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A Bad Deal for Young Ireland – Young Fine Gael call for the rejection of ‘Towards 2016’
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Sunday August 13, 2006 22:05 by Young Fine Gael - Young Fine Gael yfg at finegael dot com (01) 6198444
Young Fine Gael (YFG) President, Elizabeth Munnelly, has today (August 10th) called for the rejection of the social partnership agreement, “Towards 2016”, characterising it as a bad deal for the young people of Ireland. Speaking on this subject, she said: |
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Jump To Comment: 1What on earth has suicide to do with an agreement between unions, employers and the government on how to run the economy? The idea that there is some magic panacea that governments can pull out of a hat to stop people killing themselves is pure bullshit. If such a panacea was available, governments everywhere would be using it. The suicide rate in countries much admired by the Opposition parties in Ireland, such as Denmark, Sweden, Finland, France, Belgium, Austria is much higher than in Ireland. The reality is that no one knows why people kill themselves. Did the suicide rate fall when Fine Gael were in government between 1973 and 1977? No, it didn't - it rose sharply. Did the suicide rate fall when Fine Gael were in government between 1982 and 1986? No, it didn't - it rose sharply. Did the suicide rate fall when Fine Gael were in government between 1994 and 1997? No, it didn't - it rose sharply. Check these facts out for yourself, if you don't believe them. I certainly wouldn't condemn Fine Gael for the fact that the suicide rate in Ireland rose during each of their last three periods in government, it probably had nothing to do with the fact that FG were in government. But, given that it did, its rather hypocritical to be trying to exploit the issue now. Just out of interest, may I inform you that since 1997/98 the suicide rate actually has fallen in Ireland (by about 15 per cent), the first fall for over forty years. But, again, its probably got nothing to do with the fact that FG are not in government. So, to sum up, suicide is a personal tragedy for those concerned, should NOT be made a political issue and no party should try to exploit it. But, if FG are determined to make it a political issue, then their own sorry record compared with that of the present Government should be thrown back in their faces.