436,937!!!!!!!!!! (40)
Keeneland: Just watching the news and i see we now have 436,937 people signing on. We also have 60,000 people who have left Ireland looking for work.
Ireland went into recession before everyone else in the EU and while most other countries have come out of it we are still in recession.
We have cut Social Welfare, Child Benefit, Carers Allowances as well as charging for medical card scripts, and cutting thye lowest paid in the public sector.
In the same time the highest paid in the Public Sector get to avoid a similar cut, we have bailed Anglo Irish out for 4 billion last year and 4 billion this year. We are pumping 60 Billion into helping the greddy Banks, Property Developers and Builders. We have given out millions in Golden Handshakes to incompitant Bank Officials and Official in FAS.
Like WTF!!!!!!!!
How is this Government still in power. They are robbing the poor to make the rich richer!!!!!
yes we know ,Ireland went into recession before everyone else in the EU and while most other countries have come out of it we are still in recession.
We have cut Social Welfare, Child Benefit, Carers Allowances as well as charging for medical card scripts, and cutting thye lowest paid in the public sector.
In the same time the highest paid in the Public Sector get to avoid a similar cut, we have bailed Anglo Irish out for 4 billion last year and 4 billion this year. We are pumping 60 Billion into helping the greddy Banks, Property Developers and Builders. We have given out millions in Golden Handshakes to incompitant Bank Officials and Official in FAS.
Like WTF!!!!!!!!
How is this Government still in power. They are robbing the poor to make the rich richer!!!!!
Keeneland: Just watching the news and i see we now have 436,937 people signing on. We also have 60,000 people who have left Ireland looking for work.
Ireland went into recession before everyone else in the EU and while most other countries have come out of it we are still in recession.
We have cut Social Welfare, Child Benefit, Carers Allowances as well as charging for medical card scripts, and cutting thye lowest paid in the public sector.
In the same time the highest paid in the Public Sector get to avoid a similar cut, we have bailed Anglo Irish out for 4 billion last year and 4 billion this year. We are pumping 60 Billion into helping the greddy Banks, Property Developers and Builders. We have given out millions in Golden Handshakes to incompitant Bank Officials and Official in FAS.
Like WTF!!!!!!!!
How is this Government still in power. They are robbing the poor to make the rich richer!!!!!
Ireland went into recession before everyone else in the EU and while most other countries have come out of it we are still in recession.
We have cut Social Welfare, Child Benefit, Carers Allowances as well as charging for medical card scripts, and cutting thye lowest paid in the public sector.
In the same time the highest paid in the Public Sector get to avoid a similar cut, we have bailed Anglo Irish out for 4 billion last year and 4 billion this year. We are pumping 60 Billion into helping the greddy Banks, Property Developers and Builders. We have given out millions in Golden Handshakes to incompitant Bank Officials and Official in FAS.
Like WTF!!!!!!!!
How is this Government still in power. They are robbing the poor to make the rich richer!!!!!
Now you see why Castro came to power in Cuba! We really need another uprising.
yea but cud the 13 000 that is on the live register for this month have come from doing seasonal work over the xmas period .... and just signed back on the labour .. ??
Cowen couldn't manage his station when he was just a seat member, why on earth did folk think he could run the country 
Fricking ridiculous.
I'm with you 100% on this Keene.
I'm with you 100% on this Keene.
wehttam2010: yea but cud the 13 000 that is on the live register for this month have come from doing seasonal work over the xmas period .... and just signed back on the labour .. ??
Does it matter where they have come from??????? 436,937 unemployed in a country with a population of about 4 million is just shocking. The figures are seasonally adjusted to take account for people wotking for the Crimbo period anyway.
sukatai: Cowen couldn't manage his station when he was just a seat member, why on earth did folk think he could run the country
well obviously a vast majority voted him in did they not ,kinda like cryin over spilt milk
wehttam2010: well obviously a vast majority voted him in did they not ,kinda like cryin over spilt milk
Vast Majority????? No. Finna Fail dont have a majority. They are in a coalition with the greens and some independants in government so they did not get a majority vote.!
wehttam2010: well obviously a vast majority voted him in did they not ,kinda like cryin over spilt milk
They vast majority were the elderly and those that he weent out of his way to impress, and it that majority that he has screwed ever since, time that fianna FAIL moved aside and let people government take control
Keeneland: Does it matter where they have come from??????? 436,937 unemployed in a country with a population of about 4 million is just shocking. The figures are seasonally adjusted to take account for people wotking for the Crimbo period anyway.
true but its still like that all over the world ...... in fairness where i work the company was buzzing this time last year not so this year its hard to employ people in companies that arent doing much business
wehttam2010: true but its still like that all over the world ...... in fairness where i work the company was buzzing this time last year not so this year its hard to employ people in companies that arent doing much business
They are not doing business because of the economic recession caused by the current governemnt, Banks, Propert Developers and Builders. But what people are we bailing out???? All of the above!!!
ya can blame the bankers and ff and father christmas all ya like ,we all got greedy ,anyone who bought a second ,third or fourth home,the shop owners who upped their prices ,the teachers and civil servants who got so many pay rises we lost count,everyone who sold cars or houss at rip off prices and the builders who charged crazy prices ,that covers nearley everyone ,it was a false economy built on the bck of a building boom,i'd still rather live here than cuba or anywhee in asia ,frica or south america,we have to stop wingin and just get on with it
btw ,we hve one of the top 10 best social welfare systems on the planet,im not sayin its perfect but i will be votin ff next time unless fg or labour come up with any better ideas,which they havent
thats just my opinion,im not tryin to upset anyone
btw ,we hve one of the top 10 best social welfare systems on the planet,im not sayin its perfect but i will be votin ff next time unless fg or labour come up with any better ideas,which they havent
thats just my opinion,im not tryin to upset anyone
Keeneland: I wasn't posting on here to make the government take notice. I posted on here because these are discussion forums and i though some peeople may want to discuss the matter?
but thats wat us irish do isnt it moan and moan and nuthin else.if ur that upset stage a protest outside the dail ........... wats to discuss we are screwed ..more or less bankrupt ......... people know all this ........
blipper2000: ya can blame the bankers and ff and father christmas all ya like ,we all got greedy ,anyone who bought a second ,third or fourth home,the shop owners who upped their prices ,the teachers and civil servants who got so many pay rises we lost count,everyone who sold cars or houss at rip off prices and the builders who charged crazy prices ,that covers nearley everyone ,it was a false economy built on the bck of a building boom,i'd still rather live here than cuba or anywhee in asia ,frica or south america,we have to stop wingin and just get on with it
btw ,we hve one of the top 10 best social welfare systems on the planet,im not sayin its perfect but i will be votin ff next time unless fg or labour come up with any better ideas,which they havent
thats just my opinion,im not tryin to upset anyone
btw ,we hve one of the top 10 best social welfare systems on the planet,im not sayin its perfect but i will be votin ff next time unless fg or labour come up with any better ideas,which they havent
thats just my opinion,im not tryin to upset anyone
We have one of the top Social Welfare systems in the world cause we have to. Our country is so expensive to live in that we need to give people what we do. If we gave any less people would go hungry. Its all very well comparing our Wefare to other countries but when you do that you also have to compare cost of living.
As for your statement we all benefited from the economic boom, i could not disagree more. I have got rises in line with inflation for the last 10 years so technically i am earning no more or less than i was 10 years ago. The vast majority of people who benefited from the boom worked in the Financial or Building sector.
wehttam2010: wasnt implying a strike ... theres nearly half a million unemployed let them march on the dail regularly until someone in there sits up and takes their head out of the sand
fair enough
Keeneland: We have one of the top Social Welfare systems in the world cause we have to. Our country is so expensive to live in that we need to give people what we do. If we gave any less people would go hungry. Its all very well comparing our Wefare to other countries but when you do that you also have to compare cost of living.
As for your statement we all benefited from the economic boom, i could not disagree more. I have got rises in line with inflation for the last 10 years so technically i am earning no more or less than i was 10 years ago. The vast majority of people who benefited from the boom worked in the Financial or Building sector.
im not sayin everyone pofited but most did,dont forget shop keepers and most civil servants,both my teacher pals earn good money too and most people workin for mulinationals earned collosal money ,my pal in I.B.M. is still earnin crazy moneyAs for your statement we all benefited from the economic boom, i could not disagree more. I have got rises in line with inflation for the last 10 years so technically i am earning no more or less than i was 10 years ago. The vast majority of people who benefited from the boom worked in the Financial or Building sector.
some of the bankers deserve to go to prison though
I`m 1 of those lol am waiting on job seekers allowance this past few weeks stone broke
im not sayin everyone pofited but most did,dont forget shop keepers and most civil servants,both my teacher pals earn good money too and most people workin for mulinationals earned collosal money ,my pal in I.B.M. is still earnin crazy money
some of the bankers deserve to go to prison though
If that happens we will just end paying for there stay while there yet again, they have taking eneough out of our pockets as it is
some of the bankers deserve to go to prison though
If that happens we will just end paying for there stay while there yet again, they have taking eneough out of our pockets as it is
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Ireland went into recession before everyone else in the EU and while most other countries have come out of it we are still in recession.
We have cut Social Welfare, Child Benefit, Carers Allowances as well as charging for medical card scripts, and cutting thye lowest paid in the public sector.
In the same time the highest paid in the Public Sector get to avoid a similar cut, we have bailed Anglo Irish out for 4 billion last year and 4 billion this year. We are pumping 60 Billion into helping the greddy Banks, Property Developers and Builders. We have given out millions in Golden Handshakes to incompitant Bank Officials and Official in FAS.
Like WTF!!!!!!!!
How is this Government still in power. They are robbing the poor to make the rich richer!!!!!