Give TDs their just deserts
The weakest in our society, whom our politicians are supposed to protect - the unemployed, single parents, the blind, the disabled, all must suffer to fund the luxury lifestyle of the fat cats.
The crooked bankers, who wrecked our economy, must be paid ‘performance bonuses’ our bail-out-money - when they should be doing jail time.
Our government TD’s will hang on, at all costs, to their inflated salaries, pensions — some with two or three pensions — and golden handshakes when they are finally kicked out of office. And they are the clowns who presided over our country’s financial meltdown.
But they couldn’t care less. They can hide from the voters. they need never face us except at election time when they want our votes. They can hide in their luxury limos and they can hide in that lunatic bear-garden known as Dáil Eireann, screaming insults at the opposition.
I have never experienced, in the history of our state, such a torrent of impotent fury in the media at the antics of our government. But we don’t actually do anything, do we, except moan at each other over our pints. Enough, already. The time has come to force these government deputies to crawl out of their comfort zones and come face to face with the voters and I am launching a campaign to bring this about.
This is how it will work and only our voters can make it work. Would everybody who feels as I do find out the name of your nearest Fianna Fáil or Green TD and the location of their constituency office. then write to the TD using the following words: “As an Irish voter, I demand that you organise and publicise two open meetings in your constituency before the general election, so that you may explain the impact of the last budget and give your constituents the opportunity to react to it.”
Any TD who does not have the guts to face his constituents will, no doubt, get his or her just deserts at the next election.
Séamus D O’Hea
Bishopstown
Cork
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