1. One
Year in
Government
On the Right Track
In 2011, our first year in Government, we worked hard, with our Labour colleagues, to steady the country by stabilising
the public finances, the banks and the jobs market. We know that we have a difficult road ahead, but we are on the
right track to get Ireland working again.
Jobs The Economy
➤ The Government’s Action Plan for Jobs will drive ➤ EU-IMF bailout programme renegotiated to rebuild international
the changes needed to support business and help confidence in our economy and public finances, saving the
entrepreneurs to create new jobs taxpayer €10 billion in the process
➤ More than 20,000 new training and job placements, ➤ Agreement reached with the Troika to use €1 billion Losses have
including the national internship scheme ‘JobBridge’ from the sale of non-strategic State Assets for been imposed on
that has seen the placement of over 5,000 interns job creation subordinated bank
➤ Cutting VAT on tourism-related services ➤ 2 universal pillar banks – Bank of Ireland and AIB bondholders to the
value of more than
from 13.5% to 9% resulting in an – now focused on the domestic economy €5 billion
Halving additional 6,000 jobs in the tourism ➤ The cost to the taxpayer of bailing out the banks has
of employers’ sector in the second half of 2011 been cut by €18 billion
PRSI for lower-
paid workers and ➤ The IDA had a record year with ➤ €1.1bn private investment in Bank of Ireland shows confidence is
restoration of the 13,000 new jobs returning
minimum ➤ Major investment from big ➤ Exports continue to rise, with the value of Irish food and 12.5%
wage multinational companies such as Twitter, corporation
drink exports up by 12% in 2011 to an all-time high of tax rate
Google, PayPal, EA Games, Microsoft and €8.85 billion
a host of pharmaceutical companies successfully
➤ €17 billion will be spent on capital projects over the next defended
➤ Capital budget of the Department five years on new schools, hospitals and treatments centres
of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation A 30% and the construction of a new Luas line for an integrated light
will hit its highest ever level with increase
in companies rail network
€1 billion being provided over
the next 2 years investing in Ireland
for the first time
in 2011
John O’Mahony TD
Constituency Office,
D’Alton Street, Claremorris, Mayo
Tel 094 9373560 Fax 094 9373379
Dáil Office: 01 6183706
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Email: john.omahony@oir.ie
www.johnomahony.ie

2. One Year in Government
On the right Track
Working Hard to Deliver on Our Promises
➤ Changes to the Universal Social Charge exempt 330,000 people from the charge
Maintained
➤ Personal Insolvency legislation will allow for a portion of unmanageable personal debt to be written off the current rates of
➤ Tax exiles will make a fair contribution to the Exchequer by abolishing the ‘citizenship’ income tax, bands and
condition for payment of the Domicile Levy credits in the Budget
giving you certainty
about your take-
Increased Maintained the home pay
mortgage rate of the Old Age
interest relief to 30% Pay cuts for the Contributory and
for First Time Buyers in Taoiseach, Tánaiste Non-Contributory
2004-08 helping those and Ministers and Pension
most likely to be in halved the cost
negative equity of ministerial
transport
Health Political Reform
➤ New Special Delivery Unit ➤ Phone, staff and airport entitlements to former Taoisigh removed
(SDU) to tackle unacceptable Ring-fenced ➤ New legislation for the effective banning of corporate
hospital waiting lists resulted €35m for
mental health donations
in a 27% reduction in the
number of people on trolleys services ➤ Plans to cut the number of TDs at the next election, Dáil sitting
nationally and ensure more female candidates are fielded days increased
➤ For the first time a woman has been appointed by over 33% by
➤ €15m made available for free GP cutting Dáil
care to Long-Term Illness Scheme patients. to the top three legal posts in the State: the Chief holidays
Justice, the Attorney General and the Director of
➤ An additional €55m for the Nursing Homes Support Public Prosecutions
Scheme (Fair Deal) in 2011
➤ A new Department of Children has been established to
➤ We will build the National Children’s Hospital improve the status of children within Government policy
➤ Replacement of the Board of the HSE, ahead of ➤ Referendum to be put to the people on the abolition of the Seanad
legislation to abolish it
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John O’Mahony TD
Oifig an Dáil Cheantair, Sráide D’Altúin,
Clár Chlainne Mhuiris, Contae Mhaigh Eo.
fón: 094 9373560
facs: 09493 73379
Dála Oifig: 01 6183706
Téacs: 086 326 8041
r-phost: john.omahony@oir.ie
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