Government must start creating jobs - Dublin ÓSF

Dublin Ógra Shinn Féin took part in a demonstration outside Leinster House alongside the Irish National Organisation for the Unemployed and Dublin Sinn Féin in calling for the Dublin government to initiate a labour intensive programme of infrastructure construction to create jobs and invest in Ireland’s future.



Speaking at the protest Ógra Dublin spokesperson Mark Moloney criticised the southern government for cutting social welfare payments at a time when unemployment was soaring.

"The government is doing nothing to create jobs while at the same time they are cutting unemployment benefit, specifically targeting young people. This is simply unacceptable. If we consider the state of Ireland's infrastructure - sub-standard schools, poor roads, water shortages due to hundreds of burst mains - These areas all need investing and improving, now is the time for the government to invest in Ireland's future by upgrading our infrastructure and providing thousands of jobs in the process."