Kildare residents suffer under inadequate budget - Daly

Apart from the failure to live up to the dozens of promises in their election manifesto Fianna Fail has actually disimproved the lives of Kildare residents according to Cllr Richard Daly of Fine Gael

“Throughout the election campaign this year Fianna Fail promised tax cuts, school buildings, extra Gardai and whatever you are having yourself to the fast growing population of Kildare.

The extra Gardai needed on our streets to match the growth in population will not be arriving as the promised 2000 extra members of the force before 2008 are not factored into this budget. Instead the national increase has been reduced to 200.” said Cllr Daly

“Kildare parents were told that pupil teacher ratios would improve under this administration but the overcrowded schools in Newbridge and throughout the county will have to postpone this promise.

Increased investment in broadband could have begun to address the long commute suffered by Kildare workers by advancing the notion of working from home but there is no increased investment in future technologies in communication and we have fallen behind most European countries in our broadband provision.

Government fuelled inflation has increased the cost of living for Kildare residents and make Ireland and Kildare a dear place for business to locate.

The only people who seem to have gained under this government are the Taoiseach and government ministers who have experienced substantial increases to their salaries.” concluded Cllr Daly