Government considers dole time limit

[thehighwayman]

They can hassle all they like. If there's no work what can they do but chase everyone to Austrailia?

[warmcome]

wat arent you sure about? that the recession isnt the pples fault or that pple years on da dole wont be employed or that der idea wont work?

the first two are correct, but the third may work at reducing the live register.

[harry10]

On a similar theme, up here the government want to limit the amount of benefits each household receives to £26000 per year. Has a lot of popular support.

[Big-Paul]

as a tax payer I say its not before time, the dole in this country is very good when compared to other E.U countries.

[mellors]

Another brilliant example of lazy out of date Government thinking. Should of been done during the Celtic Tiger years, when there were actually jobs for people to take. Pointless now as there are so few jobs and shifting people onto useless so called re-training courses is of no benefit if there are no jobs to go into needing those skills.
Mind i was a bit miffed watching the BBC news last night that a woman was moaning that she might have to leave her nice flat for somewhere not quite as nice..tough..

[John Shaft]

Amazing that our government i.e the IMF/EU/ECB can rush through any amount of new initiatives to punish the unemployed yet three years into the Anglo-Irish Bank investigation there isn't a hint of a prosecution. Just another measure to force young people onto the planes and boat, but sure Baldy Noonan says emigrating is great craic altogether so what they're doing must be ok.

[Doozer]

as a tax payer I say its not before time, the dole in this country is very good when compared to other E.U countries.

It is but other.counties are not as expensive as here to live

[morningglory]

Should make people work for their dole. Plenty of things to be done, even if its only 20 hours a week. Not only will society get something back for the dole money, but I would imagine those who would be out doing the work would get something out of it(other than the money I mean)

[Doozer]

Should make people work for their dole. Plenty of things to be done, even if its only 20 hours a week. Not only will society get something back for the dole money, but I would imagine those who would be out doing the work would get something out of it(other than the money I mean)

Doing what ?

[warmcome]

Doing what ?

i didn't give this much thought before. there is a need for 'Garda Reserve/Civil Defence', policing our streets
from the type of social scum who beat and injure our tourists, as last night in Cork and so much
in the last few years.