16 February 2016
Enda’s recovery has by-passed Roscommon – Murphy
FiannaFáil General Election candidate for
Roscommon-Galway Cllr. Eugene Murphy has rubbished Fine Gael’s claims of a
recovery. There are few signs of a
recovery in Roscommon and rural Galway as boarded up businesses and ghost towns
remain a common sight across the two counties.
Cllr. Murphy explained, “The Taoiseach has spent the past
two weeks talking about keeping the recovery going. What recovery? There are few signs of a recovery here in
Roscommon following the dismantling of vital services by Fine Gael and
Labour. This Government’s plan to renege
on promises and leave the regions behind wasn’t long taking shape. Only months after taking office, Fine Gael
shut down the A&E at Roscommon Hospital despite having campaigned to save
it.
“Fine Gael and Labour’s distain for rural Ireland is
plain to see in the Dublin focused jobs strategies, which they have presided
over. The figures speak for themselves -
94% of all jobs created in 2014 and 50% of all IDA site visits under this
government were in Dublin. Rural Ireland
has been completely ignored.
“FiannaFáil’s policy of decentralisation oversaw the
transfer of the Property Registration Authority and the Land Registry to
Roscommon, bringing over 200 jobs to the town.
Richard Bruton and Joan Burton opposed that initiative – and their
resistance to job creation outside the capital has been the hallmark of this Government’s
term in office.
“Anyone driving through Roscommon cannot fail but be
shocked by the deterioration of towns across the county. Since Fine Gael and Labour came to power, 25
businesses in Stokestown have closed their doors, the shutters have come down
on 7 shops in Frenchpark, while Ballaghadereen has seen some of the biggest
losses with 28 businesses closing.
During the same 5 year period, there were a mere 6 IDA site visits to
Roscommon. Contrast that with the 242
site visits in Dublin in 2015 alone.
“FiannaFáil wants to ensure that every part of the
country benefits from the recovery. We
have consistently called for greater balanced regional development and have put
forward credible plans to achieve that.
We would encourage and support small and medium businesses by ensuring
that they have access to credit, throught the establishment of a fully licenced
state enterprise bank similar to the former Industrial Credit Corporation
(ICC).
“We believe in a country where decent hard working people
can thrive, not just survive. Our vision centres on building an Ireland that
will benefit people in every community not just the select few”.
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