Comments on: Building a M1 corridor http://www.irishelection.com/2008/04/building-a-m1-corridor/ Coverage of Irish Politics, News and Current Affairs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:23:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Irish Election » Airports gone wild http://www.irishelection.com/2008/04/building-a-m1-corridor/comment-page-1/#comment-64187 Irish Election » Airports gone wild Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:39:48 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3061#comment-64187 [...] concentrates yet more development on the M1 corridor, already the most highly developed part of the country and severely [...] [...] concentrates yet more development on the M1 corridor, already the most highly developed part of the country and severely [...]

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.irishelection.com/2008/04/building-a-m1-corridor/comment-page-1/#comment-64088 Jeremy Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:02:35 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3061#comment-64088 Malore, I would be surprised if Brian Cowen and Peter Robinson went on a solo-run without clearing this with Gordon Brown. Malore,
I would be surprised if Brian Cowen and Peter Robinson went on a solo-run without clearing this with Gordon Brown.

]]> By: Malore http://www.irishelection.com/2008/04/building-a-m1-corridor/comment-page-1/#comment-64087 Malore Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:40:38 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3061#comment-64087 Wont Brown and the Exchequer be pissed that the North managed to squirm their way around not being to bring Corporate Tax down to the Republic's rate? Robinson can talk this initiative up all he's want - but Brown will have none of it, mostly because if the North gets invovled in this type if stuff then Wales and Scotland are gonna be pissed and start looking for something similar. Wont Brown and the Exchequer be pissed that the North managed to squirm their way around not being to bring Corporate Tax down to the Republic’s rate?

Robinson can talk this initiative up all he’s want – but Brown will have none of it, mostly because if the North gets invovled in this type if stuff then Wales and Scotland are gonna be pissed and start looking for something similar.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.irishelection.com/2008/04/building-a-m1-corridor/comment-page-1/#comment-64085 Jeremy Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:30:14 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3061#comment-64085 P, Good to play the curmudgeon but sometimes curmudgeons are only looking for things to complain about. if there are 5000 jobs vacant in Dublin its unlikely that they were ever going to be filled in Westmeath. Howevr Belfast would have such a pool that would not necessarily have the same inclination to move to Dublin. The development of a broadened axis of wealth on the east coast is not a bad thing. I agree whoileheartedly with you that the development on the east-west axis has been very poor and there should be strong efforts to ensure that a west coast axis is developed. However as there is real infrastructure linking the major population centres then I am not confident. The south's spatial development strategy was the right move towards balancing devcelopment but unfortunately it was trying to stand on so many stools at once it didnt get off the ground. Like Transport 21 the Spatial strategy was a crock o' shite that sounds good but needs strong leadership to prove useful. P,
Good to play the curmudgeon but sometimes curmudgeons are only looking for things to complain about. if there are 5000 jobs vacant in Dublin its unlikely that they were ever going to be filled in Westmeath. Howevr Belfast would have such a pool that would not necessarily have the same inclination to move to Dublin. The development of a broadened axis of wealth on the east coast is not a bad thing. I agree whoileheartedly with you that the development on the east-west axis has been very poor and there should be strong efforts to ensure that a west coast axis is developed. However as there is real infrastructure linking the major population centres then I am not confident. The south’s spatial development strategy was the right move towards balancing devcelopment but unfortunately it was trying to stand on so many stools at once it didnt get off the ground. Like Transport 21 the Spatial strategy was a crock o’ shite that sounds good but needs strong leadership to prove useful.

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