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In 2011, after 14 years of reckless government, Ireland was on the brink of ruin. You elected Fine Gael and Labour to clean up the mess

that Fianna Fáil left behind.

The plan is working - and we’re starting to see progress on jobs, on stabilising the public finances, on political and public sector reform,

and on getting Ireland out of the bailout.

How are we doing?Jobs

· Two consecutive years of economic growth, after four years of decline under Fianna Fáil

· First annual increase in employment since 2008, and we’ve pioneered an Action Plan for Jobs, which will help create more sustainable jobs

· Confidence is returning, with foreign direct investment at a 10 year high

FAIRER bUDGET· Renegotiated some of Ireland’s bailout loans, saving

taxpayers more than €9 billion

· We closed down Anglo and INBS, and the Promissory Notes are gone forever. This will cut €20 billion from Ireland’s borrowing for the next ten years

· We are now on course to exit the bailout this year

· We are also on target to reduce the budget deficit to 3% of GDP by 2015

sMALLER bETTER GoVERNMENT· €2.5 billion saved from public pay and pensions bill,

and another €1 billion in savings agreed

· Public sector will be down 24,000 from its peak by 2015

· We have committed to reducing the number of TDs at the next election, and the number of Councillors by a third

bETTER HEALTH· 33% fewer people on trolleys in hospital A&E

departments, compared to January 2011

· 98% fewer people waiting year on year, for in-patient and day case surgery

· Reforming the system so people are treated based on need, rather than how much money they have

· Free GP care will be introduced in the lifetime of this Government

NEW PoLITICs· We have cut politicians’ pay and expenses, and

increased the number of Dáil sitting days by 30%

· Gender quotas will bring more women into Irish politics

· The Constitutional Convention is giving the citizens a direct voice

For the latest details on Fine Gael, our policies, and our people, join us at www.finegael.ie, on

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wHen you ejected Fianna Fáil From government, ireland was

a country on tHe verge oF ruin.

slowly, but surely, Fine gael in government is Fixing tHe

country, For a better Future.

you elected us to implement our Five point plan:

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constituency office: D’Alton Street,

Claremorris Co Mayo.Open Monday – Friday 9.30am – 5.30pm

Tel: (094) 93 73560 Fax: (094) 93 73379

Text: 086 3268041 Dáil: (01) 618 3706

Email: john.omahony@oir.ie

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Personal attendance every Monday in Claremorris Office.

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Fine Gael:making a diFFerence

in government...

Fine Gael:wHy you elected us...

in government...

getting the country back to work is our number one priority

FInE GaEL In GovErnmEnT has:

Kept our promise to not raise income tax rates, because a tax on income is a tax on jobs – and

work and jobs are our main priorities.

Defended our corporation tax – which is crucial for attracting jobs and investment from abroad.

Restored our international reputation. This has helped bring major job announcements by companies like Paypal, eBay, Google, Mylan, Eli Lilly, Cisco, IBM, Amgen, HP, Kerry Group and

Irish Pharmaceutical.

Invested €2.5 billion in job creation efforts, and put in place The Action Plan for Jobs, that will

cut costs, encourage innovation and support employment.

Protected lower paid workers, by reversing the minimum wage cut, and taken 330,000 people out

of the Universal Social Charge net.

Developed existing trade relationships with our EU trading partners and the US, while building new

ones with vibrant economies like China.

Fianna Fáil wants you to forget what they did in government:

We are now within sight of exiting the Troika Bailout. Fianna Fáil asked you to trust them on what

they called “the cheapest bailout in the world”. so far it has cost Ireland more than €60 billion.

Fianna Fáil nationalised anglo Irish Bank and Irish nationwide, costing the taxpayer billions.

We have closed them down.

Fine Gael in Government has maintained core social welfare rates, which Fianna Fáil cut twice. Fine Gael

in Government restored the minimum wage that Fianna Fáil cut, and we have taken 330,000 low paid

workers out of the tax net – after Fianna Fáil dragged them in, in 2009-2010.

Fine Gael in Government protected the blind pension, the widow’s pension and the carer’s allowance; Fianna

Fáil cut each of these payments by €850 per year.

Fianna Fáil signed the deal with the Troika to bring in the property tax. now they are cynically opposing it.

Under Fianna Fáil’s projections, the Garda budget would have been cut by almost €200 million more

over the last two years, and there would be fewer Gardaí on the beat.

Fine Gael in Government has brokered an important deal on public service reform. In 14 years of

Government, Fianna Fáil increased the public pay bill by 196%, and the Taoiseach’s salary was higher

than the american President’s.

FInE GaEL-LED GovErnmEnT

FIanna FáIL-LED GovErnmEnT

JoBs

The number of people at work grew in 2012,

for the first time in four years

250,000 private sector jobs lost during their

last three years in government

EConomYModest growth in

the economy for two consecutive years

Economy shrunk by over 8% 2007-2010

hEaLThNumbers waiting on

hospital trolleys cut by 33% 2011-2013

Trolley numbers increased by 49%

2007-2010

PUBLIC sECTor rEForm

€2.5 billion saved from the public pay

and pensions bill. Streamlined public sector

Under Fianna Fáil 1997-2009,

public sector pay bill increased by 196%

Farm InComEs

Aggregate farm income increased by 15% in

the last 2 years

Under Fianna Fáil 1997-2010, aggregate

farm incomes fell by 17%

ToUrIsm2011-2012, the number

of visitors to Ireland rose by around 500,000

2009-2011 numbers visiting Ireland fell

by 1.8 million

PoLITICaL rEForm

Current Taoiseach’s salary is 41% lower

than under Fianna Fáil. Ministers’ salaries 26% lower than peak under Fianna Fáil. Ministerial

cars abolished

1997-2009, the Taoiseach’s salary rose by 105% and Ministers’

salaries rose by 94%

Fine Gael:wHy we’re diFFerent From

tHe last government...