You can now download my pre-Budget submission on the subject of Childcare to Minister for Finance Brian Cowen by clicking here: childcare-and-the-budget.pdf
Monthly Archive
for: ‘November, 2005’
Ireland: A Tax Haven?
A large head of steam is building up on both sides of the Atlantic, and has been prominent in the media in the past few days, concerning the activities of multinationals in this country and the tax rate they enjoy. It appears, because of what is happening in the United States, and here as well, …
Odds Stacked against the First-Time Buyer in Property Market
The building, buying and selling of property comprise a big jungle of which people have a pretty ropy understanding. The system seems to suit the developers, sellers, landowners and everybody except the first-time buyer or the person who actually needs a house in which to live. It would be preferable if it suited the latter. …
Open the Gates: Use the Nuclear Option
We need an urgent statement from the Minister for Transport about what is happening in respect of the M50. Talks have been taking place concerning the West Link toll plaza at a torturously slow pace between the National Roads Authority and National Toll Roads. NTR is dragging its feet and trying to delay matters as …
Trinity Fellow to Head New Authority
Prof. Margaret O’Mahony, a fellow of Trinity College and head of the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, has been selected by Minister for the Environment, Martin Cullen, to recruit and chair the Dublin Transport Authority. The authority is expected to have a wide remit, and will aim to harmonise Dublin’s public transport system.
Seanad Debates my Motion on Childcare
As Budget 2005 approaches, I am calling for greater resources for childcare, to give parents real choices about whether to rejoin the workforce or to care for their children themselves. I secured a Seanad debate on childcare on Wedndesday 26 October. The debate was responded to by Michael McDowell, the Minister for Justice. While the …
RIA Medals to Trinity Thinkers
President Mary McAleese presented the inaugural Royal Irish Academy Gold Medals to two of Ireland’s leading thinkers: Prof. Michael Coey and Prof. John Dillon, both from Trinity College. The medals acclaim Ireland’s foremost contributors to the world of learning. They are awarded by the RIA and sponsored by the HEA and the Irish Independent.