Jobs Most Important Issue Facing Ireland-O'Brien
Addressing the Blarney Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday evening, Sinn Féin’s Cork North Central candidate Jonathan O Brien said that the issue of the jobs was the most important issue facing the country and resources need to be put into job creation not zombie banks or bond holders.
Jonathan O Brien said: “Jobs are nearly always a topic in elections. But in this election, the country is in crisis and the issue is very real and very urgent. Jobs are the number one issue, here in Cork and across the country.”
“We have to make job creation a priority. We have to make a clear decision whether to put what remains of our squandered resources into creating jobs or pouring it into zombie banks and bondholders.”
“I firmly believe that Sinn Féin’s ten point plan will start a recovery, will produce jobs and begin the road to prosperity. It will not be easy, but we have to start with an economy undermined by years of misrule.”
On Friday morning we will launch our specific proposals for Cork. We want to introduce a stimulus package which will bring back jobs to the city and its surrounds, which will turn around the tide of emigration and above all bring hope to the people of Cork.”ENDS
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Support The Nurses- O'Leary
Support The Nurses
Speaking on the campaign trail in Wilton, Sinn Féin candidate, Chris O Leary, expressed support for the nurses and student nurses who were on a national demonstrating today against the removal of wages.
Chris O Leary said: “I wish to express my support and Sinn Féin’s support for the nurses protesting today. The decision to withdraw pay from student nurses doing a full days work is wrong and should be reversed.”
“The HSE is not recruiting any new nurses under orders from the government and at the same time spending huge sums of money hiring in private agency nurses. So bad is the situation that the new community hospital in Ballincollig is unable to open due to staff shortage and the HSE is tendering out to private companies to provide staff for this new unit.”
“Nurses are in the front line of health provision. They have to cope with the outcome of the cuts trying to provide good patient care. It is not right that they are now expected at student level to do a day’s work without any pay, while at the same time the government is throwing money at private firms to provide nursing cover.”
We should be paying reasonable rates to nurses working in our hospitals, including young new recruits, not wasting resources on agency staff that have no long term commitment to the service.”ENDS
Speaking on the campaign trail in Wilton, Sinn Féin candidate, Chris O Leary, expressed support for the nurses and student nurses who were on a national demonstrating today against the removal of wages.
Chris O Leary said: “I wish to express my support and Sinn Féin’s support for the nurses protesting today. The decision to withdraw pay from student nurses doing a full days work is wrong and should be reversed.”
“The HSE is not recruiting any new nurses under orders from the government and at the same time spending huge sums of money hiring in private agency nurses. So bad is the situation that the new community hospital in Ballincollig is unable to open due to staff shortage and the HSE is tendering out to private companies to provide staff for this new unit.”
“Nurses are in the front line of health provision. They have to cope with the outcome of the cuts trying to provide good patient care. It is not right that they are now expected at student level to do a day’s work without any pay, while at the same time the government is throwing money at private firms to provide nursing cover.”
We should be paying reasonable rates to nurses working in our hospitals, including young new recruits, not wasting resources on agency staff that have no long term commitment to the service.”ENDS
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Sinn Féin Candidates Express Condolences
Sinn Féin Candidates Express Condolences
Sinn Féin councillors Jonathan O'Brien and Chris O'Leary wish to express their condolences to the families of the victims of today's tragic air crash at Cork Airport, and to those injured.
As a mark of respect, the party is calling off the canvass it had planned for this afternoon.
ENDS
Sinn Féin councillors Jonathan O'Brien and Chris O'Leary wish to express their condolences to the families of the victims of today's tragic air crash at Cork Airport, and to those injured.
As a mark of respect, the party is calling off the canvass it had planned for this afternoon.
ENDS
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Ireland Cannot Afford €100 Billion Bailout- O'Brien
Ireland Cannot Afford €100 Billion Bailout-O'Brien
Speaking in the wake of the suggestion by the Chairman of Anglo-Irish Bank Alan Dukes that a total of €100 billion may be required to ensure a “clean” banking sector, Cllr Jonathan O’Brien has said it underlines the insanity of the government’s banking policy and the need to revoke the bank guarantee and burn the bondholders.
Cllr O’Brien said:
“The government has already poured €46 billion into the banks, with a further €35 committed under the EU/IMF deal. Alan Dukes is now suggesting the total cost of the debacle may reach €100 billion.”
“Ireland cannot afford a €100 billion bailout. Already under the government’s Four Year Plan public services and welfare payments are being cut to the bone. Low-paid workers have been hit hard by the brutal 7% levy. Cutbacks have reduced consumer spending and damaged the economy.”
“If Alan Dukes is correct – and as Chairman of Anglo Irish Bank he ought to know – will the Irish public now be expected to accept even deeper austerity measures to bail out the banks? We cannot and we will not. The cost of the bank bailout is already killing our economy.”
“There is a quicker and more effective way to get a “clean” banking system – revoke the bank guarantee, burn the bondholders, and establish a single, well-capitalised state bank to lend to businesses and consumers. This is the route which an increasing number of economists are advocating. The government’s banking policy has failed. We must get the millstone of bank debt off our necks before we can start the process of economic recovery.”
For further information or comment contact Cllr Jonathan O’Brien @ 085-2133907
Speaking in the wake of the suggestion by the Chairman of Anglo-Irish Bank Alan Dukes that a total of €100 billion may be required to ensure a “clean” banking sector, Cllr Jonathan O’Brien has said it underlines the insanity of the government’s banking policy and the need to revoke the bank guarantee and burn the bondholders.
Cllr O’Brien said:
“The government has already poured €46 billion into the banks, with a further €35 committed under the EU/IMF deal. Alan Dukes is now suggesting the total cost of the debacle may reach €100 billion.”
“Ireland cannot afford a €100 billion bailout. Already under the government’s Four Year Plan public services and welfare payments are being cut to the bone. Low-paid workers have been hit hard by the brutal 7% levy. Cutbacks have reduced consumer spending and damaged the economy.”
“If Alan Dukes is correct – and as Chairman of Anglo Irish Bank he ought to know – will the Irish public now be expected to accept even deeper austerity measures to bail out the banks? We cannot and we will not. The cost of the bank bailout is already killing our economy.”
“There is a quicker and more effective way to get a “clean” banking system – revoke the bank guarantee, burn the bondholders, and establish a single, well-capitalised state bank to lend to businesses and consumers. This is the route which an increasing number of economists are advocating. The government’s banking policy has failed. We must get the millstone of bank debt off our necks before we can start the process of economic recovery.”
For further information or comment contact Cllr Jonathan O’Brien @ 085-2133907
Monday, February 7, 2011
Sinn Fein candidates Canvass Dole Office
Sinn Féin Candidates & members Cllrs Jonathan O'Brien & Chris O'Leary canvassing outside the Dole office last week.
Candidates hand in nomination papers
Sinn Féin general election candidates, Jonathan O'Brien-Cork North-Central- & Chris O'Leary-Cork South Central- handed in their nomination papers today accompanied by proposers Cllrs Henry Cremin & Thomas Gould.
Cork Cannot Afford IMF/EU Bailout- O'Brien
Cork Cannot Afford IMF/EU Bailout-O'Brien
Returning to Cork from the official launch of Sinn Fein’s General Election campaign, Cork North Central Candidate Jonathan O Brien said that Cork cannot afford the IMF/EU bailout and Irish people’s hard earned taxes should be put into job creation not the pockets of the already rich bankers of Europe.
Jonathan O Brien said: “Earlier in the week we in Sinn Féin outlined a ten point plan to return Ireland to work. To begin this process, we have to deal with the deficit and the banking debts. The relationship between jobs and the deficit is clear – more people in work produce higher levels of spending activity and tax revenues, as well as lower welfare payments. No job creation plan will work if money is constantly being taken from people’s pockets and the national coffers to fund our zombie banks and to pay off the already rich bankers of Europe – the bond holders”
“The IMF/EU deal is bad for Cork, is bad for Ireland. The cost of servicing the State’s debt by 2014 will have reached €8.7 billion. In four years time we will have to begin to pay off the loan itself, which is €67.5 billion. It is undoable. Establishment parties who argue that we should renegotiate a part of the interest rate are missing the point and being dishonest with the electorate.”
“Sinn Féin will put money back into people’s pockets where it belongs by removing the Universal Social Charge and use the state resources to stimulate immediate and direct employment in key sectors. We will put Cork back to work and get the bondholders – rich European bankers - off our backs.”Ends.
For further information or comment contact Cllr Jonathan O’Brien @ 085-2133907
Returning to Cork from the official launch of Sinn Fein’s General Election campaign, Cork North Central Candidate Jonathan O Brien said that Cork cannot afford the IMF/EU bailout and Irish people’s hard earned taxes should be put into job creation not the pockets of the already rich bankers of Europe.
Jonathan O Brien said: “Earlier in the week we in Sinn Féin outlined a ten point plan to return Ireland to work. To begin this process, we have to deal with the deficit and the banking debts. The relationship between jobs and the deficit is clear – more people in work produce higher levels of spending activity and tax revenues, as well as lower welfare payments. No job creation plan will work if money is constantly being taken from people’s pockets and the national coffers to fund our zombie banks and to pay off the already rich bankers of Europe – the bond holders”
“The IMF/EU deal is bad for Cork, is bad for Ireland. The cost of servicing the State’s debt by 2014 will have reached €8.7 billion. In four years time we will have to begin to pay off the loan itself, which is €67.5 billion. It is undoable. Establishment parties who argue that we should renegotiate a part of the interest rate are missing the point and being dishonest with the electorate.”
“Sinn Féin will put money back into people’s pockets where it belongs by removing the Universal Social Charge and use the state resources to stimulate immediate and direct employment in key sectors. We will put Cork back to work and get the bondholders – rich European bankers - off our backs.”Ends.
For further information or comment contact Cllr Jonathan O’Brien @ 085-2133907
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