Comments on: If Enda Kenny is so concerned about jobs, here are four little suggestions

By: Paddy McGuinness

Paddy McGuinness — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:12:10 +0000

The comment from B J Richards gives me some hope that there are a few people left who are willing to give Government initiatives some chance of succeeding instead of shooting them down the minute they’re announced. As for mention of ‘established old media’ by i luv ny… I thought such a grouping had long ago been decommissioned by the new intelligentia of negativity.

By: i luv ny

i luv ny — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:59:36 +0000

A big issue in Ireland now is not the negativity, but the arrogance, even ignorance, of established old media, who are embarrassing a whole nation as they run scared and throw stones at anyone who dares say what they don’t understand. Negativity is the least of Ireland’s worries if it does not play by 21st century rules

By: Brian Flanagan

Brian Flanagan — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:31:47 +0000

@BJ
Having knocked the knockers, what are your solutions?

By: B J Richards

B J Richards — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:56:54 +0000

Nama Wine Lake is one of the better sites. However increasingly it has become part of Ireland’s doom and gloom brigade. There is an element in Irish society which day in day out beats the negative drum online and in the print and broadcasting media. Individuals seek to compete with one another in the bad news stakes. Everybody knows that Ireland has serious economic problems. It is of course right to point out what is wrong. However the country has a lot going for it. If there were as much energy put into promoting the country as knocking it the Ireland would be in far better a shape. Confidence is being sapped by incessant negativity.
None of the knockers and doom and gloom merchants as far as I can see employs anybody. Boy are they strong on condemnation and rhetoric. Boy are they weak on solutions.
A little bit more positivity would not go amiss on this site which has done your state some service.
Negativity is the poison that kills dreams.

By: Paddy McGuinness

Paddy McGuinness — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:34:54 +0000

All of the foregoing ‘ifs’ presuppose that the only reason why none of them was implemented was the Government was too stupid or too lazy… perhaps that may be the case though I hope not!

By: namawinelake

namawinelake — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:45:38 +0000

@Paddy, the capital budget in 2012 was underspent to the tune of €405m at the end of November 2012, the latest month for which information is available – if that had been spent according to plan then an additional 4-7,000 jobs would have been created.

If the profiling of the capital spend in 2012 is frontloaded to the start of the year, then that will obviously accelerate job creation and retention.

If NAMA frontloads its €2bn investment, then again, job creation and retention will be boosted in the short rather than long term

If the Government gets better value for money in capital developments, for example by paying less for compulsorily acquired land, then the saving can be ploughed more directly into projects which boost jobs.

The above is hardly negative, just a practical commentary which might just boost employment. It contrasts with the hot air from politicians but when you pin them down to actions, dates, facts, they prefer to spout generalities and aspirations.

By: Paddy McGuinness

Paddy McGuinness — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:06:56 +0000

Yet another example of negativity. In spite of the interesting heading of ‘Four little suggestions’ there is not one positive proposal to create a single job. If there were jobs in negativity Ireland would now be enjoying full employment.

By: D. Locha

D. Locha — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 14:18:08 +0000

Optics is what this is about, optics for poll ratings, just like the so called five point plan.