Put your wallet away. I'll get this…
I don’t believe it. I really don’t believe it.
This country is in a mess. At least it is as far as the health service, education and welfare go. We have hospitals that remain closed because they can’t afford to run ’em. We have people lying in trollies in emergency departments. We have people dying because their nearest hospital doesn’t have the facilities. We have an almost non-existant support for people with special needs. We have the elderly being abused in homes. We have schools falling down around the kids’ ears. And all because we don’t have the money to spend.
Then I pick up the paper today, and what do I see?
“Dublin to spend â¬1bn in North”
And a lot of that is going to healthcare and provision of facilities in a Derry hospital.
Now, I’m all for good relations with the North. I have the greatest respect for the people there. I like holidaying there. I would ultimately like to see a [peaceful] complete integration. I’m a supporter of the latest initiatives. But the fact remains; they are still technically a foreign country. They still are a monarchy, use Sterling and have their own laws. And we are paying for their health and the upgrading of their roads?
Or is the government just trying to look good, and they are hoping the cheque will be refused because it’s in Euro?
What is going on here? I must be misunderstanding something. Will someone please explain?
Is the whole world going mad or is it just me?
Being from Derry I am more than happy that our health system is being paid for my the “South”. Nah honestly, why spend money on our health when it isnt a major issue there? I thought we plugged enough funds from the UK tax payers without having to take so much from the South.
Your right though, the money should be used within the Republic where it is needed in places like Donegal or anywhere outside of Dublin.
I sort of had second thoughts after posting this as it seemed a tad over the top [the post, I mean]. But then I thought what the heck!
One thing that does puzzle me is that I have seen or heard no other mention of it. Maybe the paper [Sunday Times] got it wrong?
Nah Grandad your post wasnt over the top at all and sure isnt blogging about speaking ones mind?
I havent heard the news myself so can we trust the Sunday Times? 😉
I’m sort of new to this bloging business. I’ve only been at it a week……….
No mention on BBC NI yesterday. Watching RTE news at the moment. No mention. Weird. It certainly made an eyecatching headline on the front page of the Times.
Now if it were the 1st April…?!