Government has become like a Christmas Panto - Daly

As we start a new year the need for real government was never more apparent than at the moment with a complete lack of confidence and direction in and by a government which seems ill equipped for the job according to Cllr Richard Daly of Fine Gael

“At the end of last year we saw Noel Dempsey practice his “Oh yes, we will!/Oh no, we won’t routine” in his pronouncements about provisional driving regulations. Mary Hanafin also auditioned for the part of the jester with her dictate to charge schools for water usage “Oh yes, we will/ Oh no, we won’t”. Meanwhile in another theatre Taoiseach Ahern has treated audiences to “Oh yes, I did/ Oh no, I didn’t”. While this is the panto season the audiences are not laughing when they realise that the performance fees for the total government cast, although slightly deferred, have increased by an industrial wage.” said Cllr Daly

“At a time of such economic uncertainty we need strong government and well planned economic policy. The current programme is not the one advertised on the posters last Summer. The promised health and educational improvements which were promised have not materialised and six months later we are getting the mixed messages from the government parties who told us that they were the only ones who could ensure fulfilment of their election promises. So now is the time to deliver.

House sales and manufacturing are suffering while oil prices are posing a new challenge to our economy. Crime and the prominence of drugs in our community are the hallmarks of the government which promised zero tolerance.

We need delivery of commitments to the people and we need strong economic strategy which will lead to investment in our country.

It may be panto season but it is time for our government to get its act together and get the show on the road”.