This Minister was savaged in the media recently when he suggested people would be able to take a holiday next year.
The minister for tourism suggested that people holiday in Ireland. What's the problem?
Of course it wasn't. The Indo story was a piece of drivel that wouldn't have been out of place in The Sun in the Gotcha! era. And Paul Melia, God bless him, is no Kelvin McKenzie.This Minister was savaged in the media recently when he suggested people would be able to take a holiday next year. Following his remarks there has been massive publicity on how to get to Poland next year for the soccer so i wonder was the criticism justified?
Bottom line: Despite the indirect tax hikes, a lot of people will still be in a position to afford holidays. Had Varadkar said that everyone would be in this fortunate position he would have been rightly open to attack but the fact that he didn't say this at all didn't seem to suit Paul Melia.
Whatever about Varadkar suffering foot in mouth did anyone hear his less intelligent FG colleague Jerry Buttimer on The Last Word last night?
Someone accused Jerry of being like a clucking hen when he spoke in The Dail and Jerry retorted that he was more akin to a Gladiator doing battle. I didnt hear the remainder of his talk as the studio guests and myself convulsed in laughter.
To my utter shame Jerry is a Cork man :-(
What exactly did he say that he shouldn't have?A lot of people will still be able to afford a lot of things but a lot of people won't be in that lucky position so how about a well paid minister choosing his words a lot better a couple of days before a budget that takes almost €4 billion out of the economy.
What exactly did he say that he shouldn't have?
If 20% of people are feeling the pinch and can't take a mini-break, I sympathise, but it won't stop me from doing so or even talking about doing so and people should not jump down my throat at the mere suggestion I might go on a holiday or think others who can afford to should do likewise.
These are not normal circumstances though, those who can afford to spend in the domestic economy need to be gven every encouragement to do so. Leo's got the right idea at the back of it all.
It was a funny thing to say, but I find the response more depressing, as often is the case.
As dewdrop has observed, the story dovetails nicely with Ireland qualifying for Poland. It's about time, for those of us in a position to, to stop feeling sorry for ourselves and get out and live a bit.
If 20% of people are feeling the pinch and can't take a mini-break, I sympathise, but it won't stop me from doing so or even talking about doing so and people should not jump down my throat at the mere suggestion I might go on a holiday or think others who can afford to should do likewise.
The domestic economy has stalled despite the fact that there are plenty of people still have money. This is beacuse they are not spending it due to the gloom and doom we are wallowing in.
Money in the bank is dead money to the economy right now as it is only being repatriated to the EU paymasters. Yes we need to save, yes we need to pay down debt and in normal circumstances more savings and less debt will lead to higher investment as the banks recirculate the extra liquidity.
These are not normal circumstances though, those who can afford to spend in the domestic economy need to be gven every encouragement to do so. Leo's got the right idea at the back of it all.
This Minister was savaged in the media recently when he suggested people would be able to take a holiday next year.
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