Statement by Ivana Bacik: Jobs for the People more important than 'Jobs for the Boys'
23 March 2010
STATEMENT BY IVANA BACIK
Labour Party Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Tuesday, 23rd March 2010
JOBS FOR THE PEOPLE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ‘JOBS FOR THE BOYS'
Speaking today on the Order of Business in the Seanad, Senator Bacik called for an urgent debate on unemployment and job creation, pointing out that:
“With all the political focus on the Cabinet reshuffle and the ‘jobs for the boys' (and one girl!) in the Green Party, we need to remember that the real issue in Ireland today is jobs for the people. As many thousands face job losses and uncertainty about their continued future employment, generating new ideas and practical solutions to ensure job creation would be far more useful than discussion of Cabinet appointments.
“The minimal changes introduced by the Taoiseach in this reshuffle are more like rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic, than they are about generating the kind of new thinking and practical policies that might actually help the thousands of people on the Dole and contemplating emigration.”
ENDS