Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

At the moment, taxes raised in the North are haemorrhaging to Westminster and are spent in England rather than in the Six Counties. They are not available to be invested in jobs. In the same way, the money raised in taxes in this State is not available to be invested in jobs because the Government is putting it into the black hole of the banking system. We have demanded a stimulus package. If one invests money in jobs, one gets a return on that. It is basic economics. The Government and its predecessor have failed miserably to invest in jobs. This Government has invested in retraining and reskilling programmes, for which I accept there is a role and a need. The problem at the moment is that there are no jobs at the end of these programmes, which means the Government is investing in emigration. It is paying to retrain and reskill Irish citizens before they go abroad. Our investment in skills is benefiting the economies of other countries, such as Canada and Australia. When I was in London last weekend, I learned that many Irish people with very few skills are ending up there because there is nothing here for them. God love them, there is very little for them in London either. The Government is not doing anything to give them hope for the future. Where are the jobs? That is the elephant in the room.

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