KEVIN HUMPHREYS TD
#ALLABOUTJOBS LOCAL UPDATE Dublin Bay South Spring 2015
FROM CRISIS TO RECOVERY – FOUR YEARS OF LABOUR IN GOVERNMENT In 2014, Ireland recorded the fastest growth in Europe. We will do the same in 2015. The sacrifice and hard work of the Irish people have put our country on the path back to prosperity.
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The latest progress report on the Programme for Government underlines the spectacular turnaround since 2011.
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And what the report shows is that this was no accident or coincidence.
■ Local Festivals awarded funding works to Ranelagh Gardens
■ Rathgar Village Improvement
We set out plans to restore the public finances, create 100,000 new jobs and get people back to work. Many mocked those plans and said it couldn’t be done. But our plan is working, and the evidence is clear:
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■ Unemployment Rate down to 10% for March
■ 97,000 new jobs created since 2011
■ Know your pension rights
■ Unemployment rate down a third to 10% from a peak of 15.1%
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■ Budget 2015 cut taxes on work while increasing funding for public services ■ €3.8 Billion Social Housing Investment to deliver 35,000 new homes
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■ Update on ESB Poolbeg Chimneys
■ Low Pay Commission to make recommendations on minimum wage ■ Exports up 2.4% in 2014 with tourism and manufacturing growing
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■ Annual budget deficit has fallen from €22 billion in 2010 to €5 billion
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■ New €7 billion Strategic Investment Fund to invest in Irish jobs ■ 31 new Local Enterprise Offices supporting jobs and businesses ■ 28,000 places provided under the Youth Guarantee Scheme ■ 110,000 mortgages in arrears have been restructured by banks Having brought about economic recovery, our task now is to secure it and spread the benefits. Labour is focused on the social recovery where every person, family and community will feel the benefit of renewed prosperity. That is precisely what Kevin is doing as a Minister in the Department of Social Protection which has been transformed from a passive provider of benefits to an active and engaged employment service focused on helping people back into work. Every step of the way, Labour will continue to guard the public purse, ensure no return to crisis but focus on putting money back in your pocket and delivering reliable public services. Full details of this report are available at www.kevinhumphreys.ie
Kevin recently welcomed a group from Terenure Enterprise Centre to Leinster House
KEVIN HUMPHREYS TD
Tel: 01 618 3224
Web: www:kevinhumphreys.ie
Kevin Humphreys
Dáil Éireann, Dublin 2
Email: kevin.humphreys@oir.ie
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