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Originally Posted by cactusflower  The price of oil has dropped with the slump. Perhaps we could have done with some more of Chavez type of lunacy, that has kept some natural resources in the hands of the Venezuelan people, and less of our own type, which has left us bankrupt many times over, with our resources given away to multinational corporations. |
We still have time for some Chavez type action when it comes to our natural resources... there are 3 existing petroluem leases for areas off the Irish coast, the rest are exploration licences. If enough people become active on the 'giveaway' of our natural resources, we can put pressure on the goverment to change the terms and conditions to ensure that the Irish state actually benefits from its own oil and gas. Our natural resources can and must benefit our country, it's down to us to do something about the giveaway