive Team with experience of running organisations with 15000+ employees and a billion euro budget. Policing experience not essential.

    - Childcare. Relief for families to make it affordable.


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  • #7
    Kayshee123
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Kayshee123


    Helping the poor
    I think the country needs to address the homelessness crisis before anything else.


  • #8
    LeinsterDub
    Registered Users Posts: 8,229 ✭✭✭LeinsterDub


    Kayshee123 wrote: »
    I think the country needs to address the homelessness crisis before anything else.

    Easier said than done. What exactly would you address and when?


  • #9
    Kayshee123
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Kayshee123


    Helping the poor
    LeinsterDub wrote: »
    Kayshee123 wrote: »
    I think the country needs to address the homelessness crisis before anything else.

    Easier said than done. What exactly would you address and when?
    Yea that’s true but you have to start somewhere. More social housing needs to be built and for the likes of students in Dublin, families should be given more of an incentive to have student tenants because it’s almost impossible to find accommodation as a student in Dublin.


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 17,728 ✭✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    Transport
    noodler wrote: »
    Maybe target pension increases on people who need them.

    Not just giving them to everyone.

    Proper childcare.

    Everyone who qualifies gets the contributory pension and also any increases, rightly so.


  • #11
    LeinsterDub
    Registered Users Posts: 8,229 ✭✭✭LeinsterDub


    Kayshee123 wrote: »
    Yea that’s true but you have to start somewhere. More social housing needs to be built and for the likes of students in Dublin, families should be given more of an incentive to have student tenants because it’s almost impossible to find accommodation as a student in Dublin.


    Giving incentives to families is just a bonus to middle class homeowners . If anything the government should be declaring colleges and universities as high rise zone and funding them to build multistory apartments using government loan of some kind.


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  • #12
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 17,728 ✭✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    Transport
    LeinsterDub wrote: »
    Giving incentives to families is just a bonus to middle class homeowners ...............

    Middle class homeowners are the main tax payers in the country. Their tax funds the RA and SW for those who need assistance.


  • #13
    LeinsterDub
    Registered Users Posts: 8,229 ✭✭✭LeinsterDub


    Augeo wrote: »
    Middle class homeowners are the main tax payers in the country. Their tax funds the RA and SW for those who need assistance.


    Agreed but my point was giving this money to homeowners does little to address to root cause and would in fact divert money away from tackling the root cause.


  • #14
    Sleepy
    Registered Users Posts: 24,140 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    Another increase in the pension seems a fairly ludicrous use of limited taxpayer monies, the HSE is a money pit and the Dept of Education shouldn't receive another penny unless it's for CPO's to remove our educational infrastructure from the clutches of cults.

    I'm going to suggest any investment should be in the creation of a waste reduction department whose entire purpose would be to make the changes that could save us a fortune and reduce public expenditure but politicians will never propose or vote for. Anyone currently subscribed to, or involved with, a Trade Union, need not apply.

    e.g. Replacing child benefit with tax credits and Increased Qualified Child Allowances in welfare payments. Net neutral effect on citizens though it would render an entire section of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection redundant, saving the exchequer a fortune whilst also possibly redeployment of some of the staff to areas of the Civil Service that are under-resourced.

    I'd also like to see teachers given the pay parity their unions keep carping about by reducing the pre-2011 teacher's pay in order to give the post-2011 teachers who they sold down the river the raises they deserve. Don't like it? Leave. There's a surplus of teachers who qualified post-2011 tin the country who'd be delighted to take your job.


  • #15
    Doltanian
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,201 ✭✭✭Doltanian


    Helping the poor
    Every county in Ireland should be connected by Motorway, build the Dublin metro and stop wasting money on the HSE and abolish all social housing.


  • #16
    djPSB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,299 ✭✭✭djPSB


    There should also be a 'Public Service Standards' body which oversees the performance of all State funded organisations.

    All organisations should have minimum KPIs to meet and where they're not the body should have the authority to recommend dismissal of any staff which are not meeting demands. Needs to be more accountability in the Public Service and a process to facilitate the removal of those that are not performing. Too many lifers tipping away and not performing.


  • #17
    Kayshee123
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Kayshee123


    Helping the poor
    LeinsterDub wrote: »
    Kayshee123 wrote: »
    Yea that’s true but you have to start somewhere. More social housing needs to be built and for the likes of students in Dublin, families should be given more of an incentive to have student tenants because it’s almost impossible to find accommodation as a student in Dublin.


    Giving incentives to families is just a bonus to middle class homeowners . If anything the government should be declaring colleges and universities as high rise zone and funding them to build multistory apartments using government loan of some kind.
    Yea I agree but something has to be done about accommodation for students. After all, the government should be encouraging people to go to college and with little to no places to live where the colleges are it does quite the opposite.


  • #18
    Orange Juice 935
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭Orange Juice 935


    A tunnel between Ireland and the UK like the Channel Tunnel
    Metro? Every election they say they are going to make one, not gonna happy anytime


  • #19
    Claude Wilton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭Claude Wilton


    Helping the poor
    Orange Juice 935 wrote: »
    I am doing a poll on what you want to be money spent on

    Edit: 15 for Infrastructure? Really? Is infrastructure really bad in some areas, i know outside of the major cities/town the infrastructure is good but is outside really that bad in the rural areas? I thought the HSE or transport would get more

    Yes, it is that bad.


  • #20
    noodler
    Registered Users Posts: 26,135 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    Augeo wrote: »
    Everyone who qualifies gets the contributory pension and also any increases, rightly so.

    ?

    Not entirely sure if you have missed my point or you don't under that a substantial number of people claiming the state pension have other sources of income including private pensions and a five euro increase in it means nothing to them.

    On the other hand it coats the state 150m and the opportunity cost in terms of childcare, infrastructure, health and education is huge.

    The State should aim resources where they are most needed. Giving everyone a payment regardless of means is not the most efficient use of resources.


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