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He seems to think we all are.
It's actually beyond disgraceful and outrageous, it's actually disgusting 😡
There really is no magic money tree. ;)
FF/FG are borrowing from the future to pay for all this as they tell the poor to go **** themselves.
They'll loot every state coffer for their cronies in business and elsewhere before they lose office in 2025.
Beggar's belief, no magic money Tree 😳
Yesterday it was reported it would be easier to win the lottery than get a table in a Dublin restaurant.
Mother of God, no supports, reliefs re cost of living crisis and this 😡
Great money if you can get it
No need to analyse factual information. I bet Varadkar wishes he was a Brit ffs.
4 - An attempt to appear altruistic and humane when FF/FG are nothing of the sort. They hate the Irish people.
Top notch political analysis there. 🙄
More statistics...
Ireland rank 10th in a list of European Countries, for the average annual wages.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/557777/average-annual-salaries-in-europe/
But ranked as joint most expensive country in the EU
I was listening to Claire Byrne today and they had pharmacists on talking about how difficult it is to get pharmacists to work for them/with them. There is a shortage.
One lady owns a pharmacy in the city centre and she was saying that a lot of the foreign pharmacists that were working here, went home during covid, as the wages may be higher here, but the quality of living is better at home for them, for what they can afford and do with the wages from there. She had previously employed an Italian and another from elsewhere (I don't recall exactly where the other was from, I think Spain) and both also went home for those reasons.
Darragh O Brien tip toeing (badly) around questions on his views of president Higgins recent comments.🙄
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The advantages to FF/FG of taking in so many Ukrainians are as follows:
1 - A pat on the head from Brussels, Berlin and Paris. FF/FG love nothing more than appraisal from the EU.
2 - Possible EU jobs for the boys after they finish running this kip into the ground. It's long rumoured that Varadkar fancies himself (doesn't he always) as President of the Commission post 2025 after he has screwed FG and the country.
3 - 200,000 Ukrainians with votes in future elections dilutes the Shinner vote especially if FF/FG claim it as their success.
5 - I'd be highly surprised if some are not doing financially very well from such a scheme to place Ukrainians in hotels etc. . Many FF/FG are more than happy to take HAP payments from the state to artificially keep rent/house prices high.
6 - Media distraction from the housing crisis with more of a focus on Putin's war.
All about self-interest and self-preservation.
I'm glad to see she's at least done something with her time in politics. 🙄
And sadly for me I'm in her constituency.
When they say 'there's no money' and dismiss it with 'no magic money tree' but then produce 3 billion, says it all.
Ignoring the link to the refugees because I've no issue with the government supporting them, it's absolutely incredible that on the same day that the Minister for Finance was telling us on the airwaves we'd have to wait till October to see the extent of cost of living supports etc, the Minister who shares the budget day theatrics with him can tell us this information about next year's government expenditure.
Politics is all about choices.
3000 million for homeless Ukrainians is a choice.
And nothing for homeless Irish citizens is also a choice.
Having 3 billion in the back pocket. Magic money tree. What he spends it on is irrelevant to the fact that he was able to produce it. We hear 'no magic money tree' when its something, we now know, the government simply don't want to spend money on, like building social and affordable housing.
The further Mcentee is away from ministerial office the better quite frankly. Rarely have I seen such a senior minister in cabinet with such a poor grasp of her brief.
I get a sense the three leaders looking for a job in Brussels, along with Simon Coveney, they don't give a Toss what's going on closer to home.
Oh Christ more articles about how tough it is for her being a women (on a 6 figure salary) in politics and what an inspiration she is. Surely warrants another award?
The saving grace is she won’t be Minister for Justice so can’t do any more harm in the meantime. She might be shuffled off by then too
It's all about Paddy getting a pat on the head from Brussels, Berlin and Paris.
I'd say Varadkar is also looking for a job in Europe after he leads FG into the abyss after the next election.
Posted this earlier on another thread and it's bewildering on the same day MM announces NO more support, relief measures with cost of living crisis, no magic money tree, they are living in cuckoo land all in the cause of Virtue signalling. They are seriously winding people up at this stage 😡
The only sense of urgency at the moment is politicians checking their passports are in date 😉
Well The EU is putting emergency plans in place for fuel rationing and thats the next emergency that will pass them by.
Too flattered to answer yes or no to my question?
Three thousand million Euros to be set aside for the Ukrainians but we don't have the money for housing, decent public services or a decent transport system under FF/FG.
I'm not at all sure this government have any comprehension of what an emergency is, there's quite enough about at the moment and they seem oblivious 🙄
There is a mask slipping when it comes to the Ukrainians. The Ireland of the welcomes isn't so welcoming to those who are not fior-Gael.
I really can't believe that there are government critics complaining about us helping refugees from the Ukraine.
Well, I definitely recall posting on the issue.
I am impressed that you care so much about my views that you went to the trouble of searching for them. Didn't realise you held me in such high esteem. I am flattered.
No. A better solution would be to fix all the issues that they have caused. The government need to reel in the Developers for one, stop allowing them to control the narrative and stop p*ssing about and sitting on their hands.
No need to go back on any promises. Just fulfill them, Bunch of useless cretins the lot of them.
I have no issues with refugees, 2 Ukrainian lads playing football with my kid great wee lads.
I asked a simple question why are they getting medical attention, housing, meals if in a hotel etc for FREE when they are receiving full social welfare payments?
Except if new emergency legislation needs to brought in it has to be voted on by the Dail.
