I was at a "rally" on suicide on Wednesday at a very historical venue - the round room in the mansion house in Dublin where the Irish Constitution was born. Although the Lord Mayor said the men who drafted such an august document would be proud to see us there - by the time the rally finished - I was not so sure.
The rally finished off with six politicians speaking about how the Irish government has responded to the epidemic of suicide in this country. The audience must not have been not impressed either as many people left early. During the debate, even the politicans left early and it was a sorry sight to see TD's with no power, debating a topic they had no influence in to an audience who were tired of hearing the same old rhetoric.
While the organisers advocated an alliance with an energising rally, the real party politics system took over and although politics is greek for people, there was not much empathy for the plight of the third sector to continue vital services which the government can not provide.
I know the debate is going on about hospital consultants at the moment where the government wish to appoint 1500 more consultants. I heard that the consultants dont agree with the number.
When I checked the basic salary of a hospital consultant - I found it to be €154,000 per annum.
Here is an idea: Appoint 1400 consultants and give 100 voluntary organisations the €154,000 per annum that would be saved.
This is only a personal opinion - and I would love to start a thread.
All comments welcome
Paul
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