If Telecom or ESB had been privatised from day 1, rural Ireland would still be in the dark! You can see that from the way broadband has being rolled out.Telecoms. Remember ringing Telecom Eireann back in the day and the lovely person on the other end of the phone? Remember those charges? Look at Eir today - a much more competitive operator (and it needs to be)
Health Care. Remember when the good ole VHI were the only option? Look at the choice out there now - it's fantastic - different options depending on how much you want to spend
Energy Sector. We now have the incumbents (ESB & Bord Gais) but also others such as Energia, Airtricity, Pinergy all chomping at the bit offering different solutions & products to customers.
If Telecom or ESB had been privatised from day 1, rural Ireland would still be in the dark! You can see that from the way broadband has being rolled out.
We also have 1 of the highest electricity charges in the EU
Health care- lots more choice alright but prices are rising by double digit %'s most years.
Nonsense. The state just specified what companies have to do and they then tender for the job.If Telecom or ESB had been privatised from day 1, rural Ireland would still be in the dark! You can see that from the way broadband has being rolled out.
If Telecom or ESB had been privatised from day 1, rural Ireland would still be in the dark! You can see that from the way broadband has being rolled out.
We also have 1 of the highest electricity charges in the EU
Health care- lots more choice alright but prices are rising by double digit %'s most years.
You need to correlate that % increase with the increases in input charges the healthcare providers are paying to make any case there. The likes of bed-redesignation has led to massive cost increases to the insurance industry. Sit on a chair or a trolley for the night, your insurer is hit for €3-400.
Who'd tender for a loss making contract!Nonsense. The state just specified what companies have to do and they then tender for the job.
Who'd tender for a loss making contract!
The state would have to subsidise it. The state should regulate and fund services. It should not provide them directly.Who'd tender for a loss making contract!
Of course....so when is a Private company, not a Private company!The state would have to subsidise it. The state should regulate and fund services. It should not provide them directly.
A fairly safe assumption to make about rolling out broadband to most of rural Ireland's houses I would thinkBut you're assuming it's loss making as the current provider is losing money.
But do we really know that? Maybe it's just that the incumbent operators, getting an annual dig-out from the taxpayers, are just not upto the job?
Indeed, and maybe that is the case. However, that's why I asked the question: is there an example anywhere in the world of a privatised public transport system that is perceived to work well (from the customers point of view, that is!)?
Indeed, and maybe that is the case. However, that's why I asked the question: is there an example anywhere in the world of a privatised public transport system that is perceived to work well (from the customers point of view, that is!)?
I give up. When?Of course....so when is a Private company, not a Private company!
So the state did a bad job of selling our Banks; the State is bad at doing things.Good and bad. #
Good = Ryanair shook up things.
Bad = We sold our Banks ACC/ICC = we got screwed.
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I think comment that Mr Citizen keeps nuff of important businesses is good , it slows the animal instincts of the Market.
The state contracts private companies to build roads with considerable success. The same should be the case with housing. The same should be the case with the provision of most health services, just as it is with all primary care (GP's, Pharmacies etc).(the State is bad at doing things) roads/health/education/welfare/housing etc etc, in spite of all those twits in Dial I shudder to think what Mr Private would do to us ?