Listed below are some of the promises made by
FF at the last general election - only 18 months ago, how many of them will be broken during this term in office?
As part of Our Next Steps Forward we will:
-Lower taxes
-Put 4,000 extra teachers in place
-Hire 2,000 extra Gardaí
-Open Local Injury Clinics around the country
-Increase the State Pension to 3300 per week
-Invest for the future by rolling out the National Development Plan.
Today Ireland’s strong economy and full employment give us grounds for confidence. But in a world of higher interest rates, rising energy costs and intense competition from emerging economies we cannot be complacent. We must ensure that Ireland is one of the most attractive places in the world to live, to learn, to work and to invest.
-Press for a single all-island corporation tax of 12.5%.
-Increase ODA to 0.7% of GNP by 2012.
-Spend at least €100 million per annum combating HIV/AIDS and other communicable
diseases in the developing world.
-Establish an annual 325 million Stability Fund, overseen by the Conflict Resolution Unit,
to fund specific efforts on the area of conflict resolution and post conflict issues in the
developing world.
-Increase funding for emigrant welfare to 334 million per annum.
-Support moves toward a single European Mortgage Market.
-Should the Constitutional Treaty or another acceptable text be agreed, we will campaign
vigorously as a party for its ratification by the people.
-Provide new tax and other incentives aimed at making cultural and educational
philanthropy more attractive. In recognition that higher economic growth can benefit
the arts, we will encourage the full participation of the private and corporate sector in
supporting the development of our arts infrastructure, and arts programmes and services.
-Act on the findings of all Tribunals which have yet to report.
-We will deliver the National Development Plan in full, on time and within budget
to raise our productivity, to enhance our competitiveness and to secure our future
prosperity.
-Keep the budget in broad balance and fully within our commitments under
the Stability & Growth Pact.
-Set aside a minimum of 1% of GNP per annum to provide for the future pensions
of today’s workers.
-Implement a series of significant and sustainable increases in key public services
such as pensions, health and schools.
-Keep the overall tax burden low and implement further changes to enhance the
rewards of work while increasing the fairness of the tax system.
-Fianna Fáil in government has committed to investing 5.4% of GNP in public infrastructure through the NDP.
-We will invest over 38.2 billion in Science, Technology and Innovation.
-We guarantee that the 12.5% rate of corporation tax will not be changed.
- Under Fianna Fáil, Ireland’s dynamic and flexible economy will continue to be one of the most attractive locations in the world to invest, to employ and to do business in.
-Fianna Fáil will abolish the PRSI ceiling for full rate payers and reduce the rate
at which this tax is levied from 4% to 2% over the lifetime of the next administration. We
will also reduce the rate of PRSI paid by the self employed to 2% from 3%.
-Specifically, we are committed to reducing the standard rate of income tax to 18% and the higher rate of income tax to 40%.
-Implement major changes in mortgage interest relief for first-time buyers and those who bought a house in the past seven years.
-Support upskilling of low-skilled workers in the manufacturing sector by investing
more than 32.8 billion over the next six years in upskilling.
-Increase the number of Labour Inspectors to 90.
-Double investment in R&D.
-Continue to move ahead with decentralisation.
-Joining the Green and Red Luas lines.
-Opening Metro North from St Stephen’s Green to Swords via Dublin Airport.
-Opening Metro-West connecting Tallaght and Ballymun through Clondalkin, Liffey Valley
and Blanchardstown.
-Open Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport in 2009
-Strengthen the role of the regional airports through continuing capital support.
-Spend 34.3 billion on non-national roads under the National Development Plan and in
particular accelerate investment in the restoration programme to improve sub-standard
roads.
-Maximise energy efficiency and energy savings across the economy with a
target of 20% energy savings by 2020 and 33% for public sector.
-The Unit mandate will be to develop the sector and work to a target of at least 500 MW of wave and tidal energy by 2020 with an interim target of 75 MW in 2012.
-Complete the roll-out of broadband throughout the country with the National Broadband
Scheme.
-Improve the energy efficiency of new Irish homes by up to 40%.
-Implement all aspects of Transport 21 to so that the use of public transport
becomes a real option for more and more people.
-Over the next 5 years Fianna Fáil will work to ensure that Ireland’s waters are the most pristine in Europe.
-Invest €335 million under the National Development Plan in marketing Irish Tourism.
-the development of a new 25,000 seater stadium to accommodate athletics and field sports.
-As income taxes are reduced, we will keep the rate of mortgage interest relief at 20% for
all home owners.
-Further increase Garda numbers to 15,000 by 2010 and 16,000 by 2012.
-In government Fianna Fáil will conduct a root-and-branch reform of court procedures which will consolidate and modernise the current court procedures, which date back to the Victorian era.
-Provide broadband on all islands.
-Increase the numbers of beds, consultants, nurses and other professionals in our
hospitals and, through the reform of key work practices and continuing substantial
investment, deliver faster and better care for patients.
-Increase the number of dedicated public-only hospital beds by 1,500.
-We will double the number of consultants, appointing an extra 2,000 and bringing the
total number to 4,000.
-Increase the number of primary teachers by at least 4,000.
-Invest €4.5 billion in providing new schools and improving existing ones, increase the
Minor Works grant and abolish the local contribution to building projects.
-Further increase the number of language support teachers from 1,450 to 1,800.
-Further increase third level participation rates, with a special focus on those from
disadvantaged areas.
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So how many of them will be implemented in the next 3.5 years, also this is not all of their promises, just some there are plenty more to go up there on that list.
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