DCSIMG

O'Donovan demands answers to the 'huge toll of job losses'


Published on Monday 6 April 2009 12:09

THE haemorrhage of jobs which has taken place in west Limerick over the last few years has taken a huge toll on the community, according to Cllr Patrick O'Donovan.

And, said the FG representative, people needed to know exactly how much worse the situation could get and what plans that Government has to deal with the problem. He also cautioned that current Government policies will force more people off the land.

Speaking at the 75th Fine Gael Ard Fheis at City West, Cllr O'Donovan said that west Limerick had been left voiceless in the current administration and the effects of this were now taking its toll.

He added that the carve-up and sacrifice of Limerick's Dil constituencies to appease Kerry is an affront to democracy, an attempt to disenfranchise the people of west Limerick and would need to be reversed by a new government.

Cllr O'Donovan said that recent cutbacks in education were having a major impact and he added that no party could stand over cuts aimed at vulnerable children with learning difficulties.

He urged the Fine Gael spokesperson on education to continue the campaign for their reversal.

"Children and the less well-off have not caused the economic recession and they should not be made pay for it in this way," he told delegates.

Cllr O'Donovan also urged his party to ensure that additional farm inspections being proposed by the current government be opposed.

"It is absolutely scandalous that the Government is forcing the local authorities to increase the number of farm inspections in a bid to reduce the single farm payment and reduce farm incomes happy to strangle existing farmers with red tape and form filling, which will have the net result of more farmers leaving the land."


Find It

"Business owner? - Claim your business and Advertise with us"

In association with qype logo

Looking for...

Featured advertisers

Jobs

Search for a job

Weather for Limerick

Tuesday 22 May 2012

5 day forecast

Today

Cloudy

Cloudy

Temperature: 13 C to 19 C

Wind Speed: 20 mph

Wind direction: South

Tomorrow

Cloudy

Cloudy

Temperature: 11 C to 19 C

Wind Speed: 17 mph

Wind direction: South east

Press Complaints Commission

This website and its associated newspaper are full participating members of the Press Council of Ireland and supports the Office of the Press Ombudsman.  This scheme in addition to defending the freedom of the press, offers readers a quick, fair and free method of dealing with complaints that they may have in relation to articles that appear on our pages.  To contact the Office of the Press Ombudsman go to
www.pressombudsman.ie or www.presscouncil.ie

Limerick Leader provides news, events and sport features from the Limerick area. For the best up to date information relating to Limerick and the surrounding areas visit us at Limerick Leader regularly or bookmark this page.