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John O’Mahony TDConstituency Office, D’Alton Street, Claremorris, Mayo Tel 094 9373560 Fax 094 9373379 Dáil Office: 01 6183706 Text: 086 326 8041 Email: [email protected] www.johnomahony.ie
One Year in GovernmentIn 2011, our first year in Government, we worked hard, with our Labour colleagues, to steady the country by stabilising the public finances, the banks and the jobs market. We know that we have a difficult road ahead, but we are on the right track to get Ireland working again.
O n T h e R i G h T T R a c k
The ecOnOMY➤ EU-IMF bailout programme renegotiated to rebuild international
confidence in our economy and public finances, saving the taxpayer €10 billion in the process
➤ Agreement reached with the Troika to use €1 billion from the sale of non-strategic State Assets for job creation
➤ 2 universal pillar banks – Bank of Ireland and AIB – now focused on the domestic economy
➤ The cost to the taxpayer of bailing out the banks has been cut by €18 billion
➤ €1.1bn private investment in Bank of Ireland shows confidence is returning
➤ Exports continue to rise, with the value of Irish food and drink exports up by 12% in 2011 to an all-time high of €8.85 billion
➤ €17 billion will be spent on capital projects over the next five years on new schools, hospitals and treatments centres and the construction of a new Luas line for an integrated light rail network
JObs ➤ The Government’s Action Plan for Jobs will drive
the changes needed to support business and help entrepreneurs to create new jobs
➤ More than 20,000 new training and job placements, including the national internship scheme ‘JobBridge’ that has seen the placement of over 5,000 interns
➤ Cutting VAT on tourism-related services from 13.5% to 9% resulting in an
additional 6,000 jobs in the tourism sector in the second half of 2011➤ The IDA had a record year with 13,000 new jobs➤ Major investment from big
multinational companies such as Twitter, Google, PayPal, EA Games, Microsoft and
a host of pharmaceutical companies➤ Capital budget of the Department
of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation will hit its highest ever level with €1 billion being provided over the next 2 years
Halving of employers’
PRSI for lower-paid workers and restoration of the
minimum wage
A 30% increase
in companies investing in Ireland
for the first time in 2011
Losses have been imposed on
subordinated bank bondholders to the value of more than
€5 billion
12.5% corporation
tax rate successfully
defended
John O’Mahony TDOifig an Dáil Cheantair, Sráide D’Altúin, Clár Chlainne Mhuiris, Contae Mhaigh Eo. fón: 094 9373560 facs: 09493 73379 Dála Oifig: 01 6183706 Téacs: 086 326 8041 r-phost: [email protected] láithreán gréasáin: www.johnomahony.ie
One Year in GovernmentO n T h e R i G h T T R a c k
POliTical RefORM➤ Phone, staff and airport entitlements to former Taoisigh removed ➤ New legislation for the effective banning of corporate
donations➤ Plans to cut the number of TDs at the next election,
and ensure more female candidates are fielded➤ For the first time a woman has been appointed
to the top three legal posts in the State: the Chief Justice, the Attorney General and the Director of Public Prosecutions
➤ A new Department of Children has been established to improve the status of children within Government policy
➤ Referendum to be put to the people on the abolition of the Seanad
healTh ➤ New Special Delivery Unit
(SDU) to tackle unacceptable hospital waiting lists resulted in a 27% reduction in the number of people on trolleys nationally
➤ €15m made available for free GP care to Long-Term Illness Scheme patients.
➤ An additional €55m for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Fair Deal) in 2011
➤ We will build the National Children’s Hospital ➤ Replacement of the Board of the HSE, ahead of
legislation to abolish it
Ring-fenced €35m for
mental health services Dáil sitting
days increased by over 33% by
cutting Dáil holidays
WORkinG haRD TO DeliveR On OuR PROMises➤ Changes to the Universal Social Charge exempt 330,000 people from the charge➤ Personal Insolvency legislation will allow for a portion of unmanageable personal debt to be written off ➤ Tax exiles will make a fair contribution to the Exchequer by abolishing the ‘citizenship’ condition for payment of the Domicile Levy
Maintained the current rates of
income tax, bands and credits in the Budget giving you certainty
about your take- home payIncreased
mortgage interest relief to 30%
for First Time Buyers in 2004-08 helping those
most likely to be in negative equity
Maintained the rate of the Old Age Contributory and Non-Contributory
Pension
Pay cuts for the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Ministers and
halved the cost of ministerial
transport
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