Green light for town renewal commercial incentives PD Minister for Housing Bobby Molloy TD announced on March 16th that the EU have given the green light to the application of commercial and industrial incentives for the bulk of projects under the Town Renewal Scheme. Countries affected by drought, flooding, conflict and landmines will benefit, these include, Afghanistan, Angola, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi. The funds will also provide support to thousands of refugees and people who are internally displaced due to natural and man-made disasters. Announcing the funding, he said he was pleased with the success of the scheme and expressed his appreciation of the work done by all the voluntary housing groups around the country. Dardis says criminal investigation into price fixing proves deregulation of pub trade is long overdue Progressive Democrats Senator John Dardis today said that the revelation that the Director of Public Prosecutions has sanction a criminal investigation into price fixing in the drinks industry proves beyond doubt that deregulation of entry into the pub trade is the only way to ensure that consumers don't continue to pay over the odds.
Competition is the only way to ensure that consumers get a fair deal.
It worked in the deregulation of the aviation and telecom industries, and similarly it would guarantee consumer choice and lower prices for Irish pub goers. It is crazy that the development of the pub trade restricted by 19th century legislation, which was designed to reduce the number of pubs. He believes that the huge imbalance in the number of licences in Ireland has lead to the growth in size of pubs in Dublin and more licensing of hotels in the larger suburbs. It is time that the licensing laws were dragged out of the nineteen century by the scruff of the neck. These will help build democratic structures and encourage more democratic societies in countries in the Third World and in emerging democracies in Eastern Europe.