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Commercial rates lack sufficient transparency, according to Kildare Councillor, Tony O’Donnell. Cllr. O’Donnell was responding to a Kildare County Council report on a motion he tabled at October’s meeting of KCC. Cllr. O’Donnell’s motion requested periodic reports on the re-rating of commercial premises in each local area. These reports were to include information on the number of re-ratings; [...] Questions have been raised about the surge in the number of premises re-rated in 2009. In response to a query from Cllr. Tony O’Donnell, the Council reported that so far in 2009, 21 premises have been re-rated in Kildare Town alone. This is up from a single premises in 2008 and none in 2007. The maximum increase in the rateable value, [...] A lot of ink and airtime has been given over to the privileged and cosseted position held by politicians in the current economic climate. Commentators and columnists have been quick to point out their generous expenses, wages and pensions – as well as their initial unwillingness to take pay cuts. It is not unreasonable that those who [...] The Garda payroll system is applying the new income levies unfairly, according to local Fine Gael candidate Tony O’Donnell. The mid-Kildare area is home to a large number of serving Garda personnel that are based in the county, as well as in Dublin and surrounding Garda Divisions. These officers are now committing approximately 16% of their salaries in pension contributions, [...] Yesterday’s budget means that ordinary families and ordinary workers will have to pick up the tab for the Government’s mistakes, according to local Fine Gael candidate Tony O’Donnell. The budget sees big increases on the taxes paid on ordinary incomes, while not addressing the structural deficit in the public finances. “Mr Lenihan took his seat to muted [...] Almost 40 years ago, on January 28 1970, Fine Gael TD Gerard Sweetman was killed in a road traffic accident outside Monasterevin. To mark this approaching anniversary, Cill Dara Historical Society invited me to deliver their March lecture on “The Life & Times of Gerard Sweetman”. Here’s a summary and you can listen to an audio recording [...] The recently published Live Register figures for February provide more gloom for Kildare, according to Fine Gael’s Tony O’Donnell. The numbers for the county break down as follows: Jan 09 Feb 09 Change %Change And for the county: Kildare 13279 14428 1149 8.7% “The [...] The Minister for Social & Family Affairs has been unable to provide projections for the growth in numbers set to sign on in Newbridge in 2009. In response to a parliamentary question submitted on behalf of local Fine Gael candidate Tony O’Donnell, Ms Hanafin’s office was unable to provide any detail on the expected growth in numbers [...] Minister Lenihan’s admission that he didn’t read the PwC report on Anglo raises serious questions about his fitness for office. As a Senior Counsel, would Mr Lenihan have failed to read his brief before entering the courtroom – especially if the case was the biggest of his career? Could an engineer watch a bridge collapse, and then [...] If media reports are to be believed, today’s cabinet meeting will approve a €7 billion recapitalisation of AIB and Bank of Ireland. This increased value scheme is a response to the inability of the two main banks to raise matching funds for the previous bailout plan, and to the ongoing contraction in lending. Fine Gael are proposing [...] |
Tony O'Donnell is a Fine Gael member of Kildare County Council in the Kildare LEA. He is a 30 year old engineer living in Kildare Town. You can read more by clicking About Tony O'Donnell. |
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