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ENDING OF PAYMENT TO TEENS WITH DISABILITY MUST BE REVERSED |
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The decision by the Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan in the budget to prevent 16 and 17 year olds claiming the Disability allowance, is callous shameful and must be reversed.
Up until now, people with a disability over the age of 16 were entitled to claim a disability payment of €791.20 per month, and with it, free travel and a medical card. That now is to be withdrawn and replaced with a domiciliary care allowance of just €299.60 per month. |
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BUDGET MEANS THAT YOUNGER PEOPLE WILL BE DISCOURAGED FROM SECTOR |
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STAMP DUTY RELIEF SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO OVER 35'S The Labour Candidate for Meath County Council in the Kells Area has stated that the 2009 Budget will discourage younger people from joining the Agri-Business sector.
In response to the Budget, Cllr Collins stated: "The measures announced to extend the Farm Stock Relief and Stamp Duty Relief for Young Trained Farmers, while welcome, could have been bolder in bringing the over-35's into the equation with regard to stamp duty. |
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GOVT MUST REVERSE DECISION ON CLASS SIZES |
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 “One of many severe cutbacks announced in the Budget this week which will have far reaching consequences is the Government decision to iincrease class sizes. This is the latest instalment in class sizes when back in 2002 the Government made a commitment to reduce class sizes to 20, which was then raised to 24 in 2007 and now to 28 in 2008.
“It is unfair of the Government to make children, their parents and teachers suffer for Fianna Fail’s mismanagement of the economy. As with medical cards the Government wants to make the vulnerable in our society pay the price for their incompetence.
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AGRICULTURE CUTS WILL HIT DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO RURAL ECONOMY |
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 Budget Cuts of €242.4m (current) and €228.2M (capital) in Agriculture Department spending will have a negative impact on the delivery of services to those working within the rural economy, according to Labour’s Councillor Brian Collins.
Cllr Collins said: "Every single section across Agriculture has been cut. Programme expenditure for Teagasc, the Marine Institute, BIM, An Bord Bia have experienced serious cuts and overall expenditure is down by 13%.
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