Are public servants to blame for Dublin's traffic?

[Oldira1]

The original parking levy seemed to be dropped fairly swiftly when they realised how many public parking spaces in Dublin city.

When the schools are off the traffic is very light like today.

Driving in to Dublin city I notice how many public sector offices around.

If you support the strike you are supposed to honk your car horn. What are you meant to do if you do not support the strike?

Vote Fianna Fail.

[TradCat]

RTE have discovered why the traffic in Dublin is so light as the OP suggests. It seems that there are massive tailbacks to Newry which is unprecedented on a midweek workday. The suggestion is that the public servants are taking advantage of the day off to shop up North! Bullet in the foot for public servants!!

If this is true they are going to be laughed at. They won't even pay the taxes they keep telling us are so necessary to "maintain services"

Talk about a PR disaster.

[Congalltee]

If this is true they are going to be laughed at. They won't even pay the taxes they keep telling us are so necessary to "maintain services"

Talk about a PR disaster.

From the AA website:

Closer to Newry there are reports of up to 6km tailbacks on the A1 into Newry.

AA Roadwatch : Home

VAT and Excise are down. And the servants of the public add to the Queen's coffers, when they should be a) working or b) picketing.

[kerrynorth]

Picketing in Kerry appears to only be on 2 hour shifts so it is perfectly doable for Dublin and border county public servants to do their 'picketing' shift and then head up North for the day shopping.

[Clanrickard]

RTE have discovered why the traffic in Dublin is so light as the OP suggests. It seems that there are massive tailbacks to Newry which is unprecedented on a midweek workday. The suggestion is that the public servants are taking advantage of the day off to shop up North! Bullet in the foot for public servants!!

A disgrace but hopefully it will show up many of them for the selfish self centred individuals.

[uriah]

Haven`t heard much mention of the car parking levy nearly 11 months after it was first mentioned. Is it only private sector workers paying it, and the public sector get some sort of EXEMPTION ?

NO PRIVATE SECTOR TAXES = NO PUBLIC SECTOR

You'd just have to go and set up the services for yourselves to provide roads, water, sewage services, schools, hospitals, fire-fighters, police etc. etc.
You'd select and pay people to organise the services (government?)

And you'd still have to pay for them.

[Congalltee]

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You'd just have to go and set up the services for yourselves to provide roads, water, sewage services, schools, hospitals, fire-fighters, police etc. etc.
You'd select and pay people to organise the services (government?)

And you'd still have to pay for them.

Sorry this thread is about the Public Sector workers and their impact on traffic (not another general PS rant/lame defence thread).
The two points:
1) Dublin traffic is unusally quiet, suggesting that a lot of PS workers drive to work thereby having a disproportionate effect on Dublin traffic as well as the huge impact that schools have on traffic chaos in Dublin. Both of these need to be looked at.
2) Notwithstanding the fact that reasons for PS pay cuts is beause revenue has fallen, many PS wokers are taking advanatge of the strike to spend the Queen's shilling rather than pay their patriotic duties.

A bad day for the public service (except for those helping with the flood cleanup)

[alonso]

Eh if the private sector went on strike i'm sure traffic would be fairly light too, no?

But on a more general level, CIE, Dublin Bus, Irish Rail, the local authorities and the Depts of Transport and Environment are all public sector and they control the traffic and transport in Dublin sooo yeh..... they are to blame

But anyone with a brain knows that the development of Meath, Kildare, Fingal and Wicklow in the reckless manner of the last 15 years is the real culprit. And that was carried out by the men and women that everyone elected. And that's all of ye, except Green voters. So you are all to blame.

[H]

Because with their day of inaction the traffic was even better than a bank holiday. Obviously schools are to blame for much of the traffic chaos but should the parking perks be done away with to keep the productive part of the economy moving?

Actually the traffic is so bad due to the total incompetence of Dublin City Councils traffic department.
The rot set in with a fool that latley screwed up traffic in Dun Laoghaire I think his name was Keegan when he was in DCC

[H]

Eh if the private sector went on strike i'm sure traffic would be fairly light too, no?

But on a more general level, CIE, Dublin Bus, Irish Rail, the local authorities and the Depts of Transport and Environment are all public sector and they control the traffic and transport in Dublin sooo yeh..... they are to blame

But anyone with a brain knows that the development of Meath, Kildare, Fingal and Wicklow in the reckless manner of the last 15 years is the real culprit. And that was carried out by the men and women that everyone elected. And that's all of ye, except Green voters. So you are all to blame.

I think you mean the total lack of development in any meaningful manner of ..Meath, Kildare, Fingal and Wicklow ... as well as the total inept fools in dublin City Councils Traffic Department