Ger Kenny Art writes:
“I’ve decided to make good use of my Irish Water application with an oil portrait of James Connolly. I won’t be handing a cent to Irish Water as I have already paid for the water in my taps through my income tax, PRSI, USC and the levy on motor tax. I’ve heard the arguments ‘we need to pay for water and improve the infrastructure’ and ‘all the other countries pay for water’ – well, why wasn’t the infrastructure upgraded from our tax money over the years? Why wasn’t it upgraded at the height of the Celtic Tiger when we had a surplus in the budget? Strange, isn’t it, how water quality, conservation and infrastructure wasn’t an issue at the height of the boom when the country was rolling in cash. But, now when we don’t have a penny, it’s on the agenda. We were ordered to setup Irish Water by the Troika for one purpose and that’s to collect a tax to pay the bondholder. If a politician gives any other reason, then they are a liar.”
“This government continues to ignore the people and have any dialog with us but I think now most people have had enough and are starting to do something about it. I chose James Connolly as he would never have put the needs of financial institutions or bondholders ahead of the needs of an Irish citizen. Connolly would never have taken from the pockets of the most vulnerable people in society to top up the over flowing pockets of some faceless bondholder. I only wish that we had a man like Connolly to lead us today.”
Thanks Ronan