Thanks for confirming my point. So she put the party first there 
Chunks of that public spending went giving significant pay raises to the likes of you ahead of being focused on hospital beds or social housing.
I didnāt hear much argument about that at the time from you. āIām alright Jack ā¦
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Ah bless, you think labour are left wing 
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Iām not really sure what your first point is. If I suggest Varadkar would prefer go into opposition I canāt refer to his actions as taoiseach?
If you say so. Funnily enough in a personality profile thing I did a couple years back it said the opposite. But Iāll admit iām far from an expert on politics or how people will vote for example.
Wasnt pay rises, it was restoration. Thatās before you even get into the extra hours.
The vast bulk of money being wasted in health and housing is on the āmarket,ā which the blue shirts worship. Weāre spending more money on HAP and rent allowances than we are on house building. Weāre allowing site prices to rocket while the state holds significant land banks.
As for healthā¦
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Wage restoration was weighted towards people levels below me, and rightly so.
But again, thanks for pointing out the difference between public spending and caring for people beyond your own constituency.
Itās really funny but not surprising that the two biggest FG cheerleaders canāt see the difference between the two. It says an awful lot.
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Ah would you fuck off with your ārestorationā - it was the wielding of political power by the public sector unions to grab as much of the available pie as possible. āRestorationā is just spin as you well know.
You obviously agree with the prioritisation of ārestorationā over money to social services. Hilarious.
Whatās hilarious there is that the party you cheerlead are the leaders on this.
No I donāt and you clearly canāt take that from my post. Pay levels are still below 07 levels while the cost of living has increased dramatically, all due to the blue shirts devotion to the market.
If you think all the ills in Ireland are due to pay restoration then Iād humbly suggest you need sectioning
I just did
I actually donāt understand the point - youāre saying you should show you care without spending money on the target of your caring?
I actually think youāre broadly correct about HAP in that itās a huge waste of public money. However, in the absence of houses Iām not sure what other option there is. I think it was brought in as a response to a crisis rather than some sort of sop. As far as I know SF arenāt promising to abolish it?
No heās not though, because like you who was completely wrong in comparing to the US (completely devoid of facts, including claiming we were going to a US style of healthcare when the scheme FG have signed up to was crafted by very left wing parties).
Glas didnāt even mention public spending, as facts are against him.
Who are these various interests? I can list you out the various increases? Increases in social welfare annually? Increases in home carer credits? Decrease in prescription charges? Increased healthcare and police staff? Decrease in pupil teacher ratio?
Lots more there I can list you if you want.
Apparently building a childrenās hospital is for vested interests as well. 
And FYI Iām not happy about our public spending increasing by ā¬11bn (or 17%) over the period. It is outpacing inflation. We need to cut more of the national debt. But donāt tell lies.
Again, itās funny you donāt understand the point.
You point to public spending as a barometer of how much the government care for people with looking at what itās on or where it goes.
HAP is a tiny amount of the increases still.
I wonder would Glas call the increases in his pay packet over the period a vested interest?
I know - and while I think some level of pay rises were due, too much of the pie went that way. That has been the history of this state in many respects though. The pension exemption recently for PS workers was just another example.
I think it somewhat weakens your argument that FG only act in the interest of their voters. Would you say this move was an act to their political base?
Every single year social welfare has increased, including the full restoration of the āChristmas Bonusā
Every single year home carers credit has increased
Every single year prescription charges have fallen
Do you want me to go on?
I really donāt, your posting is mind numbing. Tallback is a good guy to actually discuss a point with.
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Wahey!
Because you know youāre talking shite. Youāll be running off soon as is your standard.
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