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SEAMUS HEALY TD said tonight that the Workers and Unemployed Action Group (WUAG) has decided to withdraw from the United Left Alliance (ULA) due to its “disappointment and frustration” with the ULA’s handling of Mick Wallace’s tax affairs.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, Healy said there was a unanimous decision made at the party’s annual general meeting last night.
“A major issue for us has always been tax equity and we were really disappointed at the manner in which the Wallace issue was dealt with”, he said.
“Their organisation wasn’t prepared to come out clearly on the Wallace issue and in the meantime we’re representing people who are crucified on a daily basis with unemployment, in negative equity and so forth.”
Immediately after Wallace announced that he had withheld tax from the revenue commissioners, Healy said WUAG proposed that the ULA call for his resignation from the Dáil but this proposal was vetoed by the Socialist Party. On a second occasion, the proposal to call for the TDs resignation was vetoed by People Before Profit/Socialist Workers Party in addition to the Socialist Party.
Healy said “we found it very difficult to understand why it wasn’t possible to come out and seek his resignation and the whole mishandling of it”.
The Tipperary TD added that his party has become increasingly concerned in recent months that the Socialist Workers Party has prioritised its own recruitment over building the ULA.
He said WUAG will continue to work with the ULA on campaigns against government austerity and the household charge, cuts in public services and for fair taxation.
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I must admit I am (the only) one of Ryanair’s very happy repeat customers
I’m with you there Jason, I’ve never had a problem with them and I’ve been using them for years.
Great Jim, you have just jinxed our next Ryanair flight/”experience”
not true as i always fly ryanair where i can. my favourite airline.
IM in your bracket also ,flew over 15 times and never had a problem ..finger crossed anyhow off London in April
I rarely have a complaint. But I will put you this question and this happened me last week.
Tomorrow morning at 6.30 there are 2 flights to Birmingham. One AL the other Ryanair. Both are pretty much the same price. Which one will you chose? No contest.
Ryanair of course, it’ll be on-time
A certain percent will never be pleased with anything so 93% is an amazing high result
They are doing well because there is no such thing as a “cheap” flight anymore
I just booked a return flight to Sweden for €100, it will cost me €40 just on petrol to drive to and from the airport. And probably €30 ish to park. Makes the flight look pretty cheap to me.
Big question is why he wants Aer Lingus
Maybe we should look west for the answer to that one.
trans atlantic flights i suspect although o leary has said he can only do low cost flying on short haul flights.
Could they throw a few bob my way so I can make a profit in the third quarter too?
People with the acumen and capacity of Michael O’Leary must get sooooooooo frustrated when they watch the way our country is run. It makes me laugh, bitterly
Good man Mr O’Leary, now if you’d be so kind as to hurry on and put those profits into a RyanAtlantic launch. New York for the weekend? Don’t mind if I do!
Hate flying with them. But Mick should be running this country.
Agree with your first point, disagree with your second one.
Bill Clinton for Taoiseach! :P
Everyone moans about them but cant turn down the cheap flights
Fair play
So approx 10 people on every aircraft say they’ll never fly with Ryanair again? That’s not good.
There isn’t a business anywhere that would not be delighted with those customer satisfaction numbers.
You’re clearly not used to reading Cust sat numbers if you think that. Very broad questions from which you would expect very high bungees – some of these numbers are not as good as you’d expect.
And a penny of that won’t go back into there filthy dirty horrid planes.
The youngest fleet in Europe you mean?
Micks a legend! love to hear his debates great talker but that’s not what this country needs in a leader!
And Sir des champs is going to win the gold cup…. Looks like Mick is in for a really good year!
Wow
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