Hi everyone
Hi everyone. Micheal Martin appeared on Virgin Media Television last night with Gavin Reilly. Now this was a real kid gloves interview with another inverted commas public service broadcaster. Now Martin was asked a number of questions during this 20 minute interview that I want to bring you a few of the answers and issues raised over the course of this, as I said, kid gloves interview with Virgin Media Television. Now first of all, he was asked about the state of.
The public finances in Ireland to say we had 9 billion euro in surpluses and where would the money be spent when so many people are struggling in Ireland following the many people who came out on the streets of Ireland over the last number of months with the fuel protests. Now Martin responded to say he wants to work for people and invest wisely in terms of using the surplus. He's not interested. This is at the same time which Micheal.
Martin is looking to pay Ukrainians to go back to Ukraine. You really could not make any of this nonsense up. Now he said they work for people and they have funds that are available such as the Future Ireland Fund, also the Infrastructure Fund and the Irish Strategic Investment Fund that are managed by the National Treasury Management Agency. Now interesting enough, the Future Ireland Fund, which many billions of public money is put in towards, is about moving.
Towards the climate agenda. Surprise, surprise. Uh the Infrastructure Fund again is more money being transferred into private developers to supply housing. Housing that is completely unaffordable for people. This is part of the bigger agenda. And the Irish Strategic Investment Fund is quite similar in terms of its remit of opening the door to commercial enterprises to make massive windfalls from the multitude of crises that the Irish political establishment and the government have helped create and created the conditions for, which make.
It very lucrative for these people to make massive massive windfalls. Now, he said Ireland has an aging population and a growing population, and 6 and 1/2 billion euro of that surplus will be put towards the fund. Many of these corporations are just making absolute mana from this public money. Absolutely outrageous. This is when more and more people are struggling in Ireland. We know the multitude with the cost of living disaster. Also, many people who are struggling.
With extortionate energy and fuel bills. And not to mention the housing and homeless disaster in terms of rising rents for people who are struggling without a home. And he ruled out the advent of any mini budget because they still have 2 and 1/2 billion euro left in the estimated surplus. And he said, "We want to alleviate pressure on families." This guy is just completely unhinged and totally out of control in terms of what this nonsense he's believing himself.
And of course, he wasn't challenged on this by
And of course, he wasn't challenged on this by Gavin Reilly during his comments around the public finances or this wasn't brought to you by Gavin Reilly in terms of these funds that uh are our sovereign wealth, which is supposed to be invest- invested in for the betterment of our society. But it's just a ruse to transfer money to those corporations and billionaires at the expense of the rest of us. And he also went on to speak about the European.
Union and says uh "Fianna Fáil are a pro-enterprise party. And the economic progress is twinned with social progress." He said many of those who oppose the CETA trade deal are against enterprise. Now, this is interesting, isn't it? Because fundamentally what he thinks is anybody who stands against the big corporations calling the shots is against enterprise. Well, he couldn't even be bought when he doesn't support small indigenous Irish businesses and he's so many of closed in the last number of years again with the.
Extortion increases in costs that only businesses face up and down the country but we won't say anything about that because Martin is pro-enterprise, isn't he? And he also said that Fianna Fáil have led people on this in terms of the progression of the European Union since 1973 looking outwards instead of looking inwards. Well, he's just a European Union branch manager, isn't he Martin? And he also went on to speak about the fragmentation in the political system with a.
Multiplicity of parties. And he was asked how are Fianna Fáil different to Fine Gael? And he couldn't answer it because they're one in the same, aren't they? Remember back in the 80s where over 80% of people would have voted for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in terms of their share of the vote and now it's down to just over the 30%. So, they are one in the same. The civil war parties have come together and really have their.
Share of the vote has completely slipped in terms of their they've been differentiated parties. They only represent the interests of the very rich in Ireland. And he said that they're different because they made a difference and they get things done. He talked about housing. Well, many of those are struggling with the homelessness and housing disaster can attest to something different to what Micheál Martin spilled out on Virgin Media TV last night. And also he went on.
“And he said that they're different because they made a difference and they get things done”
To speak about Northern Ireland. He said he said there's a new departure and it's a shared Ireland initiative. Never give a vision for a united Ireland. Many people have been speaking about this but this is an Ireland that should be led for and serve and represent the people of Ireland if the drive is towards a united Ireland not as part of the European Union but as a sovereign, independent and neutral state. That's what we should be striving for but.
Martin never mentioned that
Martin never mentioned that. It's about extra transportation things and so forth as well. Many questions weren't asked. We we all know the questions weren't asked. The mass immigration agenda and many more questions were completely weren't asked by what would you expect from a so-called public service broadcaster who are in the part of the establishment and portraying the government in a good light light. And that's the problem with this media that they're trying to push to the top of the agenda rather.
Than listen to dissenting voices and other voices and trying to cancel them and call them disinformation and misinformation. But this is the reality and this is a real real spin that's being portrayed through the media. So look into those funds, look into the infrastructure funds, look into yours, strategic investment funds, also the future Ireland fund and see who they really represent. Don't represent the interests of the people. Some which were saving for a rainy day and all this.
Nonsense. It's all about transferring money upwards while ordinary working people suffer. So thanks so much for the support. Really appreciate it and from Dublin City and Sligo for all. See you all soon. Bye.
