Its not going to happen, Europe screwed us good. Thanks to our idiotic government we have 15+ beautiful years of austerity!

Joan got a promotion to a new brief obviously, she’s Minister for the stating the blindingly obvious now as well!

Well done for pointing out the obvious, when it comes to this years budget, will the choices made in it also be “reasonable”?

So it’s your turn to spout the governments shite now Joan? Where’s Leo Vanker ? Isn’t he minister for commenting on everything?

Ireland needs to stop spending more than it takes in taxes and balance it’s books.

When someone lends you money… and expects it repaid with interest….surely you could called it “profiteering”….rather than “bailout”….

At least Des will b happy that Enda was voted European of the year by the Germans

No shit Sherlock!

It is highly irregular for any government to match income with expenditure. It just does not happen. The debts are got to a sustainable level and rolled over from year to year. It is looking more and more likely that Eire will need a second bailout as our debts are and will continue to be unsustainable without a decoupling from legacy bank recapitalisation . . Our society is being slowly eroded and heading further into the Wilderness. Austerity is not working!!!

She’d haunt a house that Joan burton one…..

By cutting and taxing things will get worse. We need to invest while reforming.

Ireland needs funding ….. and Joan needs a haircut !

The second bailout is coming get ready for it in December’s budget , why don’t they just come out and say it as is and stop the bullshit

No sh*t

Of. Purse we need to borrow Joan – just to pay the pensions of our previous politicians like Charlie Mc Gravy and the pensions of our present ministers who will probably sell their pensions after a year or 2 for a lump sum to go and buy gold and keep it in safes in Switzerland. We also need to borrow to keep the Croke Park Meal going strong. Reality check – WE ARE BROKE. Cut the costs to shreds like most businesses. Shops have dropped their earnings by 50% and the government should act accordingly.

She may be stating the obvious, but ironicly, many of those on the forum who are irked by her stating it are the same eejits who recommend Ireland going down a path, rejecting Europe, rejecting austerity etc, that would increase borrowing rates.
You can never please some of the armchair pundits.

Could anyone explain to me the advantage to Ireland of coming out of the bailout process, because I am lost on this one? I don’t understand why we are looking to move away from the cheapest lending rate we can get.? I know the government will be able to make there own decision regarding spending but is that really an advantage when we are in such debt.
I don’t know but I don’t think our government should be going down this path, we need all sorts of things to change and at least while the troika are here the government can push for change and blame it on troika; and we can still get our loans at the cheapest rate available to us.