Texts and emails, Wednesday 12 May
Topic: The EU's proposal to increase co-ordination of national budgets
Panellists: Leo Varadkar (Fine Gael), Joan Burton (Labour) and Will Hutton (EU expert and ex-editor of the Observer)
Was this budget proposal in the 700 page Lisbon Treaty that we voted on? Or did anyone bother to read it?
Nick
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these were the people who were mad for lisbon telin us our souvereigty was put at risk, we should give back lreland to the uk and tell them were sorry.
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What will be next? Will the EU control education, health and social policy. Its a very dangerous development.
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By extension, these proposed EU regulations also mean that the bank guarantee implemented by Lenihan at the outset of the crisis would never have been permitted by Europe.
Paul Whelan.
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enda kenny speaking up for IRISH sovereignty is bizare and hypocrisy of the weirdest order. Europe is eroding sovereignty from the people. Enda story.
Alan, Bluebell
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Would you for god's sake bring on george lee the peoples man. Before our country is owned by the european union. What did all those men die for in 1916. to give us independence, not to give it away to foriegner's on a plate.
Bernie.
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Vincent. The New world order, has already got its place men in place to centralise eropean banking. To create Nation States. Global Facism. One world bank, one world government, one world army. Corprate Ireland. Conpartmentalisation. 'They' already control both side's! Stop the smoke screane. Tell the truth an start the Wake up call. Before its to late.
MrP
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yes "sacrificing our soverinty" isnt this exactly what labour fine gale and fiannia fail told us would NOT happen when they wanted our yes vote in all recent euro referenda.
Gerry, Mayo
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vincent we were told that if we ratified lisbon that we would ,one not b part of a two tier europe and two, that we could control our own budget.
William, Tipp
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Isnt money value based on confidence even when the confidence is based on a lie?
Justin
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YES to jobs WHERE ARE THEY? Yes to neo feudalism EU corporate imperialism.
Eileen
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vincent joan is talking weak gibberish and lookin to each side of her for help,some minister for finance she would make no better than the ff wasters,look i'm no economist but we will default on our debt ask ur panelist if they think we will default and if they say no then we know they nothing bout wats going on
Joe, Limerick
Bailed out with more money made out of thin air, thin air money that created the boom which we now our children too are paying for!
Mr P
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joan what a spoofer and she gets away with it
Frank, Naas
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So the Germans and the French will get first approval of our new budgets. Aren't you delighted you listened to the hypocrits in FF, FG and Labour who told us the Lisbon Treaty would never diminish our fiscal autonomy!
Dave Keating, Westport
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The european union is the best to look over our budget.look at the mess we have made of this in the past.
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I have always really liked Will Hutton. A good human being and a real gentleman. And we should have nationalised the banks.
Dolores
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Y in heavens name is joan burton on t show again have t labour no one else that can go on or am i right in thinking vincent likes her a bit to much.
Mary, Finglas
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we've been taken for a ride the Germans lent n now they own us the Brits still get away with their own currency we shud get rid of bailed out Anglo. Please read page 4 Sunday Indo article heading No crisis for Cowen as he keeps the economic big wigs waiting. Its same same old story we ie our Government getting their orders from the men mentionf I dont see a sovereign Irish Government able to unleash any good changes when these fat cats are slowly strangling us. it's a big gambling arena for them. what about fraudulent banks n not a mention of efficiencies in the boardrooms? mr sutherland shud shut up at last. what has he really done for our country to help us prosper in real terms? We wouldnt b in this position only for greedy bank trading. let the truth out Our Lady of Knock n Fatima pray for Ireland its a sad state because of useless immoral greedy thieves. shame on them
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Agreed about Govt attitude to children Now call the bluff and give children the vote
Justin
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wot can we expect from a govt whose special rapporteur on children is a lawyer, albeit an expert in family law.
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Vincent. Lack of laws to protect children! Is promoting child abuse. Children are thus still sacraficed on the state alter!
Mr P
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FACT: The Lisbon Treaty clearly states how the Euro Parliament will deal with the monetary affairs of countries within the Euro zone.
FACT: Enda Kenny led a vigorous FG campaign for a "yes" vote for the ratification in this country of said treaty.
Why then did he today sound dis-mayed at the prospect of Ireland losing it's sovereignty to the Euro parliament with regards our monetary affairs. Did he not read the treaty, and if not why did he ask the electorate to vote on a treaty he clearly had not studied. The ratification of the treaty effectively handed the governance of this country to the Euro parliament and that too is a FACT!!
Aidan Barr, Oldcastle, County Meath