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A Bad Deal for Young Ireland – Young Fine Gael call for the rejection of ‘Towards 2016’

category national | housing | press release author Sunday August 13, 2006 22:05author by Young Fine Gael - Young Fine Gaelauthor email yfg at finegael dot comauthor phone (01) 6198444 Report this post to the editors

Young Fine Gael (YFG) President, Elizabeth Munnelly, has today (August 10th) called for the rejection of the social partnership agreement, “Towards 2016”, characterising it as a bad deal for the young people of Ireland.

Speaking on this subject, she said:

“Across a wide number of areas, this is a bad deal for Young Ireland, in particular in the areas of suicide prevention and housing. In most aspects of the agreement, the concerns of young people have been ignored; in the few areas where they have been addressed, it is very difficult to attach any credibility to those promises.”

“Looking at suicide prevention, the proposed agreement speaks of “Ensuring implementation of the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention, 2005-2014”. An admirable promise, however, we must remember that in the last partnership agreement, a commitment was made to implement the recommendations of the 1998 Task Force on Suicide. This was not delivered upon. Why then, should we take this new promise at face value without definite guarantees on resources and funding?”

“This issue is far too important to be put on the long finger once more.”

“The housing aspect of the agreement, whilst long on rhetoric offers little to young people trying to get on the housing ladder. Although the document carries reference to the needs of First Time buyers, nothing of substance is offered to help alleviate the financial strain they are under, either by way of: increasing the stamp duty exemptions; a first time buyers grant; mortgage relief; or any other mechanism.

In addition to this, the failure to include a review and evaluation of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000-2004 is deeply disappointing. So far all the evidence from around the country suggests that it has been implemented in a haphazard, inconsistent and illogical manner. It needs an urgent review to ensure that affordable housing is provided to those that need it most.”

“These are just some of the examples of how this partnership agreement fails young people. While there are some improvements in this agreement for young people such as in the area of motor insurance, on the whole this agreement is a bad deal for young Ireland.”

“We call on all those people with a vote in the process to reject this deal”

Related Link: http://www.yfg.ie
author by Johnpublication date Mon Aug 14, 2006 23:13author address author phone Report this post to the editors

What on earth has suicide to do with an agreement between unions, employers and the government on how to run the economy? The idea that there is some magic panacea that governments can pull out of a hat to stop people killing themselves is pure bullshit. If such a panacea was available, governments everywhere would be using it. The suicide rate in countries much admired by the Opposition parties in Ireland, such as Denmark, Sweden, Finland, France, Belgium, Austria is much higher than in Ireland. The reality is that no one knows why people kill themselves. Did the suicide rate fall when Fine Gael were in government between 1973 and 1977? No, it didn't - it rose sharply. Did the suicide rate fall when Fine Gael were in government between 1982 and 1986? No, it didn't - it rose sharply. Did the suicide rate fall when Fine Gael were in government between 1994 and 1997? No, it didn't - it rose sharply. Check these facts out for yourself, if you don't believe them. I certainly wouldn't condemn Fine Gael for the fact that the suicide rate in Ireland rose during each of their last three periods in government, it probably had nothing to do with the fact that FG were in government. But, given that it did, its rather hypocritical to be trying to exploit the issue now. Just out of interest, may I inform you that since 1997/98 the suicide rate actually has fallen in Ireland (by about 15 per cent), the first fall for over forty years. But, again, its probably got nothing to do with the fact that FG are not in government. So, to sum up, suicide is a personal tragedy for those concerned, should NOT be made a political issue and no party should try to exploit it. But, if FG are determined to make it a political issue, then their own sorry record compared with that of the present Government should be thrown back in their faces.

 
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