Counillor to make formal complaint to Gardai about Ming.

Chaotic_Forces wrote: »

So... he didn't try to appeal to the stoners? He tried to appeal to everyone with the thing of "I smoke weed and will get it legal"?

And... yes I do know what I'm talking about.

You don't.......... http://www.lukemingflanagan.ie/policies/

Policies
European Banking Crisis

Ireland must go back to the EU and be honest about the fact that we cannot pay this ever spiralling mountain of debt. If we don’t do it now then we will face interest payments in the near future which will amount to over €10 billion per year, in other words one third of this year’s tax take. This will in the end force us to default anyway. To make matters worse the EU are profiting on our misery by charging us almost 3% more than what they pay for the money in the first place. Given that it was on EU advice that we guarantee the banks then we should not be lumbered with the consequences of their stupidity.

I have since October studied a Diploma in Economics lectured by David McWilliams in Dublin. I have heard expert opinion from a variety of reputable and experienced sources. Every one of them has come to the same conclusion. It is morally and economically wrong to expect the ordinary Irish tax payer to pay the banks debts.
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Government Reform

The next government must put in place radical local government reform if they want this country to work. If done correctly it will also facilitate the reform of how our politicians do their business at a national level.
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Tourism

Roscommon/South Leitrim has massive potential to increase it share of tourism revenue from what is now an estimated €52 million/ per year. While this might sound like an impressive figure it pales into insignificance when compared to the €430 million that Galway earns. It would be naïve to think that one could match that figure locally but what it does show is the potential for an area if it develops its tourism industry correctly.

We have the ingredients for massive growth in this sector. When it comes to access we have two train lines and we are also only a short distance from Knock airport. We have any amount of properties to let for accommodation. We have a willing and able work force only delighted to service tourism. Most importantly, WE DO have a product. We have the longest border with the Shannon. We have umpteen lakes suitable for fishing, shooting, boating, kayaking and swimming. We have eight golf courses. We have numerous walking & cycling routes. When it comes to archaeology and historical tourism there is no where else in the country with such potential.

Every €30,000 of extra revenue earned by the industry creates one new job directly. If this area was to reach one third the capacity of the Galway tourism market then we would be looking at increase revenue to the area of over €90 million. This translates into increased employment of circa 3000 people. This will not be an easy task but it can be achieved if a well thought out strategy is devised. We have the right ingredients. Now let’s make it work.

One thing that the next government must do is to remove all Airport charges and Taxes as they are self defeating. If we want to get money from tourists then one is better to get them into the country first. Then we can start earning some real money from them. We get nothing from them if we scare them away before they even book their flights.
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Natural Resources

One of the greatest and most expensive scandals ever perpetrated against the Irish people is the deal done with Shell on our Gas and Oil fields. Former Fianna Fail Minister Ray Burke, who was convicted and jailed for tax fraud, is the ‘man’ behind this deal. The highly respected economist Colm Rapple has described the deal as “the great oil and gas giveaway”. How right he was. He states that “on a conservative estimate there could be 10 billion barrels of oil or the equivalent in natural gas, under the seabed off the west coast of Ireland”. That’s about enough to supply all of our needs for the next hundred years and we have given it away for nothing. In monetary terms we are talking about €700 Billion. This ‘deal’ must be renegotiated immediately by the next government.
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Turf Cutting

As P.R.O of the Turf Cutters & Contractors Association I am fully committed to the cause of our right to cut turf for domestic use. Our people currently have access to cheap fuel and this must continue. Turf is one of the few resources that we have which puts money into the local economy and creates employment.
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Agriculture and Food

Multinationals supermarkets are something which have in recent years become common place in our larger towns. They are an inexpensive and convenient way to shop. However they need not be the only way we sell and source our food.

I have consulted extensively with Peter Ward the Good Food Ireland Person of the Year 2010 on this issue. I have also met with him at what is Ireland’s best example of a local food market ‘the milk market’ in Limerick City. Here Peter and other local producers from the area sell to the public at prices that are competitive with the supermarket. Peter Ward deals directly with local suppliers offering them a market for their excellent produce. It has created much employment in the Munster countryside and is a model that can replicated all over Roscommon and Leitrim.

I am proposing that a newly empowered local government would aim to create a farmers market in every town in the country with a population of 1500 and more. The effect of selling local food benefits more than just the farmer. This money also circulates around the local economy. The farmer purchases services from other locals who in turn purchase more local food creating further employment. This means we get a multiplier effect on every euro of food that is produced.

Roscommon & South Leitrim spent €9 million alone on fruit and vegetables in 2010. We spent over €14.5 million on draught beer and stout. The vast majority of this is not produced in the area. If we look at all the other products we purchase which could be produced locally such as bread, cheese, beer, and believe it or not drinking water, then it is clear that we unnecessarily leach 10’s of millions of Euro out of the local economy on an every year.

I have visited The Galway Hooker brewery in Roscommon Town and seen first hand that we have the people who can produce a top quality product to compete with the best. I have seen examples of where local farmers produce fruit and vegetables of the finest quality and sell it direct to the public at a profit. We cannot continue to produce so little of what we consume and at the same time expect rural Ireland to survive. It is essential for the future of this area that the local economy once again thrives. We have to make this happen!
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Health

It is imperative for the people of this region that services are maintained and enhanced at both Roscommon and Portiuncula hospitals. There is no clear evidence that reducing services will save the country a single cent. In fact there is much evidence that if the services are removed then this region would face terminal economic decline. For a start the direct employment of 960 people would be lost the area.

Looking at the bigger picture the health service provided to citizens must be based on their needs rather than their ability to pay. Both the Canadian and Dutch systems are proven models of healthcare which deliver exceptional care allied with good value for money. If they can do there then we can do it here.

However whatever model of health care we follow, it will be unsustainable unless we reduce the ludicrously high salaries of consultants and health care managers. Also a sharpened focus must be given to a ‘prevention is better than cure’ strategy.

Mental Health has always been the poor relation of the health service. It is under resourced and over reliant on medication to deal with societies most in need people.

Ireland must put in place an independent commission to look at the possible negative health effects of EMF radiation from all devices which emit such frequencies from all devices which emit such frequencies.
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Fishing Industry

In 2010 there was €1,180 million worth of fish caught in Irish waters of which only €190 million was landed by Irish fisherman. Add to this the fact that for every €1 of fish landed there is the potential to add another €2 in processing and packaging.

So in total we have lost a potential €3 Billion in revenue thousands of jobs to the Irish economy in 2010. What we are doing is the equivalent of the French exporting their grapes in order that someone else can make wine from them and reap the rewards.

The situation is even more dire when one considers that our European ‘friends’ are fishing so intensively that our fishing grounds are being destroyed. The next government must do something about this immediately upon taking power.

Chaotic_Forces wrote: »

anyone who isn't a pothead.

Is that really how you see the world?

For some damn reason wasters like that just don't see the problem with a TD breaking the law. I wonder why that it is

I see no harm in people smoking cannabis, whether they are a TD or not.

I can recognise that some laws are ridiculous and need changing, and don't get myself in a hissy fit because somebody of prominence is breaking that law.

I also recognise that when a law is more harmful than that which it purports to prohibit, every effort should be made by right thinking people to have that law repealed.

Chaotic_Forces wrote: »

Oh you mean the fact he doesn't say he's a drug user there? Yeah, I'm sure his site is 100% true. :rolleyes:
Also... nothing about his stance on drugs! What a suprise!

Chaotic_Forces wrote: »

He tried to appeal to everyone with the thing of "I smoke weed and will get it legal"?

You're a confused puppy.

Chaotic_Forces wrote: »

So I feel that I should be allowed to murder people who look at me cross-eyed, may I disobey that law and have your support?

Go back, read my post again, maybe look up the definitions therein, perhaps have another read of the post, then consider the question you've just asked me.

Tahuti wrote: »

Go back read the post again, maybe look up the definitions therein, perhaps have another read of the post, then consider the question you've just asked me.

But I feel that law is wrong! Surely I should be outside murdering people!

OH wait, you just picked and chose what laws it applies too. How entertaining.

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

heh heh all the usual claims, rebuttals, insults, post changing.

Of course there is only one answer.

If he breaks the law he should be charged and sentenced, same as everyone else.

What's so fooking difficult to understand about that:D

Because the stoners think he's some sort of hero!

It's because THEY break the law too and for the same reason, they cannot understand why on Earth he should be punished.

But expect an attack on your post by the stoners.

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

She's cast iron man, cast iron.

Anyone who can pick holes in that post is, well a stoner;)

You just can't argue with the facts and the current laws.

But no matter how many times you can post your post they will argue. They will bring Bertie into it, say completely idiotic things,, twist is, edit it and p[retty much every tactic and yet the base of the logical argument does not change. The fact is the same as ever but... somehow he's not doing anything wrong, apparently.:rolleyes:

Einhard wrote: »

The reason those laws are on the statute books is because nobody could be bothered to remove them They're archaic. Similar to such American laws probibiting the eating of roadkill on a Sunday and the like.

The law prohibiting cannabis is of an entirely different nature. it is active, and is intended to be so. It's not, like the laws you mentioned, an archaic relic of a different era, and it's entirely disingenuous to make such a comparison.

But it's the law. The law must be applied.