Enda on the debt – Bill on Kennier
Enda was much nearer the mark in Davos than the blanket absolution
for the state of the country that he gave the Irish people in his
address to the nation on TV.
Fine Gael on Enda and the Davos remarks. My take to follow
Taoiseach’s comments in Davos:
Here is a direct quote from the Taoiseach in Davos yesterday:
“The extent of personal credit, personal wealth created on credit, was
done between people and banks – a system that spawned greed to a point
where it just went out of control completely with a spectacular
crash.”
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Oh Yeh, Enda??
In Davos, Mr Kenny was optimistic that growing financial market
confidence in Ireland was spreading. He said the positive market
reaction to Wednesday’s €3.5 billion bond swap was a “small step”
towards financial independence after 2013.
But US economist Joseph Stiglitz described ongoing Irish payments to
unsecured bondholders as “unconscionable. Why should Irish taxpayers
have to give up health and education to make good on a loan from a
private bank?” Prof Stiglitz said in an interview with The Irish
Times.
Mr Kenny said the Nobel prize -winning economist was a “very important
personality, but politicians have to make decisions and commentators
comment. We are not heading down the road of looking for debt
write-downs or default,” he said.
Wrike – Project Management
Speech & Language Therapy Services in Meath
Further to the response issued to the Regional Health Forum the HSE
can confirm that as of December 2011in Meath there are:
404 children were waiting for between 0-4 months for initial assessment
186 children were waiting for between 4-8 months for assessment
9 children waiting 8-12 months for assessment.
The HSE can also confirm that the 9 referrals waiting the longest on
the above list at end of December 2011, have now been given an
appointment.
Fixtures clash – Time to kick ass
Cork V Dublin or the Munster v Ulster H cup match in April. ERC should have ensured that there is no clash – Respect for sports must be paramount in this country. Many rugby people are GAA fans also and vice versa. Sad and unnecessary.
Irish Bond Sale – National Treasury Management Agency on the ball.
PRIVATE INVESTORS bought Irish Government bonds yesterday for the
first time since September 2010. The National Treasury Management
Agency sold just over €3.5 billion worth of three-year debt.
The new bonds were offered to investors holding €11.8 billion of
outstanding bonds maturing in two years. The fact that about one-third
of those investors agreed to the “switch” to longer-dated bonds
“demonstrated investor appetite for Irish Government paper and will
support our plans for a phased re-entry to long-term debt markets”,
the NTMA said.
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Laundry for patients in Connolly Hospital
HSE Response re. Acute Mental Health Services Patients in Connolly Hospital
In general, relatives of patients in Dublin North City Acute Mental
Health Services based in Connolly Hospital are encouraged to to take
home the personal laundry of their relatives. This ensures that
personal items of clothing don’t get mislaid or delicates don’t get
damaged. If a patient has an extended stay in the acute unit or needs
assistance with their laundry, arrangements are in place with a local
laundrette who will collect and return patients laundry. The fee for
the service is 10 euo per collection.
Please note that individual patient circiumstances will always be considered.
UK debt
America overcomes the debt crisis as Britain sinks deeper into the swamp
Britain has sunk deeper into debt. Three years after bubble burst, the
UK has barely begun to tackle the crushing burden left by Gordon
Brown. The contrast with the United States is frankly shocking.
I
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, International business editor
8:33PM GMT 22 Jan 2012
Jack Anderson on Sports Law in IT
Eugene McGee in the Indo describes violence and rioting as a cancer in
the GAA and I have to agree with him. The best way to deal with the
Port Laoise melee is to report the incident formally to the Gardai and
have the identifiable perpetrators inteviewed and subjected to the
DPP. A large fine would deter copycats. The GAA should expel both from
next years championship and let them play in local leagues. Much more
inportant that paying managers!
Failure to rein in passions in the GAA could be criminal
JACK ANDERSON
BROKEN JAWS, fractured cheekbones, black eyes, concussed players,
distraught parents, spouses and children. This is just a flavour of
what is alleged to have occurred at Sunday’s All-Ireland junior club
football semi-final between Tyrone club Derrytresk and Kerry’s Dromid
Pearses.
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HSE Forum at Kells demands the reinstatement of Ms Bayliss the pied piper of Brendan’s. Christy Burke sings his song!
Hospital whistleblower reinstated
KITTY HOLLAND
A “whistleblower” who was dismissed from her post as a trainee
advocate after publicly expressing concern for the welfare of female
patients at St Brendan’s Hospital in Grangegorman has been reinstated.
Louise Bayliss, a single mother from Dublin who had been training as
an advocate with the Irish Advocacy Network, will resume training but
will not be permitted back into hospital wards until her training is
complete.
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