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VAT) PENSMAN TAKES YOU IT'S THE CHILDREN WHO allocations, especially for the WILL SUFFER upkeep and improvement of the The dispute between (he county roads (apart from the teachers and the Government national primary and secondary concerning their pay dead now roads). seems set for confrontation as The decision would appear each side declared over the last to be rather futile as the cup- few days that they have con- board of the Minister must be ceded all they are prepared to pretty bare and it is more than concede on the issue. likely that the Council's re- Speaking on the RTE pro- quest will be answered in the gramme "This Week" on Sun- stereotyped fashion that as all day the Minister for Education, monies have now been fully Mrs. Hussey, challenged the allocated, the Minister can see THE NEW OPEL KADETT SALOON — 1.3S three teacher unions to put the no useful purpose in meeting Petrol, 1.6 Diesel—Both with 5-speed Gearbox Government's offer to their the deputation. However, there's Take a Test Drive Today 40,000 members and said that no harm in trying! it would be "tragic" if they Prior to the start of the THIS WEEK'S USED CAR SELECTION: went on strike. She described meeting, the local NATO 1985 Opel Manta 2.0 GSI £10,900 the offer as a very generous (National Association of Ten- 1985 Ford Sierra £8,700 one pointing out that it would ants Organisation) Committee 1985 Ford Fiesta £6,150 mean £1,500 to £3,000 in the 1985 Opel Corsa £6,400 mounted a picket outside the teachers pay packets and added 1985 Mini Metro £5,700 Courthouse where it was taking that she could not understand 1984 Ford Orion, Automatic £6,650 place and members and officials 1983 Opel Ascona, Diesel £7,250 why every teacher in the coun- Pictured at the Scouts Den, Abbeyside recently are scouts, from the 4th Waterford, Abbeyside, who were invested had to pass the big number of as Venturer Scouts: back row (1. to r.) M. Clancy, T. Fitzgerald, A. O'Connor, W. O'Mahony, W. Whelan, T Walsh 1983 Opel Ascona 1.6s, Hatchback £5,950 try. could not have a secret 1982 Opel Ascona 1.6s, Saloon £5,500 placard-holding picketers who baliot on it. V O'Mahony, R. Power, D. Cliffe, F. McGovern: Front K. Veale, J. D. Hally, Regional Commissioner, Jim 1980 Opel Kadett £3,200 were protesting against what Clancy, Venturer Scout Leader, Jack McCarthy, Fr. P. Ahearne, Chaplain, L. Organ. (Photo: David Stearn) 1979 Renault 5 GTL £2,450 However the teacher union they described as the "water 1978 Ford Escort 1.3, 4-door £1,950 leaders at a meeting on Mon- tax" and all service charges. 1976 BMW 520 £1,500 day night defended their right to take further industrial action It looked like a "rent-a- and they ruled out the possi- picket" exercise but by or on bility of fresh talks unless the behalf of whom we are not Government was prepared to prepared to hazard a guess. Waterford Co. Council In change its attitude on the issue However, when the estimates meeting got under way inside, nere of retrospection in regard to the special 10% award. The Councillor Jackie Fahey, T.D., MAIN OPEL AND BEDFORD DEALERS having made his points on be- ASTI. INTO and TUI are at SPRINGMOUNT, DUNGARVAN. half of his "abolish all present finalising plans for Phone 058/41799 charges" campaign, accused this Crisis State For Cash branch meetings where mem- column of being "misleading" bers will be asked to vote on Having submitted his report people should do the decent replace the P.L.V. rating system support Cllr. O Riain's proposal strike action. If the teachers and of telling "a downright on the Council's Estimates, for thing and resign from the 1986 (summarised below), the which was seconded by his to seek a meeting with the Min- vote in favour of further indus- lie" (see report of meeting else- Council." Labour colleague, Cllr. B. ister and adjourn the estimates where), last week. He then County Manager, Mr. Dan Hur- Cllr. Jimmy Quirke then trial action, schools around the ley warned members of Water- O'Shea, drew a storm of pro- meeting for a fortnight, "i will went on to say, "Maybe, I will pointed out that a motion in tests especially from Fine Gael be extremely disappointed in country will be hit by "rolling" ford Co. Council at their annual his name at the previous meet- view of the crisis," he said, "if be accused of organising estimates meeting in Dungar- members. When it was put to strikes from the last week in ing gave members an opportu- a vote it was heavily defeated the Minister refuses to meet to-day's picket outside this van last Monday that they were nity to, abollsn portion or the February. In a dire financial situation. T 2*> voirs to 2. us." CARMEL'S BEAUTY meeting!" "We have never been so short service charges but Deputy Cllr. B. Swift then stated that It was then agreed to adopt Fahey voted against. that the Council was faced with an this proposal and to allow the At the week-end we heard a of money," he said, 'and in the motion which called to delete impossible financial situation Now the peculiar thing is that circumstances we will not. be estimates meeting to stand ad- spokesman for the teachers sewerage charges. "It Is well and he thought they should journed for a fortnight. SALON Deputy Fahey was reading able to maintain the services that the public should know FIRST FLOOR declare that as far as they were for the coming year at the 1985 that," said Cllr. Quirke, "as I from a prepared statement level." concerned it was the principle drafted before he ever came to feel that half a loaf is better involved and not the money As members arrived at the than no bread and I hope the the meeting which would infer Press will give full coverage to COUNTY MANAGER'S 64 MAIN STREET, DUNGARVAN which was the deciding factor Courthouse for the meeting that he, at least, had prior what I say now." Telephone 058/42171 in their stand. However it is they were met by a picket knowledge that such a picket mounted by the local NATO Cllr. C. O Rialn who said that on the money issue that any would be mounted. In case of committee with placards, pro- this was his 31st estimates REPORT hopes of an agreement are again being accused of being testing against, special charges. meeting congratulated the Co. foundering and that merely on Cllr. Jim Harty. opening the Manager and Council officials In the course of his report, the basis of the expenditure misleading or of telling a down- discussion on the estimates, who appeared to have gone the County Manger, Mir. Dan levels provided to the estimates, NEW! NEW! NEW! the question of the payment of right life we want to make it thought that, the cut-back on most diligently into the Coun- Hurley stated that tihe Estim- it is extremely unlikely that back money. clear that we have not said that the allocation for county roads cil's entire financial position. ates had been prepared on the full time employment can be It may well be that the which were presently very bad He thought that if present basis of an inflation rate otf 5%' guaranteed in 1986." it was the Deputy who was would leave them in an awful teachers have a sense of trends were to continue, the in expenditure. Provision had Referring to the Council's 'Ruvasun' Curved Super responsible for, or for having, lot worse condition. This point time was fast approaching been made for the carry over cash flow position, the report grievance and that many will the picket organised. It was was re-iterated by Cllrs. J. A. when Local Authorities would effect of the 24th Pay Round stated that considerable more accept that this is so. But in the Deputy who suggested this Walsh, W. McDonnell and G. cease to function due to the while it was deemed prudent reliance on overdraft accom- O'Halloran, the latter remark- lack of finance. He added that Sunbed order to pay them all that they himself! that provision also be made on modation has had to be resorted ing that the roads in the Clash- he was very disappointed to the basis' of a 3% increase from to in recent years due to a 50% more efficient than normal sunbeds. are demanding, the State must more area were now absolutely see such a big reduction in the Anyway the problem sur- decimated. May 1986 to meet the next number of factors': find in excess of £100 million amounts allocated for the up- wage Increase while expendi- (the figure is disputed) and the rounding the Council's finan- keep and improvement of It then goes on to state: "it TREATMENT ALSO AVAILABLE: Cllr. Jackie Fahey, T.D., then ture also provided for Loan cial crisis has been deferred county roads.