In APRIL 1989 I devised a Programme of Irish Socialists which I circulated to over three hundred trade unionists, unemployed groups, tenants groups, residents groups and politicians. In 1995 this plan became the National Development Plan after fourteen and a half million Irish pounds had changed hands between the brother of the General Secretary of the Labour Party at that time,Ruairi Quinn, and Guinness Mahon Bankers.
Judge for yourself from what I recall from the contents of this plan as to who is responsible, as principal, for the transformation of the South.
The plan was on one page as follows:
1: Transport. Motorways between Dublin and Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Sligo, Derry and Belfast. A tramway for Dublin. Electrification of the railways.Extension of the Dart to all suburbs in Dublin.Construction of an Undergound to link Connolly,Heuston and Pearse Street Street Railway Stations.Western Orbital Route.Short haul buses for Dublin.
2: Health. Public health insurance.
3: Education. Free university education. Democratic control of primary and secondary schools.
4.: Housing. Demolition of all slums and construction of family houses.
5: Communities. Libraries, sports centres, leisure centres,town theatres and community halls. Olympic stadium .
6: Dublin Pedestrianisation of streets with O’Connell Street turned into a concourse for public meetings .Extended National Museum to include Leinster House and National Library witth Dail moving to College Green and Trinity's copyright status to be trnsferred by law to National Library in West Dublin.
7: Taxation .A progressive income tax.
8: Defence. Compulsory military service
9: The North. Irish Unity and decriminalization of the IRA.
10: Irish language. Irish language TV station.
11: Fiscal matters. Repudiation of the national debt.
12.Agriculture.Keeping as many on the land as possible.
13.Nationalisation of the means of production, distribution and exchange.
14.European Community.Democratisation.
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Ruairi Quinn is still the prisoner of these ideas in the field of education as is is Adams as regards the national debt.
12.Agriculture.Keeping as many on the land as possible.
13.Nationalisation of the means of production, distribution and exchange.
14.European Community.Democratisation.
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Ruairi Quinn is still the prisoner of these ideas in the field of education as is is Adams as regards the national debt.
I have moved on and returned to the church.
Joseph Paul McCarroll Ll.B
